Posted on April 30, 2008 by Colrama
Treating Children With Kindness
Adil Salahi, Arab News
Children were always certain of kind treatment by the Prophet (peace be upon him). Whenever he saw a child, he received him/her with a smile and said some pleasant words, even when the Prophet was preoccupied with something very serious. Anas ibn Malik, who served the Prophet [...]
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Posted on April 23, 2008 by Rahul Dewan
An enlightening (and frustrating) article by P. Sainath. He is an authority on state of Indian agriculture, and has travelled extensively throughout the country, documenting the disgraceful mess created by this entity called “the Indian government”. One of the most popular books he has written, which will send shivers up your spine is, “Everyone loves [...]
Filed under: Agriculture, Economy, State of the Nation | Tagged: india, government, Agriculture, droughts, economic policies, anti-farmer | 2 Comments »
Posted on April 23, 2008 by Rahul Dewan
This is an exciting and quite a significant news story, on the President of Russia practicing Yoga. If the story is to be believed, Russians emulate their Presidents, and thus Yoga is likely to find a large number of followers in the former communist country. This will certainly be an important step towards creating a [...]
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Posted on April 17, 2008 by Rahul Dewan
Another article which establishes our stand on Tibet and our outright rejection of the convoluted Tibet-policy of this current Indian government.
http://www.indianexpress.com/story/297727.html
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Can exile ever be an apolitical condition, asks Tridip Suhrud
Edward Said begins his reflections on exile by stating, “Exile is strangely compelling to think about but terrible to experience. It is the unhealable rift [...]
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Posted on April 17, 2008 by Rahul Dewan
This is a wonderful eye opening article, very well reasoned out for creating a much more radical Tibet policy by the Indian government - for reasons much beyond politics alone - and covering matters of India’s integrity and Spirituality.
http://www.indianexpress.com/story/296828.html : by Sonia Jabbar for the Indian Express.
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To sacrifice Tibet’s interests would be to sacrifice our [...]
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Posted on April 17, 2008 by Rahul Dewan
Tibet and His Holiness Dalai Lama, has been maligned by the Chinese authorities. Here’s our attempt to collect some of good articles and stories revealing the truth behind Chinese occupation and cultural destruction of Tibet.
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Posted on April 14, 2008 by Colrama
3.5 lakh students bunk Hindi test in ‘ anti- English’ UP
Absenteeism rises in Class X & XII board exams
Strict Vigil against copying keeps students away
By Piyush Srivastava in Lucknow
IN AN irony of sorts, over 3.5 lakh students in the country’s Hindi heartland failed to appear for the Hindi paper in the state’s board [...]
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Posted on April 14, 2008 by Colrama
Girls a calming effect on boys in co-ed schools
CO-EDUCATIONAL institutions are better as the presence of girls in the classroom not only exerts a calming effect on boys but also makes them more mindful of their behaviour, says a new study. What’s more, it also acts as incentive for them to perform better [...]
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Posted on April 12, 2008 by Rahul Dewan
An overflowing Vasant Kunj, Delhi Jal Board storage and distribution water tank. This is a regular feature, specifically post 11pm at night, when a particular batch among the night-shift staff probably get drunk and go off to sleep (the probability in their getting drunk is very high, having been reported by [...]
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Posted on April 4, 2008 by Colrama
Can’t converse but 14-year-old Benzi expresses herself through music
A heart warming story brought to public knowledge by Medha Chaturvedi TNN
New Delhi: She’s only 14. But Benzy — named after a rare flower in Brazil which blooms once in 20 years — has already won two national awards for her music skills and [...]
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