The Vedic culture recognises 4 types of speech.
Upanishads serve as the terminal part of the Vedas.Upanishads give the essence of the Vedas as a conclusion.The Ganapati Upanishad is part of the Atharva Veda.
Anti-Hindu personalities often use the misnomer of graha = planet to strenghten their argument against the scientific validity of Hinduism
Barring women from Vedas is somehow regarded as an act that resembles a sense of being orthodox at its highest order.

The material universe is a play of the 5 elements : Ether,Air,Fire,Water and Earth.
Subliminal beats are the very form of Kalpavrksha ( wish-fulfilling tree ) to many teenagers on contemporary. Its ubiquitous availability across the net is synonymous with God's key which one can use to unlock the universe to alter anything in his life, so as to speak.
Hindus inspired with secularism have reduced the Vedic tradition to some set rules of morality.The ancient Bharateeyas explored all possible dimensions and we operated from consciousness,not mind as the core.

The movie released 12 years ago and made a breakthrough with Kamal Hasan's versatile play as 10 different characters in the movie ! These 10 characters very loosely relate to the 10 avatar-s of Lord Vishnu.