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Natural Resources Development Project

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From Power of Amor Fati to Be the “Sons of the Soil”

Dear Friends, Namaskaram! Thich Nhat Hanh (October 11, 1926 – January 22, 2022) was a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, peace activist, prolific author, poet, teacher, and founder of the Plum Village Tradition, historically recognized as the main inspiration for engaging Buddhism known as the "father of mindfulness". In the mid-1960s, Thich Nhat Hanh co-founded the School…
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From Knowledge Vs Wisdom to Spaceship Earth

Dear Friends, Namaskaram! Lao Tzu was an ancient Chinese philosopher and writer. He is the reputed author of the Tao Te Ching, the founder of philosophical Taoism, and a deity in religious Taoism and traditional Chinese religions. In this issue, we have given some of his quotable quotes. This month, our front page anecdote is…
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From Don’t Chase to Getting rooted in self

Dear Friends, Namaskaram! Herman Edward Daly (born July 21, 1938) is an American ecological economist and emeritus professor at the School of Public Policy of University of Maryland, College Park in the United States, best known for his time as a senior economist at the World Bank from 1988 to 1994. In 1996, he was…
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From a Sufi story to Pseudo intellectuals

Dear Friends, Namaskaram! Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (28 May 1883 – 26 February 1966), was a multifaceted personality, although people know him mainly as a freedom fighter. He was an activist, a social reformer, prolific writer, historian, a poet and a wonderful orator.  Veer Savarkar was a leading figure in the Hindu Mahasabha. Savarkar began his…
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From Tunnel Man Receives Padmashree Award to Be Passively Receptive

Dear Friends, Namaskaram! This year we celebrated 125th birth anniversary of Subhash Chandra Bose on 23rd January 2022 in a big way. The government also announced that in future republic day celebrations will start from January 23 instead of January 24 to include the birth anniversary of Bose. Subhas Chandra Bose is considered the most…
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From The Power of Togetherness to Don’t get caught in the Monkey’s trap

Dear Friends, Namaskaram! Laurie Baker (2 March 1917 – 1 April 2007) was a British-born Indian architect, renowned for his initiatives in cost-effective energy-efficient architecture and designs that maximized space, ventilation and light and maintained an uncluttered yet striking aesthetic sensibility. Influenced by Mahatma Gandhi and his own experiences in the remote Himalayas, he promoted…
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From Desiderata to Cosmic Harmony

Dear Friends, Namaskaram! J.P. Vaswani (2 August 1918 – 12 July 2018), better known as Dada Vaswani, was   the spiritual head of the Sadhu Vaswani Mission founded by his Guru, Sadhu Vaswani. The Mission, a voluntary organization having its headquarter in Pune, has centers around the world. He promoted vegetarianism and animal rights. Dada Vaswani…
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From Destiny in a Tossed Coin to Uncivilized World

Dear Friends, Namaskaram and Happy Deepawali ! Vallabhbhai Patel (31 October 1875 – 15 December 1950) endeared as Sardar was a statesman and served as the first Deputy Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1950. He was a barrister and a senior leader of the Indian National Congress who played a leading role in…
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From God Does Exist to Ignoring the Crisis of Mother Earth

Dear Friends, Namaskaram! Lal Bahadur Shastri (2 October 1904 – 11 January 1966) served as the second Prime Minister of India. He promoted the White Revolution – a national campaign to increase the production and supply of milk – by supporting the Amul milk co-operative of Anand, Gujarat and creating the National Dairy Development Board.…
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From Power of Amor Fati to Be the “Sons of the Soil”

Dear Friends, Namaskaram! Thich Nhat Hanh (October 11, 1926 – January 22, 2022) was a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, peace activist, prolific author, poet, teacher, and founder of the Plum Village Tradition, historically recognized as the main inspiration for engaging Buddhism known as the "father of mindfulness". In the mid-1960s, Thich Nhat Hanh co-founded the School…

From Knowledge Vs Wisdom to Spaceship Earth

Dear Friends, Namaskaram! Lao Tzu was an ancient Chinese philosopher and writer. He is the reputed author of the Tao Te Ching, the founder of philosophical Taoism, and a deity in religious Taoism and traditional Chinese religions. In this issue, we have given some of his quotable quotes. This month, our front page anecdote is…

From Don’t Chase to Getting rooted in self

Dear Friends, Namaskaram! Herman Edward Daly (born July 21, 1938) is an American ecological economist and emeritus professor at the School of Public Policy of University of Maryland, College Park in the United States, best known for his time as a senior economist at the World Bank from 1988 to 1994. In 1996, he was…

From a Sufi story to Pseudo intellectuals

Dear Friends, Namaskaram! Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (28 May 1883 – 26 February 1966), was a multifaceted personality, although people know him mainly as a freedom fighter. He was an activist, a social reformer, prolific writer, historian, a poet and a wonderful orator.  Veer Savarkar was a leading figure in the Hindu Mahasabha. Savarkar began his…

From Tunnel Man Receives Padmashree Award to Be Passively Receptive

Dear Friends, Namaskaram! This year we celebrated 125th birth anniversary of Subhash Chandra Bose on 23rd January 2022 in a big way. The government also announced that in future republic day celebrations will start from January 23 instead of January 24 to include the birth anniversary of Bose. Subhas Chandra Bose is considered the most…

From The Power of Togetherness to Don’t get caught in the Monkey’s trap

Dear Friends, Namaskaram! Laurie Baker (2 March 1917 – 1 April 2007) was a British-born Indian architect, renowned for his initiatives in cost-effective energy-efficient architecture and designs that maximized space, ventilation and light and maintained an uncluttered yet striking aesthetic sensibility. Influenced by Mahatma Gandhi and his own experiences in the remote Himalayas, he promoted…

From Desiderata to Cosmic Harmony

Dear Friends, Namaskaram! J.P. Vaswani (2 August 1918 – 12 July 2018), better known as Dada Vaswani, was   the spiritual head of the Sadhu Vaswani Mission founded by his Guru, Sadhu Vaswani. The Mission, a voluntary organization having its headquarter in Pune, has centers around the world. He promoted vegetarianism and animal rights. Dada Vaswani…

From Destiny in a Tossed Coin to Uncivilized World

Dear Friends, Namaskaram and Happy Deepawali ! Vallabhbhai Patel (31 October 1875 – 15 December 1950) endeared as Sardar was a statesman and served as the first Deputy Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1950. He was a barrister and a senior leader of the Indian National Congress who played a leading role in…

From God Does Exist to Ignoring the Crisis of Mother Earth

Dear Friends, Namaskaram! Lal Bahadur Shastri (2 October 1904 – 11 January 1966) served as the second Prime Minister of India. He promoted the White Revolution – a national campaign to increase the production and supply of milk – by supporting the Amul milk co-operative of Anand, Gujarat and creating the National Dairy Development Board.…