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A conversation

A: It is ok to be confused. It is ok to be sad. It is ok to want money and fame. It is ok to feel what you feel about things. There is no such thing as the ultimate truth, and if it does exist, but someone chooses to make it so difficult for ordinary human beings to see it, then so be it. Face reality, change the things you can change, and accept things you can't. No point in wondering, what if you had done something different in a situation in the past. Because if you had done something else, you wouldn't be you, you would be someone else. You are what you are, because you are you.... SB: That is what a Karma Yogi would say, but you cannot keep your questioning mind in the refrigerator and just ignore it. True, lamenting about the past has no benefits, but we are only being spineless by adopting a life that is just too easy to live. Eat, sleep and be merry ! How disgusting. Of course each one has his own view. We are indeed individuals and would not like any interference in ou...

Katrina aftermath

Shame on the US administration for the way hurricane Katrina was handled. The way Mumbai was handled after July 26 was much more effective. Photo & Links (NYTIMES): Point Those Fingers By PAUL KRUGMAN Killed by Contempt By PAUL KRUGMAN Kristof: The Larger Shame . Rains again lash Mumbai

Ganesh Chaturthi

Vakratunda, Lambodara, Gajanana, Vinayaka. The festival of Ganesh Chaturthi celebrated with great fervour and festivities in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra was revived by Balgangadhar Tilak as a means of raising national pride, towards the beginning of the last century when British rule was still strong in India.