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Got to read three amazing articles to make our Durga Puja special: Divine Mother Everywhere - Recall During Durga Puja http://living.oneindia.in/yoga-spirituality/anecdotes/2010/divine-mother-durga-puja-141010.html Durga Puja - The Manifestation Of Durga http://living.oneindia.in/yoga-spirituality/faith-mysticism/2010/durga-puja-the-manifestation-of-durga-141010.html Navaratri Worship of The Divine Mother And Significance http://living.oneindia.in/yoga-spirituality/faith-mysticism/2010/navaratri-worship-divine-mother-081010.html

All of us remember the NDA government headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee with various feelings. Some of us appreciate that government, some of us like its decisions, some of us miss the quality of ministry it had, and I think most of us miss the sheer charisma of Atal Ji. But if “all is well that ends well” goes true, then most of us also remember NDA/BJP government with the curious slogan of “India Shining”. Some of us ridicule it (mostly because our media ridiculed it after NDA/BJP lost elections); some of us think it was a bad idea; some of us remember it as most massive PR campaign we ever had, and then some of us have also learnt a lot from it. One lesson that came out of it was, as per a popular view, that most Indians get a ‘nationalistic feeling’ only when either there is a war or there is a victory on Cricket grounds. Otherwise, our nationalism is a sleepy and stumpy creature. This explains why we got so very agitated when 26/11 happened, but soon after, we gave back power to the ...

I still clearly remember the day my grandfather had died. I was in high school at that time. For about a week he was hospitalized in a different city. We used to get updates by phone. Father and uncles were with him. Almost whole of the extended family had gathered in his house and we waited everyday for some good news. But that day we woke up into a morning which was so very different. Grandfather’s body was brought back. They had just arrived and he was still inside the car. Though I woke up because of the noise, I still remained in bed. I had sensed what had happened, but I didn’t know what to do. Then I heard someone sobbing. I thought it was inappropriate for me to remain in bed and hence I came out. The person sobbing was my elder sister! I was shocked. I and my sis had grown up fighting and competing for everything, as there was a difference of only 2 years between us. And I used to consider her stone-hearted (because many times she beat me up bitterly). I was so shocked that s...

by C Rajagopalachari (1878-1972) Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan “Hinduism, doctrine and way of life” is a wonderful book explaining the fundamental beliefs, doctrines, and way of life of Hindus, or practitioners of Sanatan Dharm. Like in his other books, the author has explained the concepts in such a simple yet scientific language which all of us can understand. “If a religion is contrary to the scientific findings, it makes itself nothing but hypocrisy”, he says. Vedanta, as he elaborated in most of the pages, is both scientifically proven and finds inspirations in so many other world religions. Is Sanyasa about renouncing Karma or attachment? What is the concept of Karma - the scientific law of cause and effect? What is Maya? What is Leela? Is God one? All these questions are answered in the book. Nowhere else, you can find such a wonderful compilation of world’s ageless wisdom which comes from the land of Bharat or India. Basically, all of we living beings are like reflections of the One ...