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		<title>Goddess KALI ~ The Antidote</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2013 03:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Goddess Kali (pronounced Kaali) baffles the modern mind. The image of Kali  would probably give a nightmare to a tender mind or even appear grotesque. But for centuries, India has known Kali as raw feminine energy and as a manifested Goddess. Though she is fierce, no child growing up in India fears Kali. So, what&#8217;s in]]></description>
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		<title>Zara Hatke resolutions for the New Year</title>
		<link>http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/blog/zara-hatke-resolutions-for-the-new-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:44:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[May good things happen to us in the coming New Year. Those who believe in a new resolution, New Year is just the excuse to form new habits and change for the better. Here is a selection of some New Year messages, from some great Indians, that are zara hatke and could add some oomph]]></description>
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		<title>OH MY GODssss!</title>
		<link>http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/blog/oh-my-godssss/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2012 09:16:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/?p=1244</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[India is a not just a country …to put it mildly India is a mind-boggling planet. There is so much diversity in India – be it the geography, people, lifestyles, languages, customs, politics and even religion etc. For centuries, India&#8217;s forte has been her &#8216;spirituality and religion&#8217; and that too is so diverse. The Indian]]></description>
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		<title>So, what&#8217;s unique about Indian &#8220;breakfast&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/blog/so-whats-unique-about-indian-breakfast/</link>
		<comments>http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/blog/so-whats-unique-about-indian-breakfast/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 10:54:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Indian Food]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is not uncommon for Indians to get asked &#8220;So&#8230;what do you guys eat for breakfast in India?&#8221; I wish the answer was straightforward. India has a diversity platter on almost everything including food. Only those who know about Indian culture really understand that there is no such thing as homogenous Indian food &#8211; be]]></description>
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		<title>Navratri &#8211; A time to celebrate Indian womanhood</title>
		<link>http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/blog/navratri-a-time-to-celebrate-indian-womanhood/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:03:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Celebrations]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Navratri 2012 is ON. The nine evenings of Navratri no doubt has a spiritual significance to the devout, but it is also a time to celebrate &#8216;womanhood&#8217; ~ the Indian way and that too for 9 consecutive days.But , today we seem to have forgotten the art of honouring women and she is shown on]]></description>
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		<title>Lord Ganesha&#8217;s Ashta-Vinayak Legends</title>
		<link>http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/blog/lord-ganeshas-ashta-vinayak-legends/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 08:59:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lord Ganesha is popularly known as Vighneshwara &#8211; the Lord of obstacles. For those on the spiritual path, Lord Ganesha represents a perfect wisdom to remove all obstacles that comes in the way of attaining God. But to those who need a empirical proof of God, the legends of Lord Ganesha&#8217;s eight temples in Maharashta]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s your VARNA quotient?</title>
		<link>http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/blog/whats-your-varna-quotient/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 11:43:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s your IQ? What&#8217;s your EQ? These days we are also asked about SQ (spiritual quotient). These IQ, EQ, SQ  are available today only to measure our aptitude, emotions, spirituality etc. But there is a quotient that was discovered thousands of years ago in India, which is based on natural order of things. It is]]></description>
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		<title>Ancient Indian monuments that belong to the world</title>
		<link>http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/blog/ancient-indian-monuments-that-belong-to-the-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 05:38:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[About India]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/?p=1188</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Is the past dead? Is heritage of any relevance today? While all other ancient civilizations have long disappeared, India is probably the only living civilisation spanning over some 5000 years. India at its core has somehow retained the elements of her ancient civilization showing a clear continuity. Much has stood the test of time in]]></description>
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		<title>A 5000 year old Q&amp;A with the Lord of Death</title>
		<link>http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/blog/qa-with-the-lord-of-death/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2012 23:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Indian spiritual traditions are replete with dialogues, Q&#38;As and rhetoric on truth. Even in the great epic Mahabharata we find many accounts of reasoning and inquiry where application of dharma is discussed.  The Yaksha Prashna in the Mahabharata is one such section where we find a famous Q&#38;A (question and answer) session between Yama]]></description>
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		<title>Did Ancient India look beyond the GOD particle?</title>
		<link>http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/blog/did-ancient-india-look-beyond-the-god-particle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 06:50:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Though scientific discoveries like the Higg&#8217;s Boson aka &#8216;God particle&#8217; are an honest attempt to know the origin of universe, there have been other attempts and approaches to know the truth. If &#8220;India is like a historic father of the Higg&#8217;s Boson project&#8221; according to Paolo Giubellino the spokesperson of CERN, the search for the]]></description>
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		<title>Is the Panchatantra just bed time stories?</title>
