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Meditation matters to Karanvir Bohra
Karanvir Bohra, the Khatron Ke Khiladi's most fashionable young man, who made his mark in Punjabi filmdom with Love Youu Soniye has another side to him. A spiritual side. Very few are aware that he takes short breaks to get away from the stress of the city ... -
Youth getting into meditation
Gone are the days when meditation and yoga were the business of the elderly. Today, many schools and colleges are organizing optional yoga and meditation classes for children to cope up with increasing stress. And the best part is that the younger generati ... -
NRIs pitch in for a better india, OVBI to hold event in Washington
Now, non resident Indians want to vote for a better India. US based Overseas Volunteers for a Better India (OVBI) today announced that it will hold 'Big Ideas for a Better India' event on December 22 in Washington, D.C. This event will bring together a pan ... -
Social intervention at HWT bus park
"If you drop out of school, you are six times more likely to become a gang member, and if you become a gang member you are ten times more likely to end up in prison or dead, and we don't want that for you, we want discipline and order," National Security M ... -
Business and society
Economy is the most vital aspect of any society. Not only do businesses provide livelihood to many, they are also an expression of creativity in solving real world issues. A business idea becomes successful and profitable when it serves a genuine need in s ... -
Arise and Awaken, Media
In the Summer of 2010, while coordinating a meditation based empowerment seminar at an African American school in Houston, Texas, I had a key moment of truth when a 6th grader shared with us that "He has been looking for this peace ALL his life and that th ... -
Genetic Evidence of Yoga’s Impact on the Immune System
Norwegian researchers find a strong and immediate genetic response to yoga practice. If we're finished obsessing about yoga jeans, perhaps it's time to think about yoga and genes. Newly published research from Norway suggests that a comprehensive yoga prog ... -
Ayurveda makes transatlantic entry into Las Vegas
The recently held, ‘Second International Conference on Surgery and Anaesthesia’ in Las Vegas had a unique and unlikely contributor in the form of Bangalore-based Dr Ramesh Bhat. A department head at Bangalore, India’s Sri Sri College of Ayurvedic Science a ... -
Manipur central jail introduces several reforms for inmates
The Central Jail at Sajiwa in Manipur has become the first in the northeast to start a reform centre for its inmates. The Central Jail, situated at Sajiwa in East Imphal, houses over 640 inmates in seven different sectors. It has become be northeast’s firs ... -
Engineer who brought education to tribal areas
Brij Chawla, originally from Islamabad, came to India during Partition. The child, now a 74-year-old man, had then pledged to be part of the country's progress in a bid to establish his own identity. In 1993, Chawla visited Badhua village in Ghatshila, the ...
