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DESH-VIDESH : Year in Review

ISSUE – 609 • How to Raise Religious Child Every new generation faces the difficult job of raising its children. Though we may live in a time very different from that of our grandparents, we have the same responsibilities as parents as they did. We …

How to Raise Spiritual Family

President George W. Bush, once the owner of a baseball team, the Texas Rangers, tries his hand at cricket during his stopover in Pakistan in March. Many of America’s Founding Fathers played cricket, and America’s first President, George Washington, was among many cricket fans in …

Prosperity & Immortality

Happiness is actually a combination of two things. The first component is the feeling that whatever you want is within your reach. The second component is the ability to digest a thing when you have it. Happiness is a state when the feeling of deprivation …

Magical Bundi – Painted Palaces

THE rivalry between the twin cities of Bundi and Kota dates back to ancient times. As one moves from Bundi to Kota, the feeling that Bundi is suffering from a kind of inferiority complex becomes stronger. Bundi is older and more picturesque than Kota, its …

Remembering Mahatma Gandhiji

What is Gandhian philosophy? It is the religious and social ideas adopted and developed by Gandhi, first during his period in South Africa from 1893 to 1914, and later of course in India. These ideas have been further developed by later “Gandhians”, most notably, in …

TERRI SCHIAVO AND THE LESSONS OF LIFE PLANNING

The Terri Schiavo case presented an array of challenging moral, philosophical and legal questions as it moved through the American judicial system. Without question, these are difficult issues. No one wants to envision a day in which they, their spouse, or a parent is in …

Design one stitch at a time

How do you make a gift standout before it’s even opened? Dress it in a wrap from Sunisha Designs. Based in Jacksonville, FL. Sunisha Designs is a gift wrap provider launched by Manisha S. Joshi in October 2004. Her items have been showcased in the …

WHY WE SEEK HAPPINESS?

We have spoken at length the imperativeness of constantly following the path of dharma in case we want our developmental process to go in the positive direction. If we seek in our own hearts a sincere answer to questions like – whether this has been …

Words to live by

Freedom and Independence Without moral and intellectual independence, there is no anchor for national independence. – David Ben-Gurion No one can build his security upon the nobleness of another person. – Willa Cather It is not the greatness of a man’s means that makes him …

Vinliz LItchi Wine

The Next Sweet Thing The Litchi a member of the Sapindaceae family is native to the low elevations of southern China, where it has been cultivated for over 2,000 years. It is now cultivated throughout most southern Asiatic countries, including India, Vietnam, Malaysia and the …