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  • My Closing Reflection for 2025 – Survival & The Light We Carry…Overcoming in uncertain times

    What positive events have taken place in your life over the past year? As this year comes to an end, I find myself looking back with a quiet honesty.When I try to recall positive events from 2025, nothing immediately stands out. Not a milestone, not a major achievement, not a dramatic change.But that doesn’t mean

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  • The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale – Book Review

    “Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers, you cannot be successful or happy.” “Change your thoughts, and you change your world.” “Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven’t half the strength you think they have.”

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  • Book Review #24: Swami by Ranjit Desai – The Legacy of Madhavrao Bhatt 1

    “राज्य करणं म्हणजे फक्त सिंहासनावर बसणं नव्हे; ती एक जबाबदारी आहे जी प्रत्येक क्षणी न्याय, धैर्य आणि त्यागाची मागणी करते.” “Ruling is not merely about sitting on the throne; it’s a responsibility that demands justice, courage, and sacrifice at every moment.” “स्वामी, तुमचं आयुष्य हेच माझं सर्वस्व आहे. तुमच्याशिवाय माझं अस्तित्वच नाही.” “Swami, your life

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  • Book Review #22: The Palace of illusion” by Chitra Banerjee- A Feminine Lens on an Epic Tale Book Review

    “When you are cursed with beauty, you learn early on that it has its own consequences.” “I have learned that you can’t rely on anyone but yourself, that you cannot change your fate, only how you deal with it.” “I used to think that nothing in the world could take away my pride, but the

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  • Shriman Yogi by Ranjit Desai Book Review

    “राज्य ही माझी संन्यासाची दोरी आहे.”(The kingdom itself is my path of renunciation.) “शिवछत्रपती होणं ही कुण्या एका माणसाची नव्हे, तर संपूर्ण जनतेची गरज होती.”(Becoming Chhatrapati Shivaji was not just one man’s destiny, but the necessity of an entire people.) “स्वातंत्र्य हे भीक म्हणून मागायचं नसतं, ते तलवारीच्या जोरावर मिळवायचं असतं.”(Freedom is not to be

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  • Book Review A Wartime Welcome by Rosie Meddon

    “The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.” “Happiness is always determined by your heart.” A Wartime Welcome is a historical fiction novel that delves into the impact of World War II, capturing the chaos, devastation, and resilience of those who endured it.

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  • The Unspoken Emotion Of Patriotism

    Are you patriotic? What does being patriotic mean to you? I feel incredibly small whenever I have to speak about patriotism. Perhaps because I don’t believe I have made any great or necessary contribution to truly call myself patriotic. In fact, I would say I came to understand the essence of patriotism quite late in

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  • Book Review Chhava by Shivaji Sawant – The Lion Cub Under Crown

    “शस्त्र सोडणारा योद्धा आणि सत्य सोडणारा राजा इतिहासात टिकू शकत नाही.”(A warrior who abandons his weapon and a king who abandons the truth cannot endure in history.) “राजाला फक्त ताकदवान असून चालत नाही, त्याला विद्वानही असावं लागतं.”(A king needs not only strength but also wisdom.) “पराभव हा शेवट नसतो, तो फक्त पुढच्या विजयासाठीची तयारी असते.”(Defeat

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  • “Princess : A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia” by Jean Sasson – Book Review #13

    “Tradition is a chain that binds us. Yet, it is a chain we must break to truly live.” “Even in the darkest corners of oppression, hope is the light that keeps us alive.” “A society that values its women thrives; a society that oppresses them withers.” “True love is born from respect and equality, not

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  • Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank: Book Review 4

    “In spite of everything,I still believe that people are really good at heart” “Where there’s hope,there’s life.It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again.” The diary of an only 14-year-old one when her life was taking a turn from childhood to adulthood. An adolescent stage when many of us have made lots

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