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HindustanTimes Sun,19 May 2013
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The disciplinary push

Success comes only to those who are disciplined and never give up because discipline is the force that makes one find solution to difficult tasks.

Keeping tabs on the political grapevine

Losing a portfolio is disappointing for ministers. But losing a ministry with a glamorous brand ambassador is even more heart-breaking, as rural development Jairam Ramesh learnt after the recent Cabinet reshuffle.

Balancing an ideal life

I hear people say ‘I’ go to temple every day. As long as this ‘I’ is there, going to temple or church will not reap any benefit. We are not what we are because of anything from us; it is just how He wants us to be.

Keeping tabs on the political grapevine

Sushma Swaraj, the leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, is back in action to oversee the BJP's affairs in Delhi and Haryana.

Sound and silence

Sound and silence are quite parallel universes, if one were to introspect over the subtleties.

The birthday song

A birthday is of great importance in one’s life. One takes great care on how to celebrate one’s birthday. Perhaps there are as many ways of doing this as there are number of people on this planet.

The buzz

During his recent visit to Kashmir, home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde did something which none of his predecessors had done since the early 1990s — stop and shop at Lal Chowk, the political and business nerve centre of Srinagar.

Virtues of calmness

We, as human beings, experience a lot of emotion. We celebrate the birth of a baby and experience the pain and emptiness on the death of a relative.

The legend of Onam

Today is Onam and it symbolises the dawn of a new season of happiness and prosperity. The festival is celebrated in Kerala in a big and special way.

Sceptical thoughts

Be sceptical and be in bliss. This amounts to saying that to be sceptical is better than not to be one. Who wants to be called “gullible”, idiot and whatever demeaning word one can think of?

The buzz

Keeping tabs on the political grapevine

The divine path

When we are born physically, it is a birth of many possibilities. Biology just delivers you as an animal. It is you who can turn yourself into a full-blown human being and/or a divine soul.

The wonder ‘powers’

What makes you remain happy and realise your ultimate goal? There are some ‘basic powers’ that help one carry out one’s day-to-day work successfully.

Keeping tabs on the political grapevine

It’s been almost three weeks since Pranab Mukherjee took oath as the President of India but his name continues to figure in various Congress panels on the party’s official website.

The joy of ecstasy

If we are in pain, it indicates that the direction of our karma (action) is incorrect. Pain occurs when we move away from our core desire and take the wrong path.
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