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One act of injustice can destroy a whole life of honesty When Lord Krishna returned home after the battle of Mahabharata, his wife Rukmani confronted him “How could you be…

Novel Reading Lots of today's innocent pleasures were at one time considered immoral. Dancing, card-playing, and theater are a few of the most obvious examples. Less well remembered is one…

Pythagoras 500 BC Pythagoras was approached by the ruler of Samos one day, or so the story goes, who demanded to know his name and his occupation. “I am Pythagoras,”…

Before anesthesia Before anesthesia, physicians were called surgeons, but they didn’t perform surgery. The keys to successful surgery on a conscious patient were quick hands and a very sharp knife,…

History of the Thanksgiving day The first Thanksgiving celebration by New World settlers in America occurred at Berkeley Hundred in Virginia on December 4, 1619, two years earlier than the…

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918 to 2008) While serving in the Soviet army in the closing days of World War II, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn wrote a letter to a friend, in which he…

4th century A.D Roman Britain In the 4th century A.D Roman Britain was a sophisticated Latin-speaking culture with impressive technologically advanced cities, engaged in extensive and lucrative commerce throughout the…

 Western philosophers about Hinduism 1. Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) "Hindus and Hindutva will one day rule the world because this is a combination of knowledge and wisdom". 2. Herbert Wells (1846…

How we look at life, matters.--An Inspiring Story A famous writer was in his study room. He picked up his pen and started writing : **Last year, I had surgery…