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  • Did Baba Ramdev really say he will start an Army?

    Did Baba Ramdev really say he will start an Army?

    Baba Ramdev seems to have declared on Wednesday that he would be forming a ‘sena,’ or army, of 11,000 young men and women who will be trained in the use of “scripture and weapons” he has also called people from various regions to send 20 people to join this sena. Does he have any clue what he is saying here? If Baba thinks that an army of 11000 people armed (again he says for self defense) is the solution, he [...]

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  • You want to Lead?, First be above Suspician

    You want to Lead?, First be above Suspician

    When Julius Caesar divorced his wife Pompeia just because she was linked with the politician publius Clodius he is said to have made the famous statement “Even Ceaser’s wife should be above suspicion”. Ramayana talks about a test called Agni Parikha (test of fire) and states that after Agni Pariksha confirmed purity once, on the demand of the people Sita Devi was asked to go through the ordeal again and seems this changed the way the story was shaped later [...]

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  • Let Baba do his part; Let us do ours!

    Let Baba do his part; Let us do ours!

    Yesterday I posted that I was unsure if I should support Baba Ramdev in his fast against corruption in india and the post had people from the for and against camps comment in. Unfortunately I am still unsure even after reading the comments and seeing the government used force on the individuals assembled there (which I personally condemn). Force on the common man should always be condemned. Since Anna Hazare has started this activity a while back we will see [...]

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  • Why I am unsure about Baba Ramdev?

    Why I am unsure about Baba Ramdev?

    Baba Ramdev fasts; and why is it that I don’t feel the same I felt when Anna Hazare embarked on it a while back. Though there are a lot of similarities in the demands, why is it that I feel different here and why is it that I feel all smoke and glitter. Why is it that I feel that giving Baba Ramdev my support would not be the right thing. Though I am against corruption and a strong believer [...]

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  • To be happy you should first stop searching for it!

    To be happy you should first stop searching for it!

    People have been following various paths to happiness, some have even made a fortune (their version of happiness) be telling people which is the right path. The fact is that happy and unhappy people are all over the world and in all walks of the society. So there is no one point of measure beyond which one becomes happy or unhappy. While the majority of people have a certain idea of what would make them happy and they try achieving [...]

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  • You need to free your mind to understand what others are trying to convey

    You need to free your mind to understand what others are trying to convey

    The world we see is a perception of what we think the world is. Same goes with what people say and what we take the meaning as. Our life is always a hit and miss of what we perceive a person wished to convey through their words or actions. At times we are so sure about our perception and go forward with that until we meet a dead end. Other times we are the one who are trying to say [...]

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  • Y-Combinator accepts more ideas than ever before

    Y-Combinator accepts more ideas than ever before

    If you are an aspiring product guy, with an idea and think you could be the next big thing on the web, you would not have missed this recent news. The popular incubator set up Y Combinator recently invited 60+ teams to participate in its programs or in other words Y-Combinator found that 60 odd ideas and of course their teams are worth giving a shot. This is up from the 44 they had last season. You might know some [...]

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  • Echoes of Captivity

    Echoes of Captivity

    He picked it up from the floor it lay Looked straight into its beaten face That still bore marks of its broken past He said to all “This is finished, find a new one” Born to wander in the open wild It was caught and caged by clogged minds They flogged and bruised the life in it Till it appeared born again and half dead They paraded it as a spectacle of nature Stripping it off its natural instincts It [...]

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  • Lady Gaga enters Farmville with Gagaville

    Lady Gaga enters Farmville with Gagaville

    I have never played Farmville, I know that hurts for some; but have seen people get obsessed with it and never got inspired with it. I even once wrote an article that Farmville should be played by prisoners, but this story really opened my eyes. No I am not starting to play Farmville, but I am amazed by the possibilities this news can open up. For those who don’t know what Gagaville is about, here is a short version. Farmville [...]

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  • If you are not organized, get someone who can tidy you up

    If you are not organized, get someone who can tidy you up

    My mother has always been very organized and to some extent a cleanliness freak; my wife too has a similar trait, though I would not use the word freak for her in a public site. My concept of cleanliness more or less starts and ends with my daily showers, and as far as being organized; I am far away from what that would mean. I think the bulk of arguments in our house more or less revolve around this. Recently [...]

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