Time is Relative We all know that above title is both true, and not true. We even have phrases that tie into this fact, like, Time flies when you’re having fun.” Sometimes a minute appears to be an hour while sometimes an hour appears to be a minute. The intensity depends on how much you like or dislike an activity you are involved in. Chatting on Internet could fly away your...

Rajasthan Rajasthan has had a glorious history. It is known for many brave kings, their deeds; and their interest in art and architecture. Its name means “the land of the rajas”. It was also called Rajputana (the country of the Rajputs), whose codes of chivalry shaped social mores just as their often bitter and protracted feuding dominated their politics. From this same sandy tract the world heard the bangs of India’s...

Life After Death The Afterlife is an area of human consciousness we all enter upon leaving the physical world at physical death. Throughout history we’ve questioned if there is a life after death. Along the way, our religions and various philosophers offered beliefs and opinions to answer this commonly asked question. However, many of the answers contradict each other making it hard to figure out. “Belief in life after death is...

Wisdom Speaks in Silence What you learn is of interest of your teacher and what you know is of interest to yourself, but the knowledge you put to use is of interest to all mankind. Knowledge unharnessed is but idle vanity and an affront to the Gods.” Take for example, the word, silence. Silence means the absolute stopping of all thought processes in our wakeful state. Nature, as we all know,...

World Human Rights Day –  December 10   Human Rights Day is celebrated annually across the world on 10 December. The date was chosen to honour the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption and proclamation, on 10 December 1948, of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the first global enunciation of human rights. The commemoration was established in 1950, when the General Assembly invited all states and interested organizations to celebrate the...

International Day of Disabled Persons – December 3   On the 3rd December 1982, the UN General Assembly decided on the World Programme of Action for Disabled People. The annual observance of the International Day of Disabled Persons, 3 December, aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well being of persons with disabilities. It also seeks to increase awareness of gains to...

World AIDS Day – December 1   On December 1 every year, the world comes together to commemorate World AIDS Day. The Day is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV and AIDS. The theme for World AIDS Day has been determined by the World AIDS Campaign since 1997.  “Leadership” has been chosen by the World AIDS Campaign as the theme for World AIDS Day 2007...

National Integration Day – November 19   Indira Gandhi’s birthday, November 19th, is being celebrated as National Integration Day every year. She was the daughter of India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, and mother of India’s youngest Prime Minister, Mr.Rajiv Gandhi. In spite of her famous last name, she was by birth not related to Mahatma Gandhi. Indira Gandhi was the Prime Minister from 1966-77 and then again from 1980 to...