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Imagining The Enchanting Tamil Nadu Trip

Since our visit to Port Blair, Andaman in March, we had been contemplating to visit Rameshwaram to complete our Char Dham Yatra to ensure salvation as Hindu scriptures prescribe. Earlier I thought to go to Rameshwar via Bangalore. I took … Continue reading

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Noida – Can We Make Some Difference?

Noida and for that matter the whole of NCR are rich and full of educated households. The status of any government project implementation in the region can be a benchmark for the whole of nation. I wish it would have … Continue reading

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मधुर यादें

हर रोज सबेरा हंसता है और शाम सदा मुस्काती है जीवन तट पर अब खड़े हुए कुछ मधुर याद आ जाती हैं परदादी का गा गाकर मुझे खिलाना कभी बुलाना चंदा मामा. ननिहाल की उस महरी का बार बार सभलायक … Continue reading

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Gandhi: Did You Answer Everything?

Pravat Pandeyji from Kolkata sent me the letter that goes as follows: Appended is an excerpt from the article ‘In the name of the Mahatma …’ written by Santosh Desai and published in Times of India of 21.10.2009 – In … Continue reading

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परम पिता से एक शिकायत

हे परम पिता ! जीवन की आपाधापी में दुःख सुख चाहे जो हम पायें सह लेंगे सब तेरे बल पर. मन श्रांत ब्यथित होकर पर जब सो जाये करे बिश्राम जरा तुम सपनों से ना तंग करो और दुखित हमे … Continue reading

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India through Foreigners’ Eyes

Last week I happen to read reviews of two new books written by foreigners. One made me morose. The other one was exciting. I further went through an interview published in Outlook by Internationally acclaimed Sanskrit scholar and author Wendy … Continue reading

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Live 100 Years

Indians talked of a 100 years age as an ideal one with four ‘ashrams‘ or stages, each of 25 years spans dedicated to a different focus. Opinions vary. According to the scriptures many lived very long lives covering thousands of … Continue reading

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Terah -Thirteen

‘Outlook’ has come out with an anniversary issue and many celebrities have written about 13*. I remember one of the finest interpretations of 13 from Manju Deshbir, the wife of my class friend, Deshbir Singh at IIT, Kharagpur for whom … Continue reading

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विजयदसमी और राम

हे राम कहाँ हो बैठे, आओ तुम फिर तो आओ तुलसी बाबा हैं कहते अवतरण तुम्हारा कारण था अत्याचारी रावण. फिर आज नहीं क्यों आते रावण जब हर कोने में अपहरण देश का करते. और भाग बिभीषण जाते हैं दूर … Continue reading

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कुछ बचपन की यादें

कुछ बचपन की यादें, कभी हम न भूले, कभी हम न भूले वह दादी की लोरी, और लोरी में चंदा को उनका बुलाना और चुपके से कोरे का मुहं में लगाना, कभी हम न भूले. कुछ बचपन की बातें, वह … Continue reading

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