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Those magical words

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"Nanak berhi sachh ki tariyae gur veechaar" O Nanak, the boat of truth of this truthful life, can go across the ocean by the wisdom of the Guru. Last year, in January I had the worst day in school. I would like to share that with you and I hope that this story would motivate you in some way to not let the noise of others’ opinion drown out your own inner voice. It was the day when the results for our final assessment were to be declared. It appeared to be that I was the lowest scorer of the class. This was a huge shock for me and I was utterly mad and angry with myself. Adding insult to the injury, my friends started to make fun of me. I stood in the middle of the class embarrassed, desperately waiting for the school day to end. I took my bag and ran out of the class, down to the school gate to go home. I had made my mind to never come back to this building again. I reached home crying and told my mother about all that had happened. She listened to me patiently and told me to

A Tribute to Our Beloved Bapu

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A Tribute to Our Beloved Bapu “Relationships are based on four principles: respect, understanding, acceptance and appreciation." Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, lovingly addressed as Bapu or Mahatma Gandhi, is the father of our nation who led India through its struggle for Independence against Britishers with his powerful tool of Non-Violence/Ahimsa. He inspired various movements such as the Quit India Movement for civil rights and freedom across the world. He was a multifarious personality with high moral values and interpersonal skills. He was a selfless, peaceful, fearless and calm being who lived an austere life. Gandhi is known worldwide for advocating the principles of truthfulness and Satyagraha. He had compassion towards people, respect for women, fought against untouchability and helped the needy. What a true symbol of peace and humanity he was. Right. Even though Gandhiji is not with us today, but all his teachings like World peace, harmony, non-violence are still bei