Posted on May 29, 2009 by basantark
In response to my post, ” Silver Lining” a commentator observed,
” Dear Tamo Basanta, it will be more meaningful if you give examples of our role models as persons who are not the likes of Agatha Sangma or Sachin Pilot or Jyotiraditya Scindia… who had ready made ladders made by their fathers. Anyway, it’s [...]
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Posted on October 2, 2008 by basantark
I remember celebrating Gandhi Jayenti during my childhood by participating in what was then called “Social Service”. It was a unique way of remembering the father of the nation, a person epitomised by his stand on truthfulness, non-violence and universal love. In “social service” at least one member of a family has to volunteer to [...]
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