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Archive for April 2008

Children: Treat them with Kindness

Apr 30th, 2008 | By Colrama | Category: Articles, Issues of Interest, Literacy Campaign, Projects, Religion

Treating Children With Kindness
Adil Salahi, Arab News
Children were always certain of kind treatment by the Prophet (peace be upon him). Whenever he saw a child, he received him/her with a smile and said some pleasant words, even when the Prophet was preoccupied with something very serious. Anas ibn Malik, who served the Prophet [...]



Between a rock and a hard place

Apr 23rd, 2008 | By Rahul Dewan | Category: Agriculture, Economy, Governance

An enlightening (and frustrating) article by P. Sainath. He is an authority on state of Indian agriculture, and has travelled extensively throughout the country, documenting the disgraceful mess created by this entity called “the Indian government”. One of the most popular books he has written, which will send shivers up your spine is, “Everyone loves [...]



Yoga to replace judo in Kremlin gym

Apr 23rd, 2008 | By Rahul Dewan | Category: Miscellaneous

This is an exciting and quite a significant news story, on the President of Russia practicing Yoga. If the story is to be believed, Russians emulate their Presidents, and thus Yoga is likely to find a large number of followers in the former communist country. This will certainly be an important step towards creating a [...]



A faraway place called home

Apr 17th, 2008 | By Rahul Dewan | Category: Religion, Tibet

Another article which establishes our stand on Tibet and our outright rejection of the convoluted Tibet-policy of this current Indian government.
http://www.indianexpress.com/story/297727.html
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Can exile ever be an apolitical condition, asks Tridip Suhrud
Edward Said begins his reflections on exile by stating, “Exile is strangely compelling to think about but terrible to experience. It is the unhealable rift [...]



Why Tibet Matters

Apr 17th, 2008 | By Rahul Dewan | Category: Governance, Religion, Tibet

This is a wonderful eye opening article, very well reasoned out for creating a much more radical Tibet policy by the Indian government – for reasons much beyond politics alone – and covering matters of India’s integrity and Spirituality.
http://www.indianexpress.com/story/296828.html : by Sonia Jabbar for the Indian Express.
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To sacrifice Tibet’s interests would be to sacrifice our [...]



The truth of Tibet

Apr 17th, 2008 | By Rahul Dewan | Category: Tibet

Tibet and His Holiness Dalai Lama, has been maligned by the Chinese authorities. Here’s our attempt to collect some of good articles and stories revealing the truth behind Chinese occupation and cultural destruction of Tibet.



UP:Education:3.5 lakh students bunk Hindi test in ‘ anti- English’ UP

Apr 14th, 2008 | By Colrama | Category: Articles, Issues of Interest, Literacy Campaign

3.5 lakh students bunk Hindi test in ‘ anti- English’ UP
Absenteeism rises in Class X & XII board exams
Strict Vigil against copying keeps students away
 
By Piyush Srivastava in Lucknow

      IN AN irony of sorts, over 3.5 lakh students in the country’s Hindi heartland failed to appear for the Hindi paper in the state’s board [...]



Girls a calming effect on boys in co-ed schools

Apr 14th, 2008 | By Colrama | Category: Articles, Issues of Interest

Girls a calming effect on boys in co-ed schools
 
      CO-EDUCATIONAL institutions are better as the presence of girls in the classroom not only exerts a calming effect on boys but also makes them more mindful of their behaviour, says a new study. What’s more, it also acts as incentive for them to perform better [...]



Delhi Jal Board water wastage

Apr 12th, 2008 | By Rahul Dewan | Category: Issues of Interest

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An overflowing Vasant Kunj, Delhi Jal Board storage and distribution water tank. This is a regular feature, specifically post 11pm at night, when a particular batch among the night-shift staff probably get drunk and go off to sleep (the probability in their getting drunk is very high, having been reported by the chowkidars several times, [...]



Brave Parents bring up a ‘Special Child’

Apr 4th, 2008 | By Colrama | Category: Articles, Education, Issues of Interest, Religion

       
      Can’t converse but 14-year-old Benzi expresses herself through music

        A heart warming story brought to public knowledge by Medha Chaturvedi  TNN         
       
 New Delhi: She’s only 14. But Benzy — named after a rare flower in Brazil which blooms once in 20 years — has already won two national awards for her music skills and [...]