Growing up in India, Diwali and Holi were my favourite festivals. These were two occasions that were especially popular, celebrated together by families, neighbours and entire communities. Popularly referred to as the Festival of Lights outside India, Diwali will be celebrated this year on October 19. I remember how preparations for Diwali would start weeks …
Grace and Gratitude
Please indulge me as I invite you to take a test and answer a few simple questions. Sit back and relax. Now that you are comfortably seated, please reflect on the following questions and answer with a simple "yes" or "no" without qualifying your response: Do I feel hungry? Do I get what I wish …
Rituals and reality
Today, Dussehra is being celebrated in India and elsewhere. Indian mythology and religious texts venerate Lord Ram (considered to be an incarnate of the God, Vishnu) who is said to have been born some 5,000 years BC. For various reasons, too detailed to elaborate in this short space, Ram was banished from his kingdom for …
Ending the nightmare
I have weaned myself away from the nightly ritual of watching the “news” on TV. It was getting increasingly difficult to clear my mind of the images and bombastic rhetoric aimed at dehumanizing entire peoples, countries and races, just before retiring for the night. Now, while other thoughts still preoccupy me, I find it is …
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