Is the World Listening to the Muslims and are they really saying it Right??

Last updated on: June 22, 2006 at 9:47 pm By Desh Kapoor

Deepak Chopra writes in Baltimore Sun on the need to "Listen to the Muslim World" for the Americans. It is a very thought provoking article. He gives some very defining and statistically interesting information (collected through Gallup Polls): One-sided perspectives always are flawed, as this case proves. In the past year, the Gallup Poll has made a major effort to survey public opinion in 10 Muslim countries (Morocco, Egypt, Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Indonesia). It's no surprise to find out that there is a highly unfavorable view of the United States. But what about these findings? Read more

Wikipedia: Christopher Columbus

Last updated on: June 22, 2006 at 8:47 pm By Desh Kapoor

Christopher Columbus (ca. 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an explorer and trader who crossed the Atlantic Ocean and reached the Americas on October 12, 1492 under the flag of Castile. History places great significance on his landing in America in 1492, with the entire period of the history of the Americas before this date usually known as Pre-Columbian, and the anniversary of this event, Columbus Day, being celebrated in many parts of America. Although there is evidence of Pre-Columbian trans-Atlantic Ocean European contact, Columbus is commonly credited as the first European to see the Americas because of the profound impact his contact wrought on history. His voyage marked the beginning of European exploration and colonization of the Americas. He was married to Felipa Perestrello e Moniz, and had a son named Diego. Read more

How Christopher Columbus died a Failure!

Last updated on: June 22, 2006 at 8:40 pm By Desh Kapoor

A nice article on how Columbus - the man who discovered a new continent and virtually changed the future of the next many centuries of the world - ultimately died a Failure! Something that is remiscent of the last days of Alexander. A little genocide here, some slavery there, several mutinies, and multiple executions of crew members later, and Columbus fell out of favor with the Spanish crown and the public. When he died he was surrounded by family and by the trappings of his substantial income. But he went to his grave with the gouging sense of injustice he couldn’t forgive and of failure he couldn’t explain. Read more

Unite with the Divine

Last updated on: June 22, 2006 at 6:20 pm By Desh Kapoor

He who knows me as his own divine Self breaks through the belief that he is the body and is not reborn as a separate creature. Such a one is united with me. Delivered from selfish attachment, fear, and anger, filled with me, surrendering themselves to me, purified in the fire of my being, many have reached the state of unity in me. Read more

Miami Tops Auto Club List for Rudeness

Last updated on: June 22, 2006 at 12:24 am By Desh Kapoor

Miami tops list of cities with worst road rage; Minneapolis among 5 cities rated most courteous. Read more

Kuala Lumpur 3rd Rudest City

Last updated on: June 22, 2006 at 12:20 am By Desh Kapoor

Only Bucharest and Mumbai are worse when it comes to common courtesy, a Reader’s Digest survey of 35 of the world’s capitals has found. Read more

Mumbai is the Rudest City on Earth

Last updated on: June 21, 2006 at 11:26 pm By Desh Kapoor

This is a strange survey. There are so many differences and cultures because what looks rude to a westerner may be "business-as-usual" for a Mumbaikar! The language there is anyway very rough to go along with a very commercial point of view of people! Mumbai, the bustling economic capital of India, is the rudest city on earth, whereas Sao Paulo in Brazil and New York in the US are among the most cordial, a survey has found. The survey on common courtsey conducted by popular monthly Readers Digest has found the culture of extending help, expressing gratitude when helped and talking politely are not part of everyday life in Mumbai. Read more

Rich Dead Men and Women!

Last updated on: June 21, 2006 at 8:30 pm By Desh Kapoor

How much can a dead man (or woman) earn? Well here is an indication: According to Forbes the following were the estimated earnings of the various dead personalities: Elvis Presley: $52 million Kurt Cobain: $50 Million Albert Einstein: $20 million Marilyn Monroe: $8 million Read more

Forbes Celeb Top 100

Last updated on: June 21, 2006 at 8:27 pm By Desh Kapoor

The rich and famous have had a great year--and a terrible one. Movie attendance dropped 8% last year as fans retreated to their home theaters, complaining of, among other things, high ticket prices. Read more

He never saw…

Last updated on: June 21, 2006 at 7:07 pm By Desh Kapoor

Nice couplet in Hindi/Urdu: Usne dekha hi nahi apni hatheli ko kabhi... Usme dhundhali si kahi meri bhi lakeer to thi.. (He never looked at his own hand; there was a fading line on it for me in there!) Man, its so tough to translate Urdu or Hindi poetry into English that it really makes mince-meat of the entire emotion. Meanwhile all those who understand Hindi/Urdu.. enjoy the couplet!! Read more

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