We will be happier beings if we all strive to develop a perfect friendship with God, says OSWALD PEREIRA Friend Beloved God ― that’s the most powerful way of addressing Divinity.  The address strikes a chord in our hearts and...

Peace is the only suitable religion for man, for in a peaceful environment, all good things are possible, says MAULANA WAHIDUDDIN KHAN Peace is a product of a positive mental attitude, while violence is the result of negative thinking. Peace...

What is needed more than ever before at this time in history is a positive outlook, coupled with good health, immunity and some strategic, wise thinking like ‘Tagra Raho’, says REENA SINGH Age-old wisdom tells us that a positive outlook helps...

While some unscrupulous people are fleecing families of the Covid-afflicted, there are many ordinary folk acting with great compassion in helping the suffering people with free medical supplies and essential services, says SEEMA MUNIZ  A friend from Norway wrote, “In...

ARJUN PEREIRA found joy in the Ganga in Haridwar, as he accompanied his wife and brother-in-law to immerse his mother-in-law’s holy ashes in the sacred river I went to Haridwar recently, accompanying my wife and brother-in-law, to immerse my mother-in-law’s...

What is more important, rituals and practises of a religion or ahimsa, love and nonviolence that true spirituality implies? RENU GULATI analyses Do monks really have to wear robes? Does religion really have to be institutionalised? Do mantras or chants really have...

PRIYA KHANNA lives in a quiet Cantonment town in Uttarakhand. So far, the area has been relatively untouched by the pandemic. Of late, she has taken to feeding the birds in the area – a welcome diversion from the disturbing news...

OSWALD PEREIRA narrates true stories of Muslim civility and brotherhood while he worked and lived in Muscat, the capital of the Sultanate of Oman A police officer flags down a motorist and asks him to come out of his car....

MEHAR MUSTAQUE gets ready to celebrate Eid with a pledge to help others. That will be the right way to celebrate Eid this year, she says The Moon is sad this year” has been the sentiment during much of the month...

OSWALD PEREIRA calls for an interfaith, collective prayer war, followed by practical, radical measures to annihilate Covid-19 Let us all as Indians get together and declare a war against our common dastardly enemy ― Covid-19. Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Jains,...

DR PUSHPA CHATURVEDI pays a glowing tribute to our superhero nurses, who are in the frontline in the war against the deadly Covid-19 Amidst the deadly Covid-19 pandemic, International Nurses Day being celebrated around the world today, assumes great significance. Nurses...

Many people have been touched personally in this second deadly wave of Covid 19. It’s hard to accept what’s happening, says REENA SINGH Covid-19 has suddenly changed demographics within families, with many of them losing their parents, brothers, sisters and...

Award-winning environmentalist and sustainable living expert, ANIL K RAJVANSHI shows you how to set up a low cost, non-electrified airconditioning system for your house  During these times of COVID-19 pandemic and when air pollution and temperatures in cities is increasing and more...

On the occasion of International Mother’s Day today, SHASHI DIP holds out hope for childless couples, urging them to adopt children to bring joy into their lives Even as the world celebrates International Mother’s Day today, my eyes get moist,...

The BRAHMA KUMARIS recommend Rajyoga meditation along with self-affirmations to battle Covid-19 These are unprecedented times. The world had not imagined that a virus emanating from China would engulf the whole world and change lives so dramatically in such a...

‘You are the perfect auditor. It is us who fail to understand your arithmetic.’ These lines are from SANJEEV SETHI’S poem, ‘Loyalty’. Somehow, the lines ring true for Indians gripped in the throes of the world’s most horrific pandemic. Loyalty  (1)...

BATURAM NAYAK narrates how he along with his father, wife and daughter vanquished Covid-19 at home My 92-year-old father Shri Surendra Prasad was suffering from fever akin to flu for more than a week. Considering his age, I regularly interact...

The best way to conquer the pandemic is to banish fear and take responsibility, individually and collectively, says OSWALD PEREIRA Two daughters took turns to give their mother mouth-to-mouth resuscitation after the hospital where she was admitted for treatment of...