Article Archive for June 2010
Transcendening Tragedies
By Vraj Bihari Dasa
As I sighed in disbelief, a friend assured me that although horrifying, it’s true – the city is under siege by terrorists. Just then a frenzied neighbor rushed in screaming that the …
Hyprocisy and the Indian Media
By Swami Abhayananda Tirtha
A man doesn’t eat or drink for more than 60 years. Yes you have read correctly, it’s not 60 minutes but 60 long years! The nation’s best doctors and scientists closely examine the facts …
Interpreting Reality
By Chandrashekhar
Is reality really as what we perceive it to be? This is a question that has eluded for ages both the scientists and the philosophers alike, leading to development of multifarious systems of learning. …
Myth of Media Impartiality and Objectivity
By Amba Charan Vashishtha
To say or claim that our media is free, fair and impartial is only to live in a world of make-believe. It is not a reality but just a daydream. The first …
A Clear View of Radical Islam Preachers in Wall Street Journal
Namaste,
This article in the Wall Street Journal cuts to the point of why England will not let Zakir Naik into the country, but also why it is time for Indians in India to speak out against radical …
Why should Manipur remain in India?
Kamminlung Singson was sitting next to me on a four-hour hopping flight from Delhi to Imphal. He had one year of training in a short-term programme of Indian Army and was on his way back home to Churachandpur, about …
10 Principles for Peace of Mind
By Gajanand Dubey
1. Do Not Interfere In Others’ Business Unless Asked:
Most of us create our own problems by interfering too often in others’affairs. We do so because somehow we have convinced ourselves that ourway is …
Is the western culture freeing women or abusing them?
By Swami Abhayananda Tirtha
Andree Marie Dussault, a Canadian journalist in Delhi feels women are now really free. Times of India (2nd May’ 2010) carries her view that modern India and the Western society can be proud of …
Is Television more powerful than the Supreme Court?
The Supreme Court is rather less supreme than its nomenclature might suggest. It can pass a death sentence, but cannot execute it. The pun is unintended but apposite. Government dare not disobey the court, but …
A Lesson of Choice from Ramayana
By Laxmi Narayana Mangalagiri
Time and again in life, we face situations where we are at cross roads struggling to choose one among different available paths. Why not the obvious choice? This question may perhaps invoke …
