The Indian population of over 1.3 billion cannot be isolated from the rest of the world. We are in the same boat globally when it comes to Covid-19 or its variants.
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WORLD BOOK DAY: “The wise man reads both books and life itself”
There has been a remarkable shift from the traditional reading channels. Reading printed books or magazines can be a nostalgic pleasure. Most of the information, knowledge, or wisdom we receive on a day-to-day basis is through the internet.
INTERNET AND FREE FLOW OF INFORMATION FACE HURDLES IN DICTATORIAL TERRITORIES
By Promod Puri World Wide Web originally meant creating a free connected web of interlinked or hyperlinked online sites worldwide. … More
IT DOES INTRIGUE ME!
When the ongoing tragedies of human sufferings do not get A line in the poetry of poets, A page in … More
READING, THINKING AND WRITING ARE INTERCONNECTED
History tells us there have been many wise people, especially saints with divine attribution, who did not go through a voluminous reading of books. But their minds did the reading.
Remembering Raj Kapoor
I was sitting by myself in the neighbourhood community centre’s Sauna room when a man walked in. “Good morning, how … More
RULERS AND LEADERS ARE THE CRIMINALS OF 9/11s, NOT THE NATIONS
In the call out for sacrifice, nationalism, and patriotism, or just for “defence,” battles are fought, soldiers fight and die, the accountability falls on the nation’s states, but not on the leaders in the long run.
How Howard Thurman met Gandhi and brought nonviolence to the civil rights movement
A growing number of African-American leaders closely followed Gandhi’s campaigns of “satyagraha,” or what he termed as nonresistance to evil against British colonialism. Black newspapers and magazines announced the need for an “American Gandhi.”
Do We Care About Statues
Last Sunday, June 7, it was a cheering feeling for me when the statue of Edward Colston in Bristol got pulled down as a result of the killing of George Floyd by the police in the US.
WHERE IS GOD AMID CORONAVIRUS?
The business of religion, like any other business, is down. But this business is exceptional. In principle, besides being a medium to seek God’s grace and express gratitude, religion should reveal the path to discern and realize the nature of the Creator.
PASSING THROUGH RACIST PASSAGE OUR HISTORY FROM HINDOOS TO SOUTH ASIAN CANADIANS
Immigrants, especially from the “visible minority” communities, not only faced racial discrimination in most aspects of their lives in Canada, but they could also discern reflections of bigotry and segregation in their labelings.
In the early part of the twentieth-century immigrants from the Indian subcontinent were all classified as “Hindoos.”
Coronavirus Pandemic Falls Heavy On India’s 200 M Lowcaste Population
Long before the outbreak of COVID-19, a more pernicious form of social distancing was widespread across India: the Hindu caste system. In one form or another, this system – which has existed in the region for over a millennium – has long ensured social segregation based on one’s place in the hierarchy.
1918 FLU PANDEMIC KILLED 12 MILLION INDIANS, AND BRITISH OVERLORDS’ INDIFFERENCE STRENGTHENED THE ANTI-COLONIAL MOVEMENT
Cremation on the banks of the Ganges river, India. Keystone-France via Getty Images Maura Chhun, Metropolitan State University In India, … More
AT AGE 92, THE SECRET OF MY FRIEND’S HEALTHY LIFE
The other day I received a phone call from an old friend of mine after quite a long time. Old … More
INDIA AND CORONAVIRUS: LACK OF ACCESS TO HANDWASHING FACILITIES AMONG POOR MAKES FIGHT EVEN HARDER
Christophe Z Guilmoto, Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD) and Thomas Licart, Université de Strasbourg India introduced a national … More
Internet: A Platform for both false and true information
By Promod Puri Education does not stop after school, college, or university studies. Rather it continues. Pursuing knowledge in the … More
MINDSET IS NOT A FLEXIBLE ATTITUDE, but it can be
By Promod Puri Distorted, false, or unrealistic information twist our thinking. As of result, our perceptions are flawed. Endeavoring for … More
My 2020 Vision:
A peaceful world No poverty Respect for human rights Welcome refugees. -Promod Puri
Besides Vancouver’s Alluring Image It’s Also A City of Homelessness
By Promod Puri “Canada is the best country in the world.” Alongside Vancouver prides itself with 1st, 2nd, or 3rd … More
WHO KNOWS!
I’ve heard, you’ve heard: “Humans beings are the most Intelligent and favorite Creation of God.” Birds, cats, dogs, donkeys….. Probably … More
Kudos to Gambia Seeking Justice For Myanmar Muslims
By Promod Puri Hats off to the Republic of The Gambia, one of the world’s smallest countries in West Africa, … More
Politics Of Left And Right Are Not The Solutions To Tackle Rape Problem
The four suspects in the Hyderabad rape case have been killed by the police. Most people, including the parents of … More
Applaud Or Condemn The “Police Justice” In India?
The four suspects in the Hyderabad rape case have been killed by the police. Most people, including the parents of … More
Tackling Rape Problem By Going Beyond Candle-lit Vigils and Protests
By Promod Puri It’s a disgraceful societal evil that has not begun targeting in any realistic and practical way how … More
ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE: I’M THE CAUSE, I’M THE CURE
By Promod Puri I’m often bewildered if the flood of climate campaigns and protests worldwide is proceeding in the pertinent … More
LIGHT ON TWEEZERS
by Promod Puri We are quite familiar with tweezers, the small nippers for plucking out unwanted hairs or extracting splinters. … More
British troops massacred Indians in Amritsar – and a century later, there’s been no official apology
Jallianwala Bagh, in Amritsar, India, where hundreds were killed on April 13, 1919, under British colonial rule. AP Photo/Prabhjot Gill … More
India must stop deforesting its mountains to fight floods
Mountains above Munnar, a hill town in Kerala, India. Santhosh Varghese / shutterstock Gayathri D Naik, SOAS, University of London … More
Stairs Excercise Controls Blood Sugar And For Healthy Heart
By Promod Puri The fun in life includes some simple recreational activities in our daily life. And the one I … More
THE GENIUS OF MY BROTHER – BALRAJ PURI
My eldest brother, late Balraj Puri, who died in 2014 at the age of 86, was a social and political … More
A Bird’s Eye View of India On Its 70th Republic Day
By Promod Puri Republic Day on January 26 is an official colossal event in India every year to celebrate the … More
Roundtrip Of Behaviour
Nationalism Patriotism Are Threats To Global Peace And environment
By Promod Puri I have been an anti-national ever since I understood the nature of its allegiance to the country … More
Understanding Physics of 2018 Nobel Winners
by Promod Puri We are quite familiar with tweezers, the small nippers for plucking out unwanted hairs or extracting splinters. … More
Politics
How To Win Elections Trump Style
By Promod Puri Unless a celestial intervention takes place the next spectacle of the American election will be the pompous … More
What Is Hindutva And Why It Conflicts With Hinduism
By Promod Puri The expression Hindutva emerged from Hinduism which simply means a state or quality of being a Hindu. … More
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