Monday, June 29, 2026
OSWALD PEREIRA

Author: OSWALD PEREIRA

Oswald Pereira, a veteran journalist with more than 30 years’ experience is the author of the popular novels, The Newsroom Mafia, Chaddi Buddies, Revenge of the Naked Princess, The Krishna-Christ Connexion, Army Girl Steals Civilian’s Heart and Golmaal in Goa, as well as two non-fiction books, Crime Patrol:The Most Thrilling Stories and How to Create Miracles in Our Daily Life. Oswald is a disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda, and practises Kriya Yoga.

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What is the real proof of citizenship or identity? Passport, Aadhaar or PAN card? The debate has become one endless game of ringa-ringa-roses. God, watching from above, must surely be amused that His children have forgotten their original address—in heaven.

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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay’s simple, non-lavish birthday celebrations. No fireworks, no extravagance, no political spectacle. Vijay's simple 52nd birthday revealed the secret behind his extraordinary mass appeal: authenticity, humility, and service.

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The rise of C Joseph Vijay from child artiste to superstar to chief minister of Tamil Nadu is part of a national transformation and renewal by young Indians. Inspired by ideals of courage and integrity, young Indians are emerging as powerful agents of innovation and change.

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More than a reformer, populist, or visionary, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay has emerged as a catalyst of political change. Through his model of inclusive governance, Tamil Nadu is poised to redefine the future of democratic politics across India.

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Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar’s historic 108-seat victory signals a new political era, blending his multi-faith heritage with a "secularism of participation" to challenge Tamil Nadu's traditional Dravidian power structures and ideologies.

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A light-hearted reflection on why appreciation matters to everyone. A few kind words can uplift spirits, validate effort, and add unexpected joy and power to both personal and professional life.

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A longing for Krishna-Christ reincarnating together, which ultimately is a yearning for the awakening of humanity itself—to the realization that we are not many, but One.

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Paramahansa Yogananda hailed America as a beacon of spirituality, yet its trail of wars, interventions, and suffering exposes a disturbing chasm between its sacred ideals and global conduct.

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When routine surgeries turn fatal, while ICU bills soar, grieving families question whether hospitals are havens of healing or dangerously unsafe? Hospitals are neither temples nor traps—they are human institutions, capable of both remarkable healing and tragic failure. But reform, accountability, and compassion will help in rekindling trust in hospital care.

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Why is it so hard to find God? Because we do not yet desire Him above all else. The tragedy is not that God hides, but that we don’t see Him. Yet there is hope that everyone will find God in the end. The only question is how long we choose to delay.

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Long before Indian mystics and monks spoke of the Krishna-Christ connection, a British Governor-General discerned their theological kinship—and quietly altered the West’s understanding of the Bhagavad Gita.

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As we celebrate Christmas today, let us reaffirm the holy Krishna-Christ connection.  Paramahansa Yogananda often quoted verses from the Bible and the Gita to show the similarities between the verses, thus establishing the unity between the two scriptures, and between Krishna and Christ.

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The approaches or paths to Christian and Eastern meditation may be different, but the goal is the same—to commune with God. They are like two sides of the same coin.

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Bollywood’s battles with cancer—stories of stars who died with dignity and others who survived with defiance, transforming illness into courage and advocacy, and by their example, redefining true victory.

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Swami Vivekananda had visualised the youth rising and playing a leading, revolutionary role in nation-building. More than 120 years since his passing away, the question still burns: have the youth risen—or been allowed to rise—to the challenge of leading the nation?

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For millennia, believers have unquestioningly called God “He.” But if the Divine is formless and beyond gender, why does society stubbornly masculinise the sacred?

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John Abraham’s remarkable, age-defying physique is not just the result of rigorous training—it’s underpinned by a deeply ethical, near-vegan diet, a monk-like discipline, and a philosophy that treats the body as a sacred temple.

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Contemporary spiritual thinkers suggest that compared to vegetarianism, veganism is a more complete approach to wellness—for the body, mind, spirit, and the planet.

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