The Beatles were a highly influential English rock ‘n’ roll band from Liverpool. They are the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful pop music band in music history. The innovative music and style of John Lennon (1940–1980), Paul McCartney (b. 1942), George Harrison (1943–2001), and Ringo Starr (b. 1940) helped to define the 1960s, and they continue to be well regarded for… Continue reading A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality!
The Self in you is the same as the Self Universal!
Annie Besant was a theosophist, educationist, home rule activist, champion of human freedom and Indian nationalism. In 1907, she became the President of the Theosophical Society, whose international headquarters was at Adyar, Madras (present day Chennai, Tamil Nadu). In her speech “The Indian Nation”, Besant puts forth her ideas on how a united Indian Nation could… Continue reading The Self in you is the same as the Self Universal!
Believe you can and you’re halfway there!
Theodore Roosevelt (October 27, 1858–January 6, 1919) was born in New York into one of the old Dutch families which had settled in America in the seventeenth century. At eighteen he entered Harvard College and spent four years there, dividing his time between books and sport and excelling at both. After leaving Harvard he studied… Continue reading Believe you can and you’re halfway there!
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all!
Undeterred by deafness and blindness, Helen Keller rose to become a major 20th century humanitarian, educator and writer. She advocated for the blind and for women’s suffrage and co-founded the American Civil Liberties Union. Born on June 27, 1880 in Tuscumbia, Alabama, Keller was the older of two daughters of Arthur H. Keller, a farmer, newspaper… Continue reading Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all!
The strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack!
Rudyard Kipling was born in Mumbai and lived with relatives in England between the ages of 6 and 17, when he returned to India. As a child he spoke English, Hindi and Portuguese. This is evident in his writing, which revolves around issues of language and identity. After returning to India, Kipling traveled around the… Continue reading The strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack!
Views of India II
Samuel Bourne’s photographs display a compositional elegance which appealed to Victorian notions of the ‘picturesque’; strategically framed landscapes of rugged mountain scenery, forests, rivers, lakes and rural dwellings. Bourne chose his routes with care, planning his itineraries based on the latest maps, the locations of renowned geological features, glaciers, high passes, the sources of major… Continue reading Views of India II
Views of India I
One of the most important British expeditionary photographers, Samuel Bourne was propelled by his great desire to travel to lovely, remote locations and to record images of what he considered picturesque. From 1863 to 1869, he worked widely in India, making three major expeditions to the Himalayas. He balanced the ordered, constructed architectural forms with… Continue reading Views of India I
Be Water, My Friend!
Bruce Jun Fan Lee (Lee Siu Loong) was born in 1940 in San Francisco, CA while his parents were on tour with the Chinese Opera. Ultimately raised in Hong Kong, Bruce Lee was a child actor appearing in more than 20 films. At the age of 13, Bruce took up the study of Wing Chun Gung Fu… Continue reading Be Water, My Friend!
The main task before India today is to consolidate herself into a well-knit & united power!
Vallabhbhai Patel (31 October 1875 – 15 December 1950) was a major political and social leader of India and its struggle for independence, and is credited for achieving the political integration of India. In India and across the world, he is known as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, where Sardar stands for Chief in many languages of India. When the British finally left, they left behind India, Pakistan, and over 562… Continue reading The main task before India today is to consolidate herself into a well-knit & united power!
Life is a beautiful, magnificent thing, even to a jellyfish!
Charles Spencer Chaplin was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, The Tramp, and is considered one of the most important figures in the history of the film industry. His career spanned more than 75 years,… Continue reading Life is a beautiful, magnificent thing, even to a jellyfish!