Posted on March 30, 2008 by Rahul Dewan
There is an interesting discussion on the issues between the locals and Tibetans in Dharamsala/ McLeodganj at the www.himvani.com promoted Yahoo group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/himvani/message/4001.
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Posted on March 30, 2008 by Rahul Dewan
The sacrifice of Tibet: Extraordinary delusions and temporary insanity
Rajeev Srinivasan :: http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/mar/25rajeev.htm
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March 25, 2008
On November 18 every year, I silently salute the brave souls of C Company, 13th Kumaon Regiment, who in 1962 died practically to the last man and the last bullet defending Ladakh against the invading Chinese Army. These brave 114 inflicted heavy [...]
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Posted on March 20, 2008 by Colrama
Teachers intervene stop marriage of 12 years old girl
In Tamil Nadu, in the village of Selliampalayam, a 12 years old girl, a student of class VII was to have been married off to a boy 11 years old, from a neighbouring village.Neither of these kids wanted to marry.
However parents insisted and the marriage [...]
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Posted on March 18, 2008 by Colrama
Christian Dalits face Intolerance from co religionists .
Casteism supersedes religion
All In the name of the Father
Extracts from a report in Mail Today
IT HAS been simmering under the surface for a long time. And despite repeated pleas from Dalit Christians of Eraiyur, a small hamlet in Northern Tamil Nadu, against discrimination from caste Christians, the [...]
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Posted on March 18, 2008 by Colrama
Even cooks can one day be panchayat head
KALAIVANI works as a cook in a school. But this is not her only job. The middleaged woman also doubles up as the Panchayat President of her Keezhkuppam village in the backward Dharmapuri district.
Riding a trendy two- wheeler on the bumpy roads, she sets [...]
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Posted on March 15, 2008 by Colrama
Muslims Nations: Defame Islam, Get Sued?
By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI
Associated Press WriterDAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The Muslim world has created a battle plan to defend its religion from political cartoonists and bigots.Concerned about what they see as a rise in the defamation of Islam, leaders of the world’s Muslim nations are considering taking legal action [...]
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Posted on March 15, 2008 by Colrama
Day Adventists :Kerala HC allows separate exam timefor Christian sect
KOCHI: In a controversial decision, the Kerala high court on Friday asked the state government to fix a separate time for two students of the Seventh Day Adventists, a Christian sect, to write their SSLC exam scheduled for Saturday.
The HC decision came [...]
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Posted on March 9, 2008 by Rahul Dewan
Fritjof Capra is one of my favourite authors and thinkers. This physicist has been a leading light bringing sanity into the dialogue between Science and Spirituality.
Here’s an interview of this living genius, in a section called Third Eye in The Indian Express: http://www.indianexpress.com/story/278598.html
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Fritjof Capra, physicist and philosopher is also the author of several international [...]
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Posted on March 9, 2008 by Rahul Dewan
This news piece appeared in “The Hindu: http://www.hindu.com/2008/03/09/stories/2008030954700700.htm”, and covers the story of a former terrorist who has turned his gun against the terrorists in Kashmi, with help from the Indian Security Forces.
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NARKOTE: In these remote hilly hamlets of Jammu and Kashmir, a new tale of battle against militancy and religious extremism is being scripted [...]
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Posted on March 9, 2008 by Rahul Dewan
We are told only side of the story most often. The popular and more accepted side of the story.
The “other side of Truth” rarely comes to light. This section is dedicated to giving out stories which show the alternate side of the story - THE OTHER TRUTH.
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