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When Echoes Turn to Gunfire : Remembering Pahalgam, Reckoning With Yesterday

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The dates have been looping through my mind like beads on arosary :9 June 2 0204 to 14 th June - the week I stayed in Kashmir, the week I thought I finally inderstood the word " trianquility ".A3rd d then 23rd April -2025 - yesterday -when tranquility shattered into headlinws and the echo of gungfire crept into every happy memory in had stitched togetther.   Morning in Kashmir10th June 2024   The air smelled of apple blossoms and wood smoke the morning we landed in Kashmir . . A faint chill still clung to the back of each breath , as though winter had left fingerprints on the valley walls. Next day at 8.30 our day was started with on our way to Dal Lake - or rathe . a glass fragment of it deep inside pahalgam's winding wateways. A solitary ourcrop of sontes jutted into the water , and I stepped ont the fartthest one . Suddenly   I was surrounded by liquid mirrors . Every mountain inched into focus , bright enough to make the sky look washed - out . And then came the sound...
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Both Buddhism and Advaita Vedanta are both powerful ancient traditions . , full of important insights and guidance . Teachings of Buddha are similar to the teachings of many rishis and the ancient sages who composed the earliest Hindu scriptures . The relationship between Hinduism and Buddhism is bit complicated . All hindus look upon Buddha as a religious reformer , a free thinker and who rejected Hinduism 's excessive ritualism of that time and reinvigorated it with new teachings . In some Hindu scriptures Buddha is accepted as an avatara , i.e., ninth  avatara of lord vishnu . But , Buddha rejected the authorities of all Hindu scriptures . He is the founder of a new religion which is rooted in Hinduism , but distinct from it.  The fact is Buddha himself was raised in a Hindu family and learned from hindu teachers .   Both hinduism and buddhism impart various beliefs , beliefs about , heaven and hell and how the universe is created . The meaning of vedanta is the spirit...

SIEZED WITH SEIZURES

Fearful - because i didn't know what lay ahead Hepless - because i had lost control over my situaation and could'nt see anyway of ragining it Hopeless - because the future looked pretty break and i could not seea ny light on the horizon  As my seizures became true element of my self at my 30’s , I felt the growth of art, spirituality , and emotions within my own life. This work provides an excellent explanation of the same and allows me to see how my brain , as my own does define the new path of life which in now take . Thanks ! GOD ’s gift personified !!  In a matter of few weeks , my life took a turn I could never have predicted and was turned upside down. To me routine was everything . I guess getting into routine makesa busy life easier to juggle . The only way I can describe it is to say that an immense wave of fear swept through my body.  Epilepsy is a common serious neurological disorder caused by abnormalities in the electrical activity of the brain. When compa...

Can Technology Personalize Your Diet ??

  Technology in nutrition will become more important as we see nutrition getting increasingly more personalized to an individual’s specific needs ,” — Rebecca McKinnon, clinical specialist at Healright. Technology is making major waves across the nutrition industry, enabling greater levels of personalization and cutting-edge breakthroughs. However, it is not a silver bullet, with various gaps and limitations meaning that sometimes simplicity is best. It has helped grow the understanding of the role and impact of micronutrients on human health. Additionally, it has been key in measuring the impact that food has on health. For instance, innovation has enabled industry to monitor the health of consumers in response to different nutrition initiatives. The other element is how technology has played a key role in diet personalization, helping scientists analyze biological and behavioral data from individuals to design nutritional strategies that adapt to personal needs. The New Era of S...

Free From Plastic

  There is enemy among us.It's destroying us .It has sneaked in to our lives .- It's nothing but Plastic . Plastic is a tremendous problem for our planet and for our human species it is a such  large problem figures  which are almost hard to digest and understand .  Plastic pollution is one of the gretest environmental threats to our planet we live in a world of abundance. Our planet is home to billions of living things and natural resources.but these resources are abused and misused . Despite the increasing scientific understanding of the irreversible damage plastic can cause to our environment and communities, plastic production is projected to dramatically increase in the coming years,. Multinational consumer goods companies continue to promote so-called sustainable alternatives that would put unacceptable pressures on natural resources such as forests and agricultural land, which have already been overexploited. To solve the plastic pollution crisis, companies ne...

Farewell to American Empire

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"  America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilisation in between " -- Oscar Wilde  A specter is haunting the United States -the specter of decline . In one of the public debates , the winning presidential elections candidate made his slogan " Make America Great Again ", which implied America was no longer great, as it once had been. The 2008 crisis and the government's response made obvious the extent of economic and political inequality in the United States, and the absolute decline in wealth and well being for a growing fraction of Americans.  Evidence of decline is manifest to those of us living in America in the first decades of the 21st century. Student achievement at the primary, secondary and university levels has fallen from the top ranks. US students, who attend ever more decrepit schools, are performing lower than their peers in countries with much lower levels of income or education spending . . The US, which pionee...

The Role of Equity for Cohesive Development

   “ Ensuring that every individual has an qual opportunity to make the most of their lives and talents “ ———National Human Rights Commission  The term Gender refers to the Economic , Social , and Cultural Attributes and Opportunities associated with being  Male or Female . In most societies , being a Man or Woman is not simply a matter of differential biological and physical characteristics .Gender equality intrinsically linked to sustainable development and is vital to the realisation of human rights for all . The gender equality is very essential to achieve the goal of women empowerment . The objective of gender quality his society is which women and men enjoy the same opportunities , rights and obligations in all spheres of life . Equality between men and women exists when both genders are able to share equality in the distribution of power and influence. Have equal opportunities for financial independence through work or through setting up businesses .  In ...