Friday, The 13th by Syamananda Dasa

Feb 10, 2013 | Guest Editorial, Syamananda Dasa, Volume-09 Number-11 (Indian)

Is 13 is an unlucky number?   If you do believe in it being unlucky, then you can count yourself as a part of a significant portion of the population today. Many people won’t fly in planes, throw a celebration party, fill in a job application, exchange... read more

Paralympics by Syamananda Dasa

Feb 9, 2013 | Guest Editorial, Syamananda Dasa, Volume-09 Number-10 (Indian)

  Ellie Simmonds recently won a gold medal at a swimming event. She had almost lost the race when she doubled her efforts and streaked ahead of the race leader in the very last length of the race. Similarly Richard Whitehead took gold in the 200 meters athletics... read more

Grandma’s Wisdom by Syamananda Dasa

Feb 9, 2013 | Guest Editorial, Syamananda Dasa, Volume-09 Number-09 (Indian)

A few days ago, my good friend Pranav, who is an avid trekker, shared this story with me. He has led many groups into forests and hilly areas in many parts of India. On one such trek in a village in Maharashtra, they were attempting to begin their trek, when an old... read more

Letter from an Indian Clerk by Syamananda Dasa

Feb 1, 2013 | Guest Editorial, Syamananda Dasa, Volume-10 Number-02 (Indian)

December 22 is National Mathematics Day, which is the birth anniversary of Indian mathematical genius Srinivasa Ramanujam.  That Ramanujam had a humble yet extraordinary beginning in his career is evident from his letter to G. H. Hardy, his guide and mentor in... read more

End of the world Predictions by Syamananda Dasa

Jan 1, 2013 | Guest Editorial, Syamananda Dasa, Volume-10 Number-01 (Indian)

According to some calculations the world was supposed to end on the 20 December 2012 (20-12- 2012)! It was a Mayan (old South America) theory. Perhaps the numbers arranged in this fashion had something to do with this prediction. Anyway, if you are still reading this... read more

The Food, The Bad and The Ugly by Syamananda Dasa

Aug 1, 2012 | Guest Editorial, Syamananda Dasa, Volume-09 Number-08 (Indian)

  The Food:   India’s food grain production has risen from 216 million tons in 2006-2007, to 227 million tons in 2007-2008, to 233 million tons in 2008-2009, to 235 million tons in 2009-2010, increased marginally to 235.88 million tons in 2010-2011,... read more