DR. SAWRAJ SINGH
INTERNATIONALAFFAIRS / EDITORIAL
Many will question this title because ifwe look at history, millions of peoplehave died due to inter-religious fighting.Probably more people have died as aresult of this fighting than due to anyother cause. In spite of this, I will still saythat as a matter of principle, all religionspromote social harmony. All of [...]

Balwant Sanghera
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Bihar has a very rich historicalheritage. It has deep historicalconnection with some of themajor religions of the world.Buddhism and Jainism wereborn in the Gaya-Rajgir area.Sikhism’s last guru, GuruGobind Singh ji was born inPatna. In addition to that, GuruNanak Dev ji and Guru TegBahdur ji stayed in this areabriefly. Moreover, one ofworld’s oldest universities-Nalanda [...]

SURESH KURL
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I, an immigrant, who has been enjoying the merits of the Indian and Canadian values, consider them as my destiny. That is theway I see them, foster them and nurse them. They are my guiding mission statements. They help me meet my obligations to society.I have come to believe that no matter where [...]

Balwant Sanghera
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It has been mine and my wife’sdesire for a long time to visitPatna Sahib, birth place of GuruGobind Singh ji. During ourprevious visits we have managedto visit the four Takhats-Harmandar Sahib (Amritsar),Anandpur Sahib, DamdmaSahib and Hazoor Sahib. Also, afew years ago, we had the privilegeof visiting a number ofgurdwaras in Pakistan. Theseincluded Nankana [...]

DR. SAWRAJ SINGH
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS / EDITORIAL
A leading Punjabi newspaper recentlypublished a study on obesity in India.The World Health Organization (WHO)defines obesity as a body-mass index(BMI) of greater than 30. It is small wonderthat Punjab has the dubious distinctionof being the leader in this field.I feel there is a clear relationship betweenobesity and erosion of culture [...]

BalwantSanghera
Indian politics is fascinating towatch. I have been here formore than two weeks.Whenever, I get a chance to readthe local newspapers and talk topoliticos and ordinary people,one thing stands out. Everyonehas an opinion and usually it isfairly strong either in favour ofone party or against another.The upcoming elections to theLok Sabha (Indian Parliament)have generated a [...]

Why Politicians Do Not Seem To Be Interested In Telling The Truth Any Longer?
SURESH KURL
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Prime Minister Brian Mulroneypromised patronage appointmentsto all living and breathingTories … That sounded prettyarrogant. But I rather live withthat kind of blunt and shamelesstruth than lies.The first Prime Minister ofIndia was Pt Jawaharlal Nehru. Iliked. The whole country likedhim. But [...]

DR. SAWRAJ SINGH
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS / EDITORIAL
China and Taiwan held their high-leveltalks for the first time after the end of thecivil war. In 1949, the civil war ended andChina and Taiwan joined the oppositecamps. The meeting was held in Nanjing.Nanjing was the capital of Chiang kaishek, the President of the Republic ofChina. After the defeat of [...]

Balwant Sanghera
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I have been visiting Punjab fairly regularlyfor the past few years. As a result, Ihave noticed a number of changes takingplace in this bread basket of India. Theadvances in farming have made life a biteasier for farmers. For example, thesedays acres upon acres of wheat croparound the province look quite promisingfor the farming [...]

(5th In A Series)
DR. J. DAS
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Stress is one of the leadinghealth problems in the world.This refers to negative stressrather than a positive stress. Apositive stress enables us to pursuegoals and have positiverewards. In this article I will bedescribing the negative stressthat we can call mental/emotionaldistress. Stress leads tomany biological disturbancese.g. increased heart rate andblood [...]