Heard about an Episcopal Muslim priest? On Fridays she wears a black scarf and prays with fellow muslim in a mosque in Seattle and on Sundays she wears an Anglican collar to conduct communion service. Read the story in Seattle…

"Sikhism in Crisis - Proliferation of Cults and Sects in Punjab" is written by Dr. Jaspal Singh. Source of article:  South Asia PostPrimitive man in remote antiquity worshipped many forces of nature out of fear or to seek boons in…

The whole thing about standards and convictions drove me nuts for the last few years. There are holiness preachers who preach in such a way that people start confessing for sins that they didn't even commit. When I was a…

Shivaji - The BossThe global Rajni-Mania and the discourse of ‘desire’ and ‘despair’(1) Come Shivaji – the Boss (2007) and the Rajni-mania is back with a bang (Baasha style). Shivaji is the latest cinematic extravangza and Rajnikant -the Boss is…

Diaspora means scattered people. Some 20 million people of Indian origin make their home outside of India. Early scattering happened as result of British Colonizers tooks Indians to work in the plantations in Malaysia, Fiji, Guyana, South Africa etc. Then…

1. This is post #301. Real exciting eh? Just kidding. On to the real exciting stuff...2. SAGC2007 here I come!!! I am elated beyond belief! So I was really unsure and kinda bummed about what to do since everything in…

One of the largest mass conversion took place recently in Mumbai (India). Nearly a lakh (hundred thousand) people from tribal and dalit background publicly renouced their animist and hindu faith to embrace Buddhism. Read the news report in Times of…

1 How lovely is your dwelling-place, O LORD Almighty! 2 My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.3 Even the sparrow has found a home, and the…

Take my life and let it beConsecrated, Lord, to Thee;Take my hands and let them moveAt the impulse of Thy love.Take my feet and let them beSwift and beautiful for Thee;Take my voice and let me sing,Always, only for my…

so that thing that i was talking about i two blogs ago, point #5, is that my dad sold his business. generally he's in the business of creating businesses, he usually starts them up and sells them soon after, but…

Here is report on Indian American sexual practises. It appeared in Columbia Science Journal. Once a topic that is never talked about in public, now being researched by professionals and published for all to see. May be that is why…

Most coverage on India on the global media is bouyant, fast growing economy, largest democracy, shining stars etc. Let’s not forget there is another side of India - 300 million people who are considered poor. Read a series of insightful…

Why is that with Indians, fair skin always equals beautiful skin? Why is dark, south Indian skin looked down on? How can people be so ridiculously shallow? It doesn't matter what the skin color is. I have seen beautiful models…

1. So, it says Saturday up there at the title, but it's just really late Friday night. My blogging has become less frequent than before I suppose. And I guess it makes sense because usually it serves as a sort…

It is so weird to walk into a school but this time I'm the grown up. I started tutoring, being a teachers aide and other stuff. I tried elementary school and I am not good with little kids. The first…

Ever wondered what goes on inside the mind of a teenager?The award-winning PBS documentary program Frontline gets to the heart of this question, “Inside the World of the Teenage Brain“. It is a must-watch for all youth leaders. It’s a…

Today’s teenagers are the first generation whose health is worse than their parents. A major research study on global adolescent health appeared on the UK based medical journal - Lancet. See also a report in Daily Mail.Nearly half of the…

it is now 1:36am.the United worship concert was really good! worshiped and jumped around and sang at the top of my lungs to a lot of old and new favorites. the band is so awesome! love the new song "hosanna".…

     Shaadi.com. I don't really like the concept and made fun of these online sites. But yeah, I put myself up on shaadi.com just for curiousity and who knows? I was searching through this site and I am seeing mostly…

1. I've started volunteering with the Conservative Party of Canada... currently helping with Alice Wong's campaign for MP. Interesting enough.2. Discovered Steveston this week. Went with Mia on Monday and walked around everywhere and had delicious bubble tea and fried…