India / People
Submitted by ipsita on Sun, 1995-10-15 00:00
People all over the country were caught in a frenzy on September 21, when rumours about lord Ganesha idols guzzling milk took wings. While the devout thronged the temples, milksellers and priests sucked their pockets dry. Amidst this social hysteria, rationalists and scientists tried their best to explain the scientific principles of capillarity and surface tension, which led to an illusion of the milk being soaked by the Elephant God. But there were few takers
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14/10/1995