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Apr 23, 2011

Preponed.......and I'll have salad on the side with that.

I walked up to the check in desk at the Delhi airport to catch my flight south to Kochi and the lady looked up and said "Sir, your flight has been preponed!" I thought to myself "Now, is 'preponed' that Filipino dish that's made with eggplant, because if it is I want some salad on the side with that." I knew what she was trying to say but really, is "prepone" even a word? Can the word 'prepone' b...

Apr 15, 2011
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Dad loves my Indian tattoo

"Dad loves my Indian tattoo because it only lasts a few days" resounded a young Indian girl. Henna (Lawsonia inermis) is a flowering plant that produces a dye that temporary stains the skin, hair, fingernail and more. It's what Indians have been using for centuries to tattoo them
Mar 29, 2011
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Can Women be Monks?

It is a question I get asked quite often and the answer, at least in the Hindu religion, is Yes! And if you want to be pedantic then they would more appropriately be called nuns. In Hinduism men and women can attain the same heights of spiritual awakening. It is taught that God
Mar 13, 2011
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Press for a Photo at the Kumbha Mela

The Kumbha Mela is, needless to say, a photographers paradise. For those of us who have never been to a Kumbha Mela or never will, it is these men and women that do their best to bring this experience to our doorstep by photographing this exhilarating festival, if it is even poss
Mar 10, 2011
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Kumbha Mela's Ascetics

In February of 2010 I was fortunate enough to be present at the Kumbha Mela festival that was taking place in Haridwar, North India. Thousands of Hindu ascetics (a person who leads an austerely simple life, especially one who abstains from the normal pleasures of life or denies h
Jan 14, 2011
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Quote by Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (Day 31)

Today is the last day in our series of entrepreneurial quotes that have spanned a month. We wrap up the series with a wise, simple and yet profound quote by my guru, reminding us that in our pursuit of entrepreneurship, to always hold in mind that ... "Life is meant to be lived
Jan 13, 2011

Quote by George Bernard Shaw (Day 29)

"Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine, and at last you create what you will." ~ George Bernard Shaw Photo: A taxi driver takes a nap on his taxi in a quiet alley in the bustling city of Kolkata, India.