Thursday, March 28, 2024

Category: Inspirational

post-Lt Col M S Dhoni, the Silent ListenerLt Col M S Dhoni, the Silent Listener

When army officers and their wives met M S Dhoni on a duty call to Leh as part of his stint as an honorary army officer, he was extremely courteous and mostly silent, listening quietly while others spoke, says PRIYA...

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post-Climb the Ladder of Success with Self-RelianceClimb the Ladder of Success with Self-Reliance

Capitalism along with English is the way for Dalits to break free and prosper, believes Dalit thinker Chandra Bhan Prasad  Can you snap caste barriers by scaling up the class ladder? Is entrepreneurship the answer to the age-old pernicious caste...

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post-Our Spiritual DiscoveryOur Spiritual Discovery

An army officer’s wife and her daughter discover spirituality in mountainous Leh As an army officer’s wife, I have followed my husband on his assignments all over the country, but this is one posting that I will cherish forever, not...

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post-We Are All Beautiful PeopleWe Are All Beautiful People

We were all born so beautiful and will continue to be like that, if only we maintain that loving kindness and divinity that God breathed into us, says OSWALD PEREIRA Many orthodox Christians believe that we men, women and even...

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post-Tough Times Don’t Last, Tough People DoTough Times Don’t Last, Tough People Do

Emotions provide a safety valve to the soldier. Each time, emotional turmoil is mastered, one feels that a milestone of personal growth has been reached, says BRIGADIER RAJIV MAHNA In movies and the media, often, the soldier stereotype falls in...

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post-The True Meaning of SpiritualityThe True Meaning of Spirituality

To be truly spiritual requires one to live with an awareness of spirit, which is all-pervasive and leaves nothing and no one out, says SADHVI  BHAGAWATI  SARASWATI The term “spirituality” is used quite vaguely these days to refer to anything...

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post-Bless YourselfBless Yourself

‘Being blessed’ is very much in our hands, but only if we can transcend our basic egocentricity and elevate our actions from a personal goal to an impersonal end, says BATURAM NAYAK Being blessed is being in a state of...

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post-Honouring Our Domestic HelpsHonouring Our Domestic Helps

March 8, 2020 was observed as International Women’s Day. On that day, we were creating history once again in Viceroy Court Co. Housing Society, Thakur Village, Kandivali (East) in Mumbai. Like the previous year, our domestic helps were being felicitated...

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post-Our True Nature Is LoveOur True Nature Is Love

The more unconditional love we give, the more love we receive ― and the closer we get to the divinity within us and in others What is true love? People may have different definitions of it, but true love is...

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