The life, ideas, and work of Mahatma Gandhi remain profoundly relevant for all who seek a better future for humanity. While the political landscape of the world has shifted dramatically since his time, and global economic forces have unleashed new and often unsettling challenges, and social structures have transformed in unprecedented ways. Gandhi’s unwavering emphasis… Continue reading Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will!
Biographies
Where the soul of greatness speaks through the silence of words!
Believe you can and you’re halfway there!
Theodore Roosevelt’s life was a testament to the idea that willpower could bend fate. Born on October 27, 1858, in New York City, he was a frail, asthmatic boy who spent his early years gasping for breath while staring out the window at a world he longed to join. Instead of surrendering to his weakness,… Continue reading Believe you can and you’re halfway there!
That’s the real trouble with the world. Too many people grow up!
Walter Elias Disney was born on December 5, 1901, in Chicago, Illinois, to Elias and Flora Disney. Raised on a farm in Marceline, Missouri, young Walt developed a love for drawing and storytelling early on. Despite a tough childhood marked by his father’s strictness and financial struggles, Walt found escape in drawing animals and imagining… Continue reading That’s the real trouble with the world. Too many people grow up!
The main task before India today is to consolidate herself into a well-knit & united power!
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was one of the foremost leaders of India’s freedom movement and the chief architect of India’s political integration after independence. Born on 31 October 1875 in Nadiad, Gujarat, Vallabhbhai Patel came from a humble peasant family, yet his spirit was carved from steel. As a young man, he was determined to make… Continue reading The main task before India today is to consolidate herself into a well-knit & united power!
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration!
In the glow of a gas lamp in the small town of Milan, Ohio, a boy was born who would one day set the world alight. Thomas Alva Edison was not born with privilege, but with an insatiable curiosity. Thomas Edison was born on February 11, 1847 into a modest family in Milan, Ohio. He… Continue reading Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration!
The Self in you is the same as the Self Universal!
Annie Besant was born on October 1, 1847, in London, England. Orphaned by her father at a young age and raised in modest circumstances, Annie showed early brilliance and independence. At age 20, she married clergyman Frank Besant, but the rigid doctrines of the Church clashed with her free-thinking spirit. She soon separated from her… Continue reading The Self in you is the same as the Self Universal!
The strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack!
Born on 30 December 1865 in Bombay (now Mumbai), India, Joseph Rudyard Kipling came into the world under the bright glare of the Indian sun, a place that would forever color his imagination. His father, John Lockwood Kipling, was an artist and museum curator, and his mother, Alice Kipling, a woman of spirited intellect. In… Continue reading The strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack!
The First Lady’s Trip to India and Pakistan!
In March 1962, Jacqueline Kennedy, the First Lady of the United States, embarked on a highly publicized goodwill tour of India and Pakistan. While the media extensively covered her elegant fashion choices, her visit was much more than a mere spectacle of style. Acting as an informal diplomat, Kennedy strengthened Indo-American and U.S.-Pakistan relations and… Continue reading The First Lady’s Trip to India and Pakistan!