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Punching Fist of Democracy

The conflict between Ukraine and Russia has been ongoing, and it has been difficult for Ukraine to match the military might of the Russians. But now, Germany and the United States have stepped in and offered to help Ukraine in their fight against Russia with the Abrams and Leopard main battle tanks. ABRAMS ARE COMINGContinue reading “Punching Fist of Democracy”

Rest in peace, Pele. You will be missed by soccer fans all over the world.

We sadly mourn the death of an international soccer legend, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as “Pele”. He passed away at the age of eighty-three, after a long and successful career as one of the world’s most beloved soccer players. Pele was born in Tres Coracoes, Brazil on October 23, 1940 and was raisedContinue reading “Rest in peace, Pele. You will be missed by soccer fans all over the world.”

Peace on Earth, Come! Amen, come soon!

It is a time of religious and cultural festivals. Ramadan, Easter and Passover coming together this year now. But we are in the grip of global wars and crime against humanity like in the Second World War. We thought we overcame fascism and imperialism. We thought we became more ‘civilized’. But sadly we were wrong!Continue reading “Peace on Earth, Come! Amen, come soon!”

“Why are you afraid? Have you no faith”?

Pope Francis delivered an extraordinary Urbi et Orbi address to pray for the end of the coronavirus. Full message at the link. — Read on http://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2020/03/27/read-pope-francis-urbi-et-orbi-address-coronavirus-and-jesus-calming-storm Message from the Dalai Lama, some excepts below and full message at the link. “No matter how difficult the situation may be, we should employ science and human ingenuityContinue reading ““Why are you afraid? Have you no faith”?”

Such a time as this, the time of coronavirus, is a time for action

“The corona virus panic is dumb,” Elon Musk says. About 80 per cent of the people infected with coronavirus will experience just cold-like fever and they will recover on their own, said Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) director-general Balram Bhargava on Sunday. The covid scare is overrated in my opinion, but it is helping toContinue reading “Such a time as this, the time of coronavirus, is a time for action”

Happy, grateful, responsible new year 2020

I am grateful for all the past and the hope for even greater future. May we all enjoy 2020 and many more years with purposeful, high-quality, responsible lives in our shared home, this beautiful Blue World! I have the moral belief that the life of the individual only has value insofar as it aids inContinue reading “Happy, grateful, responsible new year 2020”

Merry Christmas when we decide to fight ignorance and want and be like Scrooge ourselves!

You never thought I would advise someone to be like Scrooge, did you? Well, Scrooge is better than most of us in terms of the repentance he went through and the changes he makes instantly to his life. And that is a good thing. We usually don’t notice that part of Scrooge. Charles Dickens’s ChristmasContinue reading “Merry Christmas when we decide to fight ignorance and want and be like Scrooge ourselves!”

Why Modi has a better argument?

http://www.cbc.ca/news/india-citizenship-law-protests-1.5397915 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/17/world/asia/india-protests-citizenship-muslims.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share All things considered, the BJP and Modi seem to be speaking to the psyche of the nation. This may look like a non-secular or opportunistic position, but it is not. India was divided along religious lines and those who remained need to be treated with equal rights, not those who returned after manyContinue reading “Why Modi has a better argument?”