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Shreemad Bhagwad Gita also more simply known as Gita is a sacred Hindu scripture considered among the most important texts in the history of literature and philosophy. This is the conversation between Lord Krishna and Arjuna taking place on the battlefield before start of war of Kurukshetra. Numerous philosophers and spiritual gurus have tried to extract the meaning of life from Gita. All time great scientist Albert Einstein said " When I read the Bhagwad-Gita and reflect about how God created this universe everything else seems so superfluous. . ", Mahatma Gandhi said " When doubts haunt me, when disappointments stare me in the face, and I see not one ray of hope on the horizon, I turn to Bhagwad-Gita and find a verse to comfort me; and I immediately begin to smile in the midst of overwhelming sorrow. Those who meditate on the Gita will derive fresh joy and new meanings from it every day.. " Since my childhood days, I have heard similar praise and respect for ...

It's mid March here in Nagpur. The temperature in this part of India at this time is (should be) going North day by day. Last two days it is raining like rainy season. This kind of sudden climatic changes are observed in last few years. As soon as temperature starts climbing, it rains. This impacts some of the crops and mango produce dramatically. I think these are some of the effects of Global warming which may get worse day by day if we do not act NOW. It's already high time and we as a society seem to have realized it as apparent from some of the initiatives taken by government and non-government organizations with participation from public. Here are some of the things we should do to improve the situation - Increase the efficiency of public transport, the daily commute to office, workplace, etc. should be easy and convenient for all.   Discourage use of private vehicles as much as possible.  Increasing the cost of ownership of vehicles Collect tolls on roads and for ...

Devyanee had a lot of fun with colors yesterday. When we brought the water gun day before yesterday, she could not wait to start playing with it and woke up early in the morning and got colors all over her, I remembered my childhood days and the excitement of this day. In our modernized society, where our tolerance limits are shrinking and we all are getting more and more self centric, such festivals / traditions get us together and keep personal bonds intact. On this day, no one minds even if a stranger throws colors on them. I wish one day I will get to have all this fun once again with my childhood friends, till then....