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Balamurali Balaji's Blog – September 2013 Archive (5)

WHEN MY FAITH IN HUMANITY WAS TESTED - Awais Sheikh

This is an email sent by Mr. Awais Sheikh from Sweden. He was a Lawyer from Pakistan who attended the case of slain Sarabjit Singh, worked and suffered for his release and 32 other Indian prisoners in Pakistan jail. Today, he lives in Sweden with his family.

His work reminds us of young Mohandas K. Gandhi, as a Barrister fighting for the indentured labourers in South Africa century ago.

His story is heart touching and poignant of many of our own agony. His sufferings… Continue

Added by Balamurali Balaji on September 30, 2013 at 6:59 — No Comments

Will Criminal background remain as an unattended criteria for selecting legislators?

Will Criminal background remain as a unnoticed criteria for selecting legislators?

Crime is like a disease, like any other malady, and is a product of the prevalent social system. Therefore, all crime including murder will be treated as a disease. Whether such an India will ever come into being is another question.... All criminals should be treated as patients and the jails should be hospitals admitting this class of patients for treatment and cure. No one commits crime… Continue

Added by Balamurali Balaji on September 28, 2013 at 17:34 — 2 Comments

Meditation is waiting on God – Mahatma Gandhi

Meditation is waiting on God – Mahatma Gandhi

Benefits of Meditation:-

It gives self-control.
It creates constructive thoughts in our mind.
It develops a sense of maturity to value one’s own self.
It develops the brain activity to distinguish the evils of sin and…

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Added by Balamurali Balaji on September 20, 2013 at 8:00 — No Comments

Can the U.S. dilute its stance on Syria?

Can the U.S. dilute its stance on Syria?

21st September is the U.N. declared "International Day of Peace" and the countries around the world have one more chance this year to uphold peace and stop warfare to walk on the path of peace and nonviolence.

Iran which was in spotlight in the recent past has gradually transforming itself these days to stop its nuclear operations for destruction and its President is vowing to assure peace at all means. Today, the… Continue

Added by Balamurali Balaji on September 20, 2013 at 4:14 — No Comments

"The Flashback" - A photo-documentary film on the life of Mahatma Gandhi

"The Flashback" - A photo-documentary film on the life of Mahatma Gandhi

BB Systems (The Center for Information Technology and Gandhian Philosophy of Nonviolence and Peace), a Techno-Gandhian organization has produced a new photo-documentary film on the life of Mahatma Gandhi.

This documentary titled "The Flashback" depicts the life-sketch of the Father of Nation with hundreds of photos collected from various sources. This 16 minute film…

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Added by Balamurali Balaji on September 12, 2013 at 2:11 — No Comments