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I received a video about Navajo code talkers who helped US Marines secure Iwo Jima in the Pacific theatre of Second World War. watching this video, a solitary tear dribbled…
When someone, especially a westerner who has spent some time roving around the subcontinent, says they know INDIA, I cant but smile. It is impossible to know INDIA, even for…
Over the course of years, I have been a loyal visitor to Double Tree Hotel in Kuala Lumpur and had become friends with many of the workers: concierge desk, Front…
It was love at first sight. I remember arriving in Miami and seeing the city and the water. I have always loved Miami, having spent years at the University of…
Innate Immunity As you may know, the body has several structures that serve as protective barriers against infection. These include the skin, respiratory and digestive tract mucous membranes, and other…
Albert Memmi, a leading mid-20th century French intellectual and writer best known for nonfiction books and novels that unraveled his anomalous identity as an ardent anti-imperialist, an unapologetic Zionist and…
Who is deemed to be a WARRIOR? The best definition I have heard is from the American Indians. My UmonHon Indian teacher said to me: The duty of the Warrior…
In memory of October 5th 2019 when a Tibetan monk walked into the area where I was having breakfast, Bristows Lighthouse Bungalow in Fort Cochin in Kerala. We talked and…
I realized this sojourn in Miami compels to appreciate the beauty of Miami a friend of mine, whom I call the Optimistic Optometrist or I and I, sent me photos…
If you are listening to the music from just one country or one continent, you can be lulled into thinking you are listening to the best of the music there…
In just a few hours, the Jewish Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, begins. I have been feeling good thinking about my mischpochah: family scattered around the world, including USA Israel…
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a Brooklyn born Jew that all young women, jews and non jews, could look up to . She was a staunch openminded Justice not swayed by…