		<link>http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/blog/is-the-panchatantra-just-bed-time-stories/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 11:35:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are from India, you are more likely to know at least one story from the Panchatantra. We know that the Panchatantra has some great short stories, but to classify this 2300 year old collection as a story book for little children could be a bit hasty. A careful look at it beyond the]]></description>
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		<title>But what about the original Satyameva Jayate?</title>
		<link>http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/blog/but-what-about-the-original-satyameva-jayate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/blog/but-what-about-the-original-satyameva-jayate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jun 2012 03:34:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/?p=1051</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[India&#8217;s national motto &#8216;Satyameva Jayate&#8217; has now entered our lounge rooms&#8230;thanks to Amir Khan&#8217;s TV show. This TV show is a story of how a movie-star can create mass awareness on social issues &#8211; that too using a famous Vedic statement &#8216;Satyameva Jayate&#8217; as the title of the show. However the original &#8216;Satyameva Jayate&#8217; declaration]]></description>
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		<title>Why the Supermen of India never return?</title>
		<link>http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/blog/supermen-of-india-never-return/</link>
		<comments>http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/blog/supermen-of-india-never-return/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:49:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gurus]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/?p=992</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The fictional Superman of America may return on screen, but the real supermen of India never return. India &#8211; the land of mysticism has always had people with amazing supernatural powers. They are the very people who had powers to levitate, be invisible, reduce their body to the size of an atom, fulfill whatever they]]></description>
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		<title>The Great Indian Lifestyle</title>
		<link>http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/blog/the-great-indian-lifestyle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 10:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/?p=940</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#62; &#62; A 10,000 year old lifestyle model of Purpose, Profit, Pleasure and Freedom No! This Indian lifestyle is not about eating curry or doing yoga everyday nor is it about getting a regular Ayurvedic massage. In fact, this lifestyle is talked about as a sophisticated way of living a fulfilled  life.It is quite a]]></description>
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		<title>Is India a Spiritual Disneyland?</title>
		<link>http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/blog/is-india-a-spiritual-disneyland/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[About India]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/?p=907</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[India as a spiritual destination has been well known for eons. For centuries, the world has been at India’s doorstep for her science and wealth and got influenced by her spirituality. Given the smorgasbord of spiritual traditions in India, India has been called a spiritual Disneyland for a decade or so . Is that justified?]]></description>
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		<title>And you thought only modern India was a republic!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/blog/and-you-thought-only-modern-india-was-a-republic/</link>
		<comments>http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/blog/and-you-thought-only-modern-india-was-a-republic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[About India]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/?p=886</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The independent republic of India was officially born on the 26th January 1950, after 89 years of British rule. However republican values have been home to Indians since 2000 BCE. While the President of India gets a 21- gun-salute on the 26th of January every year, it wouldn’t be unceremonious for the President of India]]></description>
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		<title>Why some Gurus perform miracles?</title>
		<link>http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/blog/why-some-gurus-perform-miracles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:54:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/?p=440</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Some gurus perform miracles while other Gurus show their ‘namaskars to chamatkars’? Are miracles the only proof that the Divine exists? Given our heritage of Indian Gurus and their mind-boggling siddhis (powers), here is a little probe on the role of miracles in the realm of faith. The history of religion in India is replete]]></description>
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		<title>Why is India vegetarian friendly?</title>
		<link>http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/blog/why-is-india-vegetarian-friendly/</link>
		<comments>http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/blog/why-is-india-vegetarian-friendly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:40:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Indian Food]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why is India called the home of the vegetarians? Why is the Indian diet predominantly vegetarian though more than two-thirds of India’s population is non-vegetarian? Why is a traditional non-vegetarian in India more dependent on vegetarian food than meat? What could be some reasons for even the corporate India to market vegetarianism? India seems to]]></description>
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		<title>What does your BINDI say about you?</title>
		<link>http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/blog/what-does-your-bindi-say-about-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:39:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When an Indian woman decorates her forehead with sindoor or bindi, she is just following a tradition that goes back atleast 5000 years. Wear a bindi or a decorative mark on your forehead and you will never go unnoticed as it is very eye-catching. It is no wonder that bindi has found its way to]]></description>
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		<title>Why this “Kolaveri Di” is worrying di?</title>
		<link>http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/blog/why-this-kolaveri-di-is-worrying-di/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 12:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“White skin-u girl-u girl-u &#8211; Girl-u heart-u black-u &#8211; Eyes-u eyes-u meet-u meet-u &#8211; My future dark”. Yes!!! Kolaveri Di is immensely popular that even here downunder in Auckland we saw a Kolaveri flash mob. Why is this song so popular di? Is Kolaveri something we should be proud of di? Can this song be]]></description>
