In the spirit of exchanging New Year greetings, we wish peace and happiness for all humanity. Human beings, animals, plants,…
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…
Political Anarchism Brewing In India
When political opposition becomes ineffective, or it is almost non-existence, political anarchism takes place led by leaderless young revolutionaries against…
India’s New Citizenship Act Discriminatory Towards Muslims
by Promod Puri There have been some severe and quick fundamental transformations taking place in India to reweave the social…
Getting Rid of Clogging Identities
By Promod Puri Nationality, caste, color, creed, ritual-based religion: do we still have to wear these badges? When these identities…
WHO KNOWS!
I’ve heard, you’ve heard: “Humans beings are the most Intelligent and favorite Creation of God.” Birds, cats, dogs, donkeys….. Probably…
CONDEMNING THE SILENCE
Those in India and of Indian origin abroad, who are aware of the present tense situation in the country because…
BITTERNESS IS HEALTHY
It may sound sweet that our fruits and vegetables are getting sweeter. While the bitterness in some of the known…
Understanding Satsang And Its Virtues
By Promod Puri In Hindu and Sikh religious activities, Satsang is a popular religious tradition. It is group participation that…
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,…
Nationalism & Patriotism Are Threats To Global Peace And environment
By Promod Puri I have been anti-national since I understood the nature of its allegiance to the country one belongs…
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…
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…
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…
My Curiosity For Banana Hanger And Other Interesting X-mas Gift Items
By Promod Puri Ever since it was first introduced in the kitchen accessories section of departmental stores I am still…
She Was Not “Supposed” To Enter Kitchen
By Promod Puri I don’t know if she belongs to the class of housemaid, aka “bai”. If so, then her…
PERILS OF DEMOCRACY
In democratic-elect governments like India, Turkey, the Philippines, and several African, Central, and South American nations, there is an emerging wave…
Don Cherry’s Colorful Costumes Have Stains Of Racism Too
By Promod Puri This Cherry never blossomed to the changing realities of diverse and culturally rich Canadian society. Don Cherry’s…
WHAT NEXT AFTER BABRI MASJID-RAM JANMABHOOMI VERDICT
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What Next After Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi Verdict
Neither Hinduism is enriched, nor Islam is poor with the Supreme Court verdict over Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi case. Though the…
Stairs Excercise Controls Blood Sugar And For Healthy Heart
(This is an update to the article written a few years ago) By Promod Puri The fun in life includes…
“Demon King” Ravan Enjoys Respect And Honor Too
By Promod Puri Ram and Ravan are the most known mythical rivals in the Hindu scriptural narratives. Ram is addressed as…
Canada Can Resume Its Global Image With NDP-backed Liberal Minority Govt.
By Promod Puri Irrespective of the party’s reduced numbers from 39 to 24, Jagmeet Singh’s led New Democratic Party is…
Going To A Movie Theatre In The Turmoils of Jammu And Kashmir
By Promod Puri It was the early ‘50s, and I still remember going to the Hari Theatre in Jammu. There…
Jagmeet Singh Plugs Fortune Of Sheer As PM
Promod Puri “We’re not going to support a Conservative government; we’re going to fight a Conservative government; we’re going to…
“20-20-20” FORMULA FOR RELAXING EYES:
Computer screen and our eyes don’t see eye to eye with each other. But we can’t avoid their working relationship.…
NDP May Not Win Enough Seats To Support Minority Govt.
