TIPS TO WAKE UP EARLY

23 Feb

For some mysterious reason, waking up early is one hardest habit to cultivate – not just for me, but for almost everyone I know. Here are some tips you can use to wake up early and stay up. 1. Create a compelling reason to wake up early. What is it? For personal activities? To get [...]

School Choice Becomes A Hymn (Mantra) Of 21st Century

22 Feb

It’s obviously an important topic for many parents. A few months ago, I noticed several among my acquaintances figuratively biting their nails as their kids sat for the Primary School admission Examination. Today, by law, only the government or non-profit charitable trusts can run schools in India. Those in the educational policy establishment believe that [...]

Role Of The Communist Party In India’s Freedom Movement

21 Feb

The message of the Khilafat was not lost on Muslim leaders like Mohammed Ali Jinnah. (He had opposed the Congress support for the Khilafat.) He correctly recognized that the Congress leaders would always back down in the face of threat of violence. They would rather appease than fight on principles. This happened repeatedly – in [...]

Is Gandhiji A Philosophical Anarchist?

20 Feb

Anarchy is about abolishing hierarchy. According to the original, Greek meaning of the word, Anarchy stands to create a world where there is no separation between the rulers and the ruled–a place where everyone rules themselves.An anarchic vision of society is nonviolent, self-managed and non-hierarchical, and Anarchist thinkers hold dear to the ideal of democracy–rule [...]

INDIAN FASHION TREND

19 Feb

The Indian fashion industry is almost eight decades younger than its Western counterpart. It only took off in 1987 after the inception of India’s first fashion-design school, The National Institute of Fashion Technology. Around this time, the Late Rohit Khosla was the first ever Indian fashion designer to have a show in India. Since then [...]

Getting Your Big Rocks In Place First

18 Feb

For today’s article, I am going to start off with a timeless story which exemplifies the big idea I am going to share. I’ve condensed the original story into its key essence, so please read it before continuing one day a teacher was speaking to a group of students. He pulled out an extremely large [...]

Gandhiji’s Affection Towards Islam And Why It Failed

17 Feb

When India ‘s independence struggle was at its height Gandhi realized that independence cannot come about by the efforts of the Hindus alone. Muslims too must be involved in the struggle. It is important to note that Muslim separation or Hindu involvement in the national movement is not a simple monochromatic affair. There were some [...]

Fasting- An Opportunity To Reset Poor Eating And Lifestyle Habits

13 Feb

Before You Fast Clearly before you embark on any fasts, you should do your research first. While I personally recommend fasting based on everything I’ve read about it and how it has changed my life for the better, ultimately it’s your onus to read up, assess the information, and make the decision for yourself. Everything [...]

12 Tips To Achieve Fasting Success

12 Feb

This is where the 12 tips here come in. For those of you interested in fasting to live a better life, I’ve specially written these tips to help you make the best out of your fasts. I’m writing this on top of what I’ve already shared in the past fasting articles, so be sure to [...]

Clean & Green Energy- An Oath Of The Century

11 Feb

Former Hollywood action star Arnold Schwarzenegger on February 2,2012 invoked Mahatma Gandhi’s non-violence movement as a perfect example to start a global green energy campaign to fight climate change. Speaking at the 12th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit here, the former governor of California said that he is on a mission to spread awareness about clean [...]