So what is Compassion?
[Today, Feb 20, 2015 across the world #1000Speak for Compassion. This post is one of those voices. Please find other posts here: http://1000speak.wordpress.com/ or on twitter with hashtag #1000Speak ....
View ArticleWhy I prefer Public Transport
I do miss having a car at times. Especially when I go shopping or when I want to visit a place outside the city on a whim. Sometimes it is a struggle to get up, change multiple modes of transport …...
View ArticleIn Defence of A Stray Dog and A Neem Tree
Last week I had the joy of conversing with Pratap Antony. I know him as a music aficionado, as founder-member of The Hyderabad Western Music Foundation and as a person who strives for peace in words...
View ArticleNurturing isn’t Pampering
Nurturing isn’t pampering. No. A gardener mindfully observes her plants—the soil condition, water, pests, sunlight and other aspects of the weather—diagnoses and adjusts so as to improve growing...
View ArticleStory of a Mango Farmer
7 years back, Arifa Rafee did not know farming. Nothing, nada. She was a teacher and then a banker. Till the land called her and her husband. The natural way is what she zeroed in, in spite of the many...
View ArticleDadri, Vegetarian Meat Eaters
Indian Express: “Dadri: Mob kills man, injures son over ‘rumours’ that they ate beef” My stomach turns. Several meat bans (especially beef) across India. Vegetarianism now a trait of the superior and...
View ArticleShackling Our Own Freedoms
Pratap Antony is a man who walks the talk. I had previously written about his defence of a stray dog and a neem tree. In this powerful article in CounterCurrents, he calls on each of us to unshackle...
View ArticleSuresh Ediga–Human Compassion Machine
[This post is part of #1000Speak efforts to write and speak about compassion. If you are looking for more posts to light up your day, please click on this link: http://1000voicesspeak.org/] Many of us...
View ArticleIndia Interfaith Campaign
India Interfaith Campaign begins on Nov 21, 2015. Why? Because we only talk intellectually about compassion, about inclusiveness. And we want to believe that we indeed are so. But here is the thing–...
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