It is going to be a minority rule in Canada as neither the Liberal Party nor the Conservative Party is…
Andrew Sheer A Leader Without Lifetime Experiences
Can a person get into politics straight after finishing school or college education? And sticks to that as a career.…
Let Us Pray For Nation First
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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…
LIGHT ON TWEEZERS
by Promod Puri We are quite familiar with tweezers, the small nippers for plucking out unwanted hairs or extracting splinters.…
NO ARMIES, NO ENEMIES
“I belong to a small country that was not afraid to abolish its army in order to increase its strength.…
JAGMEET SINGH AND CANADIAN CULTURE
An interesting interaction took place October 2, 2019 during the federal election campaign. A fellow Canadian in Quebec asked New…
Red Thread Around Wrist
A NEW FAD OF HINDU IDENTIFICATION: Red thread around the wrist (right for men and left for women) is the…
MODI VS TRUMP
Three noticeable differences: 1. Whereas Trump has a stiff relationship with the media, Modi is steadily developing a controlling relationship…
WRITING IS A CONSTRUCTION JOB
By Promod Puri It is said, “Words are the tools of writing.” But not quite so! Words are the bricks…
A BOX OF TOFFEES
I was 10-year-old when one day I severely broke my right arm. A local pehlwan, as the practice or custom…
Home Sweet Home: The bliss of “Chajju Ka Chobara”
by Promod Puri Back in 1972, when I immigrated to Canada and made my first home in Winnipeg, Manitoba, that…
There Is Faith In Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau’s Ethnic Sentiments
His father, Pierre Trudeau, was an intellectual statesman. Justin Trudeau falls into that grade. The genes are there. He is…
ENVIRONMENTS AND HINDU WORSHIPPING
Besides the devotional practices at dedicated places like temples, home or public shrines, a striking and environmental sensitive and gratifying…
WHAT CAUSES CLIMATE CHANGE
Carbon Dioxide is the gas which is blamed, and rightly so, for warming the earth atmosphere. In fact, its concentration…
PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE ARE RELATED
By Promod Puri “The past is history, future is a mystery, but today is a gift……”, stay in the present…
Joys of Fiji Travels
The following travelogue was written back in 2010 when I visited Fiji, a cluster of islands in the South Pacific…
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…
A Quick Glance At Hindu Holy Book BHAGAVAD GITA
Bhagavad Gita is a question-answer dialogue between Lord Krishna and Prince Arjun. It is a compilation of Lord Krishna’s philosophical…
EXCITING ELECTION STEAMING UP IN CANADA
As the starting gun was fired this week for October 21 election campaign, the ruling Liberal Party and the opposition Conservative Party…
Why Sikhs wear a turban and what it means to practice the faith
People participate in a candlelight vigil near the White House to protest violence against Sikhs in 2012. AP Photo/Susan Walsh…
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…
Seeking Cause Or Causes Of 9/11s Worldwide
9/11 is the anniversary date of a major terrorist attack on the American soil September 11,2001. 9/11s have happened before…
Swing Like A Pendulum
People with free mindset attitude swing like a pendulum. Passing through the Centre, they move to the religious, social or…
Featuring Moon In The Hindi Filmi Songs
While space scientists can continue their exploration of the moon and establish more communication links with the cool-light planet, I…
THAT SILENCE IS NEWS TOO:
The unrest and protests in the Kashmir Valley over the abrogation of Article 370 have made it insignificant the overwhelming…
FREEDOM TO MOVE IN OUR OWN “GLOBAL VILLIAGE “
Centuries ago, people used to migrate from one place to another for reasons which were natural calamities, local violence, or…
NDP LEADER JAGMEET SINGH’S IMAGE BEYOND POLITICS
By Promod Puri The man is more than his round turban and drawn beard. He is also the most well-dressed…
Inhumanity Sweeping The World
“Inhumanity, it seems, is contagious. In Italy, babies and children have been repeatedly kept at sea for days by a…
WHO KNOWS
Human beings are “the most beautiful, intelligent and favorite creation of God.” Perhaps cats, dogs, donkeys, etc., and that bird…
Two Overly Used Popular Sayings:
1. “Be Positive.” What is wrong being negative? Rather Keep the balance, and be rational. 2. “Forget the past…..” …
ORIGIN OF RELIGION
Essentially, religion is a code of conduct for a civil society. It all started from here. With society’s progression, the…
“Please Remove Your Shoes”: Is It Custom, Hygiene Or Both
By Promod Puri The sign on the front door read, “please remove your shoes.” It was not a Hindu temple,…
HINDU WORSHIPPING
Besides the devotional practices at dedicated places like temples, home or public shrines, a striking and environmental sensitive and gratifying…
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…
Passion For Buying New Clothing, But How Much We Need
By Promod Puri I confess a feeling of guilt erupted within me after buying a pair of pant the other…
Will Removal Of Article 370 Solve Kashmir Problem?
By Promod Puri Some action is better than no action. But this action is a big one, shaking the very…
REMEMBERING MUSIC DIRECTOR KHAYYAM
by Promod Puri In my warm tribute to accomplished Indian music director Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Hashmi, popularly known as…
ALASKA: A REAL ESTATE BARGAIN AND ITS ENVIRONMENTAL FUTURE
By Promod Puri In today’s real estate many homes and even apartments in the world’s big cities, including Vancouver, are…
Natural Order of Universe Falls Under Concept Of Rita In Hinduism
The word Rita originated from the Sanskrit word ‘rta.’ In contemporary Hindi, the vocal ‘r’ of Sanskrit gets changed into…
Article 370: Its Future In J & K, And For Rest Of India
by Promod Puri The revocation of Article 370, which covered the entire state of Jammu and Kashmir by giving it…
Separation Of Jammu from Kashmir Will Prune Kashmir Problem
Apple and oranges don’t mix. They grow in separate regions and in separate climates. They have separate shapes and separate…
J & K NEEDS SPLITS AT PRE-DOGRA RULE STATUS
Historically the present geopolitical formation of the state of Jammu and Kashmir happened in the middle of the 19th century.…
DO WE NEED ARMIES
Armies are meant to defend leaders who create wars to engage the armies and arouse nationalism and patriotism by generating…
No-more Interest!
