You know how you are either a dog family or a cat family. Well, we are a dog family. And we never had a cat until this year! When Kitty (seen in the picture here) landed on our doorstep she was probably about 3-4 weeks old. No bigger than a scraggly little squirrel. She went [...]
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How A Dog Family Got A Cat
Posted by Rita Banerji on June 14, 2011
http://ritabanerjisblog.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/how-a-dog-family-got-a-cat/
Was India Born Just To Give The World Yoga?
In a recent newspaper interview with renowned Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman, about the restitution of Nalanda, the 5th century Buddhist University in India, the journalist comments: “But Buddhism has practically vanished from India and emerging India may have little interest in the values you talk about.” Thurman responds to that with: [So] What is emerging [...]
Posted by Rita Banerji on May 17, 2011
http://ritabanerjisblog.wordpress.com/2011/05/17/was-india-born-just-to-give-the-world-yoga/
How Do We Fix The Hole in India’s Soul?
For sometime now, as I work with my campaign The 50 Million Missing, to bring attention to India’s ongoing femicide, I’ve been wondering about this big HOLE in India’s SOUL. Shame is always an indication of a human conscience that’s alive and working. It is the most critical component of human decency. But I [...]
Posted by Rita Banerji on April 25, 2011
http://ritabanerjisblog.wordpress.com/2011/04/25/how-do-we-fix-the-hole-in-indias-soul/
Celine Dion Facing The Chinese Dream
Last night, on the T.V., I was amused to see Canadian singer, Celine Dion facing what appeared to be a party of Chinese big-wigs: politicians and businessmen. One of politicians commented on the fact that her songs were all about aspirations, dreams and the power of love. So he suggested that she speak a bit [...]
Posted by Rita Banerji on March 26, 2011
http://ritabanerjisblog.wordpress.com/2011/03/26/celine-dion-facing-the-chinese-dream/
Female Genocide with a Question Mark?
As an administrator of the 50 Million Missing Campaign against female genocide in India, one of the most frustrating challenges I face is when people question the term “female genocide”. Even more puzzling is if I ask ‘why?’ I don’t get a definite explanation! I lay bare these facts: More than 50 million women have [...]
Posted by Rita Banerji on March 23, 2010
http://ritabanerjisblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/23/female-genocide-with-a/
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