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AN AWARENESS

Posted in Religion and Society, Uncategorized, tagged , , , on March 4, 2008 | 10 Comments »

Sharath Subramonian Sharathi
Withered flowers that scoured down,
Lonely they wait for the voyaging wind to blow,
With a sadness that no longer hesitates to flow.
They fail to smile, yet they do not frown.

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My money, I blow it up, My wish!

Posted in Religion and Society, tagged , , , , on February 22, 2008 | 14 Comments »

Vivek Bala
There has been a lot of debate recently over the social responsibilities of the Millionaires, Industrialists, Rich Sportsmen (ok apart from the Cricketers very few cricketers are rich! LOL! ) and so on. The media portrays them in poor light showing clips of their flamboyant parties, weddings and asking if they would ever contribute [...]

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Stolen Generations – this blemished chapter in a nation’s history

Posted in Religion and Society, tagged , , , , on February 17, 2008 | 6 Comments »

Karthik Ram Ramakrishnan
The Stolen Generation is a term used to describe the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, who were removed from their families by Australian government agencies and church missions, between approximately 1869 and (officially) 1969. The children thus forcibly separated from their families were removed into internment camps, orphanages and other institutions.

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Happiness Inside, Sorrow Outside

Posted in Religion and Society, tagged , , , on February 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Incorrigible optimist
I know at the first blush, this title seems like the famous Intel’s quote Intel Inside…Idiot Outside. However, this seemingly innocuous quote contains the entire mystery behind happiness. Happiness simply lies within. I am sure most of you reading this, wouldn’t accept this. You would say, how can I be happy being inside, simply [...]

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Youth and spirituality

Posted in Religion and Society, tagged , , , , on February 11, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Incorrigible optimist
Looking at these two words from the outset, it might seem like a square peg in a round hole. It may be like Jayalalitha and Karunanidhi doing a Nach Baliye in a rainy forest in the hills of Ooty. Or it may be like our Narendra Bhai Modi giving a lecture about atheism to [...]

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