Monthly Archives: March 2010

The Success Story

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Hi All,

Here are some quotes on Success.

Goals Allow you to control the direction of change in your favor.

First Say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.

The person who gets the farthest is generaly the one who is willing to do and dare.  The sure thing boat never gets far from shore.

There are many quotes / stories / books, etc about the journey of sucess.

But the one which I liked is The Journey Of Success from #1 New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Authors

Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen; A 6th Bowl of Chicken soup for the soul.

This poetry is awesome.  Do Read This

Happy Gudhi Padwa

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Gudhi Padwa in London

This program was organized by Ilford Mitra Mandal in London. The program had a very good attendance with a good mix of young and elderly people. The program was kicked off by hoisting the Gudi at the hands of the senior citizens, followed by games for kids and grown-ups. The games like racing, Langadi race, three-Legged race and last but not the least Kabaddi were enjoyed a lot by the crowd. The raffles also provided valuable funds to the charity for Dr. Prakash Amtes’ project Hemalkasa . Finally the traditional snack of Wada Paav and dhokla was excellent.Read More

Happy Holi

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Holi (referred to as Phagwa in Bhojpuri), also called the Festival of Colours, is a popular Hindu spring festival observed in India, Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad, the UK and Nepal.

In West Bengal, it is known as Dolyatra (Doljatra) or Boshonto Utsav (“spring festival”).  On the third day, burning of the demoness Holika, Hiranyakashipu’s sister, in huge bonfires at night.

It is called Kama dahanam in Andhra Pradesh. On the second day, known as Dhulheti, people spend the day throwing coloured powder and water at each other. The spring season, during which the weather changes, is believed to cause viral fever and cold. Thus, the playful throwing of the coloured powders has a medicinal significance: the colours are traditionally made of Neem, Kumkum, Haldi, Bilva, and other medicinal herbs prescribed by Āyurvedic doctors.

A special drink called thandai is prepared, sometimes containing bhang (Cannabis sativa). Rangapanchami occurs a few days later on a Panchami (fifth day of the full moon), marking the end of festivities involving colours.

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