Posted on November 23, 2008 by Colrama
Om Shri Ganeshaya Namaha
Om Nama Sivaya
Chittur Thekkegramam: Maharudra Yagnam
A Maharudra Yganam is proposed to be conducted in the village
11Jan to 13th Jan 2009.
Venue
VISALAKSHI VISWESWARAR AND AYYAPPA TEMPLES
It has been decided by the learned pundits to conduct the Maharudra Yajna, at Thekkegramam, Chittur, for the benefit and welfare of all mankind, creatures [...]
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Posted on November 16, 2008 by Colrama
THEY CARE: Kyle Ian Fleming and Leroy Ashley Tills
Giving dignity to a community
Here’s an organization that works for the uplift of Anglo-Indians in Bangalore
Yamini Nair | TNN
They are a distinct yet minority community originating in India, consisting of people of British, French, Portuguese or Dutch ancestry whose native language is English. The Anglo-Indians, though [...]
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Posted on October 2, 2008 by Rahul Dewan
This article http://www.indianexpress.com/news/You-re-either-with-us-or-against-us/368483 - an article by an IPS officer defining how the police has a “thankless job” and has to work with either conspiracy theories or flak.
The title of the article - “You’re either with us or against us” - rather sadly, defines the more highlighted muslim mindset, which is mostly a result of [...]
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Posted on October 2, 2008 by Rahul Dewan
This is a wonderful article by Arif Mohammed Khan, citing the poor leadership offered to the Muslim community from self-proclaimed muslim bodies such as the Personal Law Board, Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat and Jamaat-e-Islami. These organisations he says hijack the core muslim agenda, often backed by shameless political patronage, just as had happened in the Shah Bano [...]
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Posted on September 28, 2008 by Colrama
OCTOBER WILL be a good month to be a Christian in India. On the 12th, Anna Muttathupandathu of Kottayam will become Saint Alphonsa.
Anna was beatified by the Vatican in 1986 as the Blessed Alphonsa and on March 1, 2008, Pope Benedict XVI decided that she deserved sainthood. Two Sundays from now, she will [...]
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Posted on August 24, 2008 by Rahul Dewan
Acceptance of the havoc created by Aurangzeb, and in general by other followers of orthodox Islam, is key to having a progressive dialogue to make movement forward towards religious harmony in India. This article refers to research conducted by Francois Gautier, by studying Mughal references archived in Bikaner Museum. The author then tries to link this with a case to muslims softening their stand on Babri Masjid, suggesting voluntary relocation of some key flash points such as the Babri Masjid, as a radical step by the community to win over the confidence of the hindus, who have over the decades and centuries been in complete acceptance of Islam and demonstrated this by adoption of the mystical Sufi traditions and saints as their own.
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Posted on August 18, 2008 by Rahul Dewan
n 2004 my friend and mentor, Prasanna Lal Das, wrote an article called “Article 370 - a case to extend it beyond Kashmir“, and ofcourse as most Indians do, I was out of my wits on reading the title. To me Article 370 was clearly another case of appeasement of “kashmiri muslims”. I never read [...]
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Posted on August 18, 2008 by Colrama
Help for Bandra braveheart’s kin
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Mumbai: “He was always a quiet boy. He was always the first one to rush and help people,’’ said 55-year-old Pandurang Redkar about his 20-year-old son Mohan who died while saving a couple from drowning at Bandra bandstand four months ago.
He seemed oblivious of [...]
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Posted on July 29, 2008 by Rahul Dewan
I found this couplet from Omar Khayyam particularly beautiful and in line with mysticism in nearly all the world’s religions. To create a better world, and find a new spirituality for us, this is a better pursuit rather as opposed to fighting on theology, which is always open to interpretation.
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I sent my Soul through the [...]
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Posted on July 27, 2008 by Rahul Dewan
I came across this very good website about Free and moderate Muslims working globally towards creation of a secular and democratic middle east, including Saudi Arabia.
Their website is: http://www.freemuslims.org/.
I quote several positions from their website which are very inspiring, healing and I believe progressive, thus leading to steps to create a better a world:
The Free [...]
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Rahul Dewan
Colrama
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ipsita mishra
The Dark Lord
