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In the Water, Not of It
By
Vineet Chander
“Black Friday” — the day after Thanksgiving, which officially kicks-off the Christmas shopping season — doesn’t always bring out the best in humanbeings. Adults start to behave like unruly children, shoving and fighting one another over that last flat screen TV or designer coat. At best its embarrassing; at worst, it can be deadly. Last…
Mumbai 26/11: “Where Was God?”
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Vineet Chander
At some point during the Mumbai terror attacks, somewhere between the first shot fired on November 26, 2008 and the tragic end on November 29, 2008, the Mumbai police officially declared a state of emergency. In the heart of downtown Mumbai, mere walking distance from where some of the worst carnage took place (and where…
Mumbai 26/11: A Prayer for Peace
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Vineet Chander
Today, November 26, 2009, marks the one year anniversary of the Mumbai terror attacks– beginning on November 26, 2008 and lasting until November 29, 2008, terrorists sent by an Islamic extremist group in Pakistan coordinated more than ten shooting and bombing attacks across Mumbai, India’s financial capital. Reports conflict, but it is generally accepted that…
Pilgrims and Hindus for Thanksgiving
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Vineet Chander
What do Diwali, Holi, Shiva Ratri, and Thanksgiving all have in common? Give up? They’re all originally Hindu holidays, of course! Really? Well, sort of. At least this is the hypothesis put forth by Richard Salva — a minister, yoga student, and self-acclaimed reincarnation expert — in his book Soul Journey: From Lincoln to Lindbergh.…
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