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Indian Classical & light Music and Literature. Writing Articles in News papers in English and Marathi.

An idea worth spreading

Religion is created by man to use it as a tool to wield power. Faith and belief is a private and personal matter and should not be allowed to interfere with public life. . Everyone is entitled to practice one's belief.. Earliest we get rid of fundamentalists better the world would be

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Humour, Short Stories, Crossword puzzles

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Compassion , humanitarian approach

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• A comment on Talk: Judy MacDonald Johnston: Prepare for a good end of life

  May 26 2013: Thought provoking talk. The issue of life and death, as also the state after death has mystified believers, atheists and scientists since time immemorial. Quest for the search of truth will continue till eternity. However, succor can be found in Hindu vedic philosophy enunciated in the holy book Bhagvat Geeta. Chapter two mainly deals with the eternal reality of the souls’ mortality. The crux of teachings is summed up in verse 2.22. It says that just as a human being giving up old and worn garments accepts other new apparel, in the same way an embodied soul giving up old and worn out bodies verily accepts new bodies. Soul cannot be harmed by weapons nor be burnt by fire nor dampened by water nor dried up by the weather. Soul is immortal, body is not. One may reject the philosophy but there is no escape from the fact that its recognition makes life and death more meaningful and free from fear.
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  A comment on Talk: Myshkin Ingawale: A blood test without bleeding

  Nov 1 2012: Hearty Congratulations on winning the prestigous Anjani Mashelkar ultra low cost- Inclusive -Innovation Award instituted by the eminent Scientist Dr. R. A. Mashelkar under the auspices of International Longevity Centre India, Pashan , Pune, Maharashtra. I believe this is just the beginning. All the best wishes.
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  A comment on Talk: Myshkin Ingawale: A blood test without bleeding

  May 27 2012: You have proved the adage "Try and try again till you succeed at last"! This is a perfect illustration of ‘Gandhian Engineering’ referred to by Dr. R. A. Mashelkar, the noted Scientist in his TED talk (subtitles in 23 languages including Marathi). Hearty Congratulations and best luck for future. I propose to translate your talk also.
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  A comment on Talk: Ananda Shankar Jayant fights cancer with dance

  Feb 25 2012: It is a shame that heloise.obyrne is incapable of appreciating the Indian music and the dance. Before commenting he ought to have done some homework on the oriental art. That apart, the whole story is inspiring to any sensible and sensitive person. His comment need to be ignored if not deleted.
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  A comment on Talk: Vishal Vaid's hypnotic song

  Oct 28 2011: Surprised that despite adverse comments and appeal to withdraw the video , it is not done yet. This is neither Indian nor music. I thought TED is for Quality, standard & Taste.

• A comment on Talk: Ananda Shankar Jayant fights cancer with dance

  Oct 28 2011: Dear Ananda Shankar,
  I am sure many TED viewers like me have been enjoying again & again the superb performance and touching narration in this video. May I request you to take up another theme close to your heart and share with the viewers another divine experience? I hope TED and you will not disappoint us. My translation of the English sub titles into Marathi & later publishing the story in a Marathi newspaper from Pune was received well. May Almighty bless you for taking us to higher sublime level.

• A comment on Talk: Harsha Bhogle: The rise of cricket, the rise of India

  Dec 31 2010: Why is the translation in Marathi withdrawn?

• A reply on Talk: Ananda Shankar Jayant fights cancer with dance

  Nov 3 2010: I have sent a scanned copy by e mail to anandasj@rediffmail.com. Trust you have received. Thanks.
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  A comment on Talk: Ananda Shankar Jayant fights cancer with dance

  Oct 28 2010: Hearty congratulations on receiving Presidential award the Sangeet Natak Akademi award for Bharatanatyam from the Hon'ble President of India. You deserve it. May Devi Durga bless you with many more accolades.
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  A comment on Talk: R.A. Mashelkar: Breakthrough designs for ultra-low-cost products

  Oct 27 2010: Most comments hover around Nano car (which is cited as just one example), missing the main theme, viz. break through designs for ultra-low-cost products. I suggest reading of three other TED talks ------- Anil Gupta: India’s hotbed of inventions; Jane Chen: a warm embrace that saves life and Sugat Mitra: The child driven education provide more illustrations for better appreciation of the subject matter.