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Rays of God’s Light

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Almost every evening, I visit Gurdwara in my locality to listen the “Gurbani Kirtan” (singing sacred hymns selected from “Guru Granth Sahib”). Yesterday ‘Sangat’ ( companions or the collective body of Sikhs who are the members of a congregation ) unfolds an important chapter of life i.e. on mistakes. These days everyone is busy in trying to overpower the others by every possible way and that way could be of destruction as well. Finding mistakes in someone is another possible way to overpower. People have understood the wrong essence of relationship, rather strengthening the bond with love they are more interested in finding mistakes so that when required they can blackmail to win over him. If this is limited as a tamarind  flavour  between brothers, sisters, couples etc. then it brings lots of joy and happiness but if it is used as a weapon to overpower then such sword of blackmailing always cut the relations apart. Sangat also mentioned that a person who has shared his dark sid

My Article in HT Innervoice - Tradition,ethos,these are some of life's best gifts

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Starts with same letter Rakhi and Rape, but different intentions

Yesterday, I was in Metro was enjoying the journey back to Noida. There were rakhis tied on every hands, seems everyone had enjoyed this auspicious festival that reflects the strength of bond between brother & sister. I too enjoyed the festival of bonds with my sisters. While enjoying the ride, a question kept on banging my head and left me unanswered. If everyone has a sister/s, may be a real or cousin but still they have a relation and shares a strong bond of care, love, happiness, understanding, nemesis and best partners in crime. Then why there are increasing numbers of eve-teasing, Rapes and female foeticide. This question took me back into my childhood, the day when I visited my dog – Bruno. We had a dog but we sold him when he was of 4 years. Actually we had kid at our home, which used to crawl on the floor and my grandfather suggested that’s not good if we keep dog because dog and the child shares the same playground i.e. floor. One day when I was missing Bruno, my fa

Maintain Relations like Supermarkets “Business Model”

Quite a number of times we have visited supermarkets and must have noticed that the things are applicably placed. Starting with the fresh fruits to groceries items to utensils to washing powders, wipers to toys and ends up with the clothes sections. But how many of us have really tried to feel their business model. Understanding and feeling may lead to knowledge but one is through mind and other is via heart. Have you ever tried to feel that the supermarkets - a glowing laid-out, healthy stocked with the right product adjacencies and effective visual merchandising, which in returns increases their selling pace that incur profit. A best layout is that behind which there are lots of thought process and emotions. If we can use the same business model in our relationships, then there will be lots of love and happiness in the air. Let me describe that: Senses play a vital role , when you walk into the door; you smell bread baking or chicken. That is why they keep the food items at the

PK Vs. Sentiments

Sometimes I feel so gloomy and shattered because of the right that our Democracy and constitution gives i.e. Right to Speak. Anyone just stood up and express his/her feelings without thinking or caring about others. Past few days I spent in thinking about the scenes of Amir Khan’s newly released movie PK. As like everyone has his own view point, I have also a viewpoint which I want to share with the mass. I heard many of the respected Dharma-Gurus (been of any religion) saying that the movie PK has sent a wrong message in the mass by showcasing the Gods in a depraved manner. I heard many people / respected Dharma-gurus saying that many scenes of PK has spread a wrong message by wrong posturizing of the respected Hindu Gods like Lord Shiva, the destroyer of fear is running to save himself. I just want to ask one simple question to them and to all of you that is it correct that everyone/anyone is allowed to dress-up like our Gods. If anyone of you has watched a revolutionary/devo

Flight Air India - Culture of India while in the Air

What are those two important things which we do when some guest visits or family member comes to our home?  “Namaste” this is how we greet our guests. The very next moment we bring water for our guests or family or any other person who comes to our home. These are the most valuable cultures which makes us different in the world. My job profile enables me to travel a lot across the world. I have tested and tried many of the air carriers. The kind of hospitality by the crew, aroma in the carrier and coziness in the seats that I have found in Air India, I have never found in any of the flight. Above all, the way they greet and maintain the cultures of India in the flight as well, it’s marvelous and enough to leave behind the others. Do you know which the thing that impresses an Indian the most is? It is not scotch. I am saying the thing that can impress an Indian and scotch only drool the Indian.  Water is that thing which impresses an Indian because branded scotch can’t quench

The Best Gift of Life

In any culture and relation, gifts play a vital role in strengthening the bonds. The value, size and brand of the gift don’t matter, what matter is the love, feelings and gratitude behind that gift. In absence of these, I think its waste. “The Best gift” of life is what is given by the best person of our life.  What do you think, who is the best person or who are the best persons in our life. In my life, my mother and father are the best persons. What would be the best gift that a mother or father would give to his/her daughter? I believe “The Best Gift” a father can give to his son is a “Piggy Bank” . I know that Money is not everything in the life but without money as well there is nothing in life. When I say a piggy bank, I don’t mean the typical plastic pig where we used to save our coins. So whenever life shows a rough path, then he should be able to walk through that patch instead of begging or lending money.   A best quote these days is “A Man Who Treats His Girl like a

Love Jihad vs. Humanity

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After 68 years of Independence and being well-educated human being of 21 st century, what we are giving back to our nation is Love Jihad. Alas! What are we doing with the lives and sentiments of our nation to whom we call our motherland? This is what a child like us should pay back to his/her motherland that despite of uplifting it we are continuously slaughtering its image by rapes, murders, loot, communal riots and now Love Jihad. Does this combination of two antonyms Love and Jihad make sense to anyone? Love is the positive word whereas Jihad is a well-known word with full of negativity . Can we combine these two words and make a beautiful place to live. Why we are so much interested in taking about conversions and reconversions of people into other religion/s. Since childhood what we have learnt that God is one been it Alah, Waheguru, Jesus or any hindu God . How does it matter that to which religion we belong to or of which God do we worship. The only thing ma