In India, freedom like fashion was a taboo for young girls in their growing-up years in, say late 70s – early 80s. There was hardly any freedom given concerning even some major decisions of life. She was dependent on her parents, siblings, or other elders to decide how she would lead her life. Will she […]
Author Archives: Bienu Varma Vaghela
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“You should sit in meditation for twenty minutes every day unless you are busy. Then you should sit for an hour.” Zen proverb. This is an ideal situation if you practice meditation to live a happy life. Many of us are aware of the immense benefits of meditation but feel very lazy to practice it. […]
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India is probably the only country in the world that not only maintains an intrinsic family system but also celebrates sibling love. You would recollect that we recently observed a pious month dedicated to our ancestors – Pitru Paksh when we paid obeisance to them. This is also a unique festival, if I may say […]
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IMPORTANCE OF LAXMI PUJAN ON DIWALI Today, when we celebrate Deepawali (popularly known as Diwali), we light Deepon ki maala to mark the return of Ram to Ayodhya after defeating Ravana, we also invoke Goddess Laxmi. May Goddess Laxmi showers us with immense wealth and happiness, we pray on her arrival during Diwali. This year […]
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Indeed, good memory has a big role to play in one’s life. As a student, our parents and teachers always insisted that we should memorize everything properly whatever we have learned. We did not understand its importance then, but it helped develop our memory. People with sharp memory are blessed and don’t need any alarm […]
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Communication holds the key to any personal or professional relationships. You need to communicate, you need to listen, you need to share, and you need to express. All these are vital components of communication. Communication builds bridges, if you are happy with the person, share it, if you are unhappy, then also share it. Sharing […]
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“My dark days made me stronger. Or maybe I already was strong, and they made me prove it.” — Emery Lord Today, October 10, 2022, we observe World Mental Health Day. It is a day dedicated to raising awareness of mental health issues around the world and mobilizing efforts in support of mental health. The […]
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“Having knowledge is not enough. We need to cultivate ‘grandmother mind’, a mind of great compassion, to go beyond our abilities and intelligence” – MARGUERITE THEOPHIL As children, we had a rigorous upbringing, well in most cases this was the case, so I was also no exception to this. A sense of discipline was taught […]
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It is one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive, forgive everybody. – Maya Angelou When we recently celebrated (October 7, 2022) National Forgiveness & Happiness Day, it is important to know why it is the most important virtue. Forgiveness = Happiness is the formula. If you want to be happy, forgive […]
Today, October 5, 2022, when we celebrate Dussehra, in its true spirit after a gap of two years, it becomes important that we understand its significance. The festival symbolizes the victory of good over evil. It signifies that now it’s time that we kill the demons in society and make it a peaceful one. Dussehra […]