Buddhism: A Refreshing Perspective Albeit Twenty-Five Centuries Old
Buddha’s concept of karma offered common people a way to improve moral life. He revolutionised ethics. We no longer could blame any external force...
SC Orders Government not to Pressurise People Seeking Help on Internet
In view of unprecedented crisis caused by COVID-19 pandemic, the Supreme Court has ordered governments against pressurising people seeking help on the internet. Any...
The Sordid Saga of Indian Baba
Call them the spiritual gurus or thugs, the fact remains that the babagiri in India is today mired in obnoxious controversy. There is a long list...
Standards for Millets, the Nutri-Cereals
A comprehensive group standard for 15 types of millets specifying eight quality parameters has been framed to ensure the availability of good quality millets...
P.V. Iyer: An Inspiring Icon of Elderly Living
Life is so beautiful, at every single point in one’s life course.
Meet Air Marshal PV Iyer (Retd), his twitter account describes him as ‘’92-year-old...
Gandhara Buddha Statue Discovered and Destroyed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
A life sized, priceless statue of Lord Buddha was discovered on a construction site in Takhtbhai, Mardan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan yesterday.
However, before the authorities could...
The ‘Thread’ of Humane Gesture: How Muslims in My Village Greet...
My great grand-father was an influential person in our village at that time, not due to any title or role but people generally took...
Taj Mahal: an Epitome of True Love and Beauty
“Not a piece of architecture, as other buildings are, but the proud passions of an emperor’s love wrought in living stones” – Sir Edwin Arnold
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Relevance of Guru Nanak’s Teachings to India’s Economic Development
Guru Nanak thus brought ‘equality’, ‘good actions’, ‘honesty’ and ‘hard work’ to the core of value system of his followers. This was the first...
How a Mughal Crown Prince Fell Victim to Intolerance
In the Court of his brother Aurangzeb, Prince Dara said ……”the creator is known by many names. He is called God, Allah, Prabhu, Jehova,...