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		<title>New Year ka funda</title>
		<link>http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/blog/new-year-ka-funda/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of us from India celebrate more than one New Year. Besides the 1st of January every year, we also celebrate another New Year day based on the region we come from in India and the Indian calendar. What are the origins of this Indian calendar which has been around for more than 5000 years?]]></description>
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		<title>Why ‘Shri and Shrimati’ does not mean ‘Mr. and Mrs.?</title>
		<link>http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/blog/why-shri-and-shrimati-does-not-mean-mr-and-mrs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/blog/why-shri-and-shrimati-does-not-mean-mr-and-mrs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 23:21:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These days, the terms ‘Shri’ and ‘Shrimati’ are found printed only in wedding and invitation cards. These terms are more than a title prefix before a person’s name as they have a much deeper meaning. Hence it’s no wonder that atleast languages in South East Asia use this term ‘Shri’.  What does ‘Shri’ and ‘Shrimati’]]></description>
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		<title>The Guru of the world is still online</title>
		<link>http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/blog/the-guru-of-the-world-is-still-online/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 08:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How many civilizations have survived a foreign rule or a religious hegemony without cultural carnage or genocide? The extinct civilizations of native Americans, native south Americans and Africans is a case in point. Imagine a civilisation at gunpoint with political slavery to outside forces for over 1000 years and ravaged in every way possible? What]]></description>
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		<title>A black cat crosses your path!!! Now what?</title>
		<link>http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/blog/a-black-cat-crosses-your-path-now-what/</link>
		<comments>http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/blog/a-black-cat-crosses-your-path-now-what/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 05:51:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you care if a black cat crosses your road? Would you dare to step on lime and green chillies? Why is a north facing house believed to be lucky? Are these omens just mere imagination? We know that there are no real answers to these superstitions as they are irrational beliefs that defy all]]></description>
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		<title>Why temples? Why Idols?</title>
		<link>http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/blog/why-temples-why-idols/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 05:19:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Indian terms for temple are mandir, ambalam, koil or kovil, deool, devasthaanam, devaalaya etc depending on the regional language. The commonly used word ‘Mandir’ comes from the Sanskrut root ‘Mandaté’, which means to be filled with transcendent emotion, to delight or to shine. &#62;&#62; Temples in the age of reasoning In Sanaatana dharma (Hinduism),]]></description>
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		<title>Navratri ~ The festival of victory</title>
		<link>http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/blog/navratri-the-festival-of-victory/</link>
		<comments>http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/blog/navratri-the-festival-of-victory/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 04:18:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Navratri ~ Festival of nine sacred nights These days we hear a lot about expensive workshops that help harness the powers of our own mind. Our Indian culture offers the same transformation but only if we understand the deep significance and true meaning of our festivals, invocations and the accompanying rituals etc, with guidance of]]></description>
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		<title>Dinner with Mahatma Gandhi….anyone?</title>
		<link>http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/blog/dinner-with-mahatma-gandhi-anyone/</link>
		<comments>http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/blog/dinner-with-mahatma-gandhi-anyone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 23:59:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2nd October is Gandhi Jayanti when India marks the birth of the father of the nation, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi &#8211; who spearheaded the country’s Freedom Movement for Independence from British Rule. &#8220;Hi. I&#8217;m Lilly. And if you could have dinner with anyone, dead or alive, who would it be,&#8221; President Obama was asked by a]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding CASTE ka chakkar</title>
		<link>http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/blog/understanding-caste-ka-chakkar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 23:20:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Caste is not an Indian term. The real story behind the caste system is glaringly different to what we know. Was it called the caste system then? What was its original purpose? Was the system rigid? Was it designed to breed discrimination or inequality? Was there any merit in having a so-called caste system? Could]]></description>
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		<title>How to look at life through Krishna’s eyes?</title>
		<link>http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/blog/how-to-look-at-life-through-krishna%e2%80%99s-eyes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/blog/how-to-look-at-life-through-krishna%e2%80%99s-eyes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 21:46:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[21st of August is Janmashtami – the birthday of the smiling Lord Krishna. He is the poster-boy of the Hindu pantheon whose life and teachings teach us how to live life the smart way and holistically. Right from his birth in a prison cell, his life has been full of mighty challenges, but as a]]></description>
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		<title>Ganapati Bappa calling</title>
		<link>http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/blog/ganapati-bappa-calling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 01:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ganesh Utsav perhaps provides a platform for the biggest display of God symbolism on earth. The ten day Ganesh Utsav is probably the only festive period when we see most idols of any Hindu deity. In Hinduism, art &#38; sculpture has been traditionally employed from Veda Vyasa’s time to help us discover the hidden meaning]]></description>
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