tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28115406.post115396697686291051..comments2023-12-30T16:43:44.350-05:00Comments on Sharan Sharma: Happy Nagapanchami!Sharan Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09295242114299220736noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28115406.post-71539804928583662722008-10-17T08:45:00.000-04:002008-10-17T08:45:00.000-04:00Hi Saurabh,The post covers this too...do read the ...Hi Saurabh,<BR/>The post covers this too...do read the part where i've quotes the Asian floklore part...the point is that the 'harmful' part is a recent thing...<BR/><BR/>Lastly, i find it funny when people who eat animals day in and day out start talking about animal rights!Sharan Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295242114299220736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28115406.post-41254115828418356342008-10-17T01:54:00.000-04:002008-10-17T01:54:00.000-04:00Hi Sharan, I heard that their are several bad effe...Hi Sharan, <BR/>I heard that their are several bad effects of Nagpanchami on snakes.<BR/>Why for our tradition we let them to suffer from these worst situation? Can you please send me more about bad effects of this festival on snakes.saurabhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999120321534216016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28115406.post-1154230794078519402006-07-29T23:39:00.000-04:002006-07-29T23:39:00.000-04:00Hi Ajith!yea...in fact that's what the post mentio...Hi Ajith!<BR/>yea...in fact that's what the post mentions...and like the research paper quotes till a few decades back, at least in Bengal, snake charmers weren't allowed to catch snakes...in all spheres, we're moving away from our traditional roots...Sharan Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295242114299220736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28115406.post-1154229952510234182006-07-29T23:25:00.000-04:002006-07-29T23:25:00.000-04:00hi sharan,something to note in this context is the...hi sharan,<BR/>something to note in this context is the money spinning business that this day was made out to be until a couple of years back..........the snake peddlers sitting on railway platforms and bridges who took money and 'fed' the snake milk on nagapanchami day.........apparently the poor animals are so so over fed that these guys virtually stuff milk down their throat.....really sad!<BR/>AjithAjithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06310125904007537591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28115406.post-1154200719599907802006-07-29T15:18:00.000-04:002006-07-29T15:18:00.000-04:00My god, Aarshi! A cow!...anyway, that's what happe...My god, Aarshi! A cow!...anyway, that's what happens when there is emphasis only on rote learning.Sharan Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295242114299220736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28115406.post-1154175688988436162006-07-29T08:21:00.000-04:002006-07-29T08:21:00.000-04:00teachers actually asked this question in a test:wh...teachers actually asked this question in a test:<BR/>what animal is nagapanchami assoviated with?<BR/><BR/>and one of my friends daid it was a cow.<BR/><BR/>then she came out and told the entire school what she'd done and laughed with us.Rajasee Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15746531892720095070noreply@blogger.com