Penniless Woman Gives Away Bounties

You are far away from family, in a town where you hardly know anyone. You’ve come here for the sake of your job, which you lose. And then you lose your car. Savings dwindle. In such a situation, what do you do? “I went off into the woods and I started yelling at God,” she [...]

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A Special Story

Meerowal, Zila Shekhpura,Station: Mehta-Sujja,Punjab, Pakistan.22 August, 1947. It was amidst the scary sound of raindrops on the roof, that Dwarka heard the Sarpanch’s voice on the loudspeaker – “Safety has become an issue, and we have decided that all Hindus must leave this place by tomorrow. Their early departure will make this area more safe, [...]

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Morning Thoughts on Bright People

Bill Gates: ability to look years ahead, and visualize it in the present. He started writing software for fun, and then developed a philosophy to be paid for the work, and to do more… And the works of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are praise-worthy. They are doing good to the global society in a [...]

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Happy Birthday!

October 2 The boy was ill. The doctor said that only an injection could save him, and asked the father’s permission to deliver the same. Any father would have permitted. But not Manilal’s. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi would not allow his son to be injected a dose which contained anything artificial and non-vegetarian. He prayed relentlessly, [...]

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