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[19 Jun 2009 | No Comment | ]

Nirmala Deshpande is a name, which does not require any introduction. A widely acclaimed social activist Nirmala is one of the flagbearers of non-violence in our country. Born in 1929, she joined Acharya Vinoba Bhave’s Bhoodan Padyatra in 1952, and covered more than 40 thousand miles touching all nooks and corners of India. She has been the president of Harijan Sevak Sangh, founded by Mahatma Gandhi. In 2005 Nirmala was nominated for Nobel Peace Prize and in 2006 she was awarded with Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award. She has been …

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[19 Jun 2009 | No Comment | ]

India is a land of various culture and religion. There are various occasions which are celebrated in India with great pomp. One of them is marriage. Weddings in India are celebrated in several way based on various theme and various traditions & rituals. Although India is a popular travel destination where tourists from all over the world come to celebrate holidays, it is also very popular as wedding and honeymoon destinations among couples from all over the world. It is a dream destination for every couple who wants to celebrate …

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[19 Jun 2009 | No Comment | ]

India is land of variety. There is great variety in variety of aspects. The languages, lifestyles, religions, habits, geography, climates, cultures might be different but still they unite us into an invisible frame, the frame of Indianism. Diversity is there in every aspect of India, a land that encloses 1,222,559 sq. meters of land and is home to more than one billion people. As such stats imply, there ought to be diversity, but this does not always imply that there are differences. Rather, India is a land where in spite …

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[17 Jun 2009 | No Comment | ]

When it comes to sending money from the United States to India, most people are looking for a method that is safe, fast, and affordable. There are advantages and disadvantages to many of the available options for sending money to India, but it’s helpful to know some of the differences between the many options that are available.
One way to send money from the U.S. to India is to do it the old fashioned way and send a check. The drawback is that this is an extremely slow method. International mail …