“People speak sometimes about the “bestial” cruelty of man, but that is terribly unjust and offensive to beasts, no animal could ever be so cruel as a man, so artfully, so artistically cruel.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky Introduction The Babylonians, the Assyrians, the Egyptians and the Persians were among the greatest empires of the ancient world. […]
“I think it’s perfectly possible to explain how the universe came about without bringing God into it, but I don’t know everything, and there may well be a God somewhere, hiding away. Actually, if he is keeping out of sight, it is because he is ashamed of his followers and all the cruelty and ignorance […]
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not […]
“Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.” ― Benjamin Franklin Friday, May 22, 1987 had begun as an uneventful day for the residents of Hashimpura, then a sleepy hamlet on the outskirts of Meerut in Uttar Pradesh. This village then had some 600 families, mostly Muslim, living […]
“Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your hearth or burn down your house, you can never tell.” ― Joan Crawford It has been nearly half a century since I first stepped into the amazements and apprehensions of campus life. The move from rundown village schools to the sprawling grandeur […]
“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.” – Elie Wiesel Sunday, July 10, 2010. The tim e was around nine in the morning. The Professor was returning home in a car after attending an early morning service at a church […]
“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.” ― Franklin D. Roosevelt He had hailed from Dausa in Rajasthan. Some say he was a poor farmer. Others say that he was quite […]
“Each one of us has the power to make others feel better or worse. Making others feel better is much more fun than making others feel worse. Making others feel better generally makes us feel better”. Martin Luther King Jr. Controversy has erupted over the decision of the Hon Chief Justice of India (CJI) to […]
“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” ― Nelson Mandela “The tunnel was damp and dimly lit. The bones of six million Parisians were entombed in this place…I took […]
“Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your might. Put your whole soul into it. Stamp it with your own personality. Be active, be energetic and faithful, and you will accomplish your object. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” – Ralph Waldo […]
