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Published as 'The Right Spirit' in Corporate Dossier, Economic Times, 20 June 2008
Of the five tenets of Islam, there is one that forces the believer to take cognizance of others around him. The first tenet is about the faith one must have – faith in one God and his final prophet, Muhammad. The second is [...]
Published in Corporate Dossier, Economic Times, 13 June 2008
In Vedic times, life was divided into four stages: the first quarter was Brahmacharya-ashram, the stage when one is a student; the second was Grihastha-ashram, the stage when one is a householder; the third was Vanaprastha-ashram, the stage when one retires from active household duty; the fourth [...]
Published on 6 June 2008, in Corporate Dossier, Economic Times
According to the Shiva Puran, Daksha-Prajapati sought worthy grooms for his many daughters, men of substance, gods who helped life on earth, like Indra, the rain-god or Agni, the fire-god. He was quite horrified therefore when his youngest daughter, Sati, of her own free will, chose [...]