Some news from South of the border do not interest me anymore: 1.Trump rhetorics (senseless) 2. Gun violence (American culture)…
Will Removal Of Article 370 Solve Kashmir Problem?
By Promod Puri Some action is better than no action. But this action is a big one, shaking the very…
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…
Rise Of People’s Party Would Help Liberals
By Promod Puri The best thing which can happen to the Liberal Party in the October election would be the…
In Business World Right Is Moving towards Left
“A new kind of capitalism seems to be emerging, one in which companies value communities, the environment, and workers just…
WATERMELON, THE DELIGHT OF SUMMER
In the abundant rally of summer fruits, watermelon is the heavyweight champion. The green globe occupies its own majestic space…
Trip To The Moon: A short story
Moving forward a few decades from now, two friends took their first journey to the moon. Upon landing on their…
Don’t Believe “Because It Is Said”
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9.5% Chance Of Human Extinction in 2100:
It’s not just hydrogen bombs pushing us closer to oblivion, it’s climate change and the threat of ecological collapse. Researchers…
Unlike Humans, Gods Don’t Die, Otherwise, Who Will Manage Or Mismanage The Affairs Of This Universe And Beyond.
How People Cleaned Teeth In Olden Days
People worked for healthy teeth long before nylon brushes hit the market. Mila Davidovic/Shutterstock.com Jane Cotter, Texas A&M University Dental…
Some Island Countries Are On The Verge Of Drowning
An atoll in the Republic of Kiribati, an island nation in the South Pacific that’s in danger of disappearing due…
ROADBLOCKS AND DEADENDS TO FREE THINKING
DEADENDS TO FREE THINKING: Marxism, Communism, Capitalism, theism, atheism, religious doctrines, and most other disciplines, when offered as a prescription,…
SIMPLE LIVING: THE ULTIMATE JOY OF LIFE
(This article is an approach to get into the praxis of simple living and to realize its efficacy. The article…
Trudeau’s Advice To Muslim Canadians Can Be Tried In India Too
By Promod Puri It was quite a politically mature and bold statement from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of the Liberal…
Canada Needs To Help Millions Of Displaced Inside Their Own Countries
Megan Bradley, McGill University Record-breaking years for refugee flows have become the norm. UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, just…
TRUDEAU URGEs MUSLIMS TO JOIN CONSERVATIVE PARTY:
In a statesman-like speech at an Eid dinner in Toronto June 21, Liberal Party leader, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged…
POORS DON’T DO MEDITATION & YOGA
Yoga and meditation are mostly practiced by the middle/upper class. The impoverished and deprived members of society in the daily grind…
MY BOOK ON HINDUISM
From rituals to murti-puja, mantra and metaphysics, karma and moksha, to meditation and yoga, and all its recreational aspects like…
A Rationalist’s Open window
I’m Not A Leftist, Rightist or Centerist, But A Rationalist, Open To All Of Them. -Promod Puri
Rabba Hun Kee Kariye: A Powerful Documentary On ’47 Genocide
Why? That is a big question mark Rabba Hun Kee Kariye does not answer. Nor does it intend to answer.…
Seeking more knowledge about oneself is self-tracking.
What’s Hinduism
Ignoring its ritualistic aspects, Hinduism truly is a “union of reason & intuition.”
Nature of Possibility
Today’s problem can be a solution to tomorrow’s problem. While today’s solution can generate a problem for tomorrow. It is…
NANAK DUKHIYA SABB SANSAR SO SUKHIYA JIS NAAM ADHAAR
NANAK DUKHIYA SABB SANSAR SO SUKHIYA JIS NAAM ADHAAR (Loosely translated: Nanak says life for everybody is suffering, blissful is…
FLEXIBILITY IN BELIEF
One believes that his or her religion or faith is right. Or for that matter, an atheist believing the same.…
A 9-point Agenda For PM Modi To save India’s Democracy
1. Restore confidence in the judiciary 2. Restore confidence in the Election Commission 3. Restore the independence of media 4.…
The Historical Building At Main And 6th In Vancouver
By Promod Puri The grey stucco building at the south-east corner of Main Street and 6th Avenue in Vancouver was…
Remembering Komagata Maru
Statement by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, May 23, 2019 “One hundred and five years ago the Komagata Maru steamship arrived…
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