You see a lovely tree with its leaves sparkling after the rain; you see the sunlight shining on the water and on the gray-hued feathers of the birds; you see the villagers walking to town carrying heavy burdens, and hear their laughter; you hear the bark of a dog, or a calf calling to its mother. All this is part of awareness, the awareness of what is around you, is it not? Coming a little closer, you notice your relationship to people, to ideas and to things; you are aware of how you regard the house, the road; you observe your reactions to what people say to you, and how your mind is always evaluating, judging, comparing, or condemning. This is all part of awareness, which begins on the surface and then goes deeper and deeper, but for most of us awareness stops at a certain point. We take in the noises, the songs, the beautiful and ugly sights, but we are not aware of our reactions to them. We say, 'That is beautiful', or, 'That is ugly', and pass by; we don't inquire into
what beauty is, what ugliness is. Surely, to see what your reactions are, to be more and more alert to every movement of your own thought, to observe that your mind is conditioned by the influence of your parents, of your teachers, of your race and culture - all this is part of awareness, is it not?

20 shops torched on curfew bound Bareilly
Submitted by Desh on Sat, 03/13/2010 - 12:01Nearly 20 shops were on Saturday torched by mobs in old area of communal strife-hit Bareilly despite curfew being clamped in most of the city even as authorities rushed additional forces and a helicop
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MapmyIndia Road Pilot- GPS navigator at price Rs. 7,990
Submitted by Desh on Sat, 03/13/2010 - 11:58India’s pioneer maps and GPS navigation solutions company, MapmyIndia launched Road Pilot for the Indian roads.
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Dark forces of terror from Pak scuttle our peace bids: Tharoor
Submitted by Desh on Sat, 03/13/2010 - 11:55India on Saturday said it has repeatedly tried to have peace with Pakistan but the "dark forces" of terror operating there openly have consistently undermined these efforts.
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Court strikes down gender discrimination in Army and Air Force
Submitted by Desh on Sat, 03/13/2010 - 11:57Ruling that not granting permanent commission to Short Service Commissioned women officers in the Air Force and the Army amounts to gender discrimination, the Delhi High Court on Friday directed the t
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Bareilly sitting on powder keg, curfew reimposed
Submitted by Desh on Thu, 03/11/2010 - 12:40Tension has again gripped the western UP city of Bareilly, which witnessed riots last week that left hundreds of shops gutted and scores injured.
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Karpoor Gauram by Desh
Submitted by Desh on Fri, 09/04/2009 - 18:49There are times when some words just find resonance with your soul. These words are such.
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Main Baithi Thi-2 by K L Saigal
Submitted by Desh on Mon, 06/08/2009 - 14:06This is a non-film song by one of the greatest Indian movie singers - KL Saigal. It was written, composed and sung by KL Saigal himself. Go through the lyrics and understand his genius. I have heard many great Saints and poets try to express this same sentiment.. but the beauty with which Saigal's poetry and his voice + melody expresses is unmatched!!
This is part 2, the part 1 is also uploaded here, so check out both the parts. The lyrics below however combine both parts together.
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Tumhi mein hun by Desh
Submitted by Desh on Sat, 06/06/2009 - 22:57Banging on the door
as loud as my yearning for her;
I called out to her to let me in!
From the other side - she laughed and whispered
"There is no door, my love..
... feel me.. I AM YOU!"
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Main Baithi Thi-1 by K L Saigal
Submitted by Desh on Mon, 06/08/2009 - 14:00This is a non-film song by one of the greatest Indian movie singers - KL Saigal. It was written, composed and sung by KL Saigal himself. Go through the lyrics and understand his genius. I have heard many great Saints and poets try to express this same sentiment.. but the beauty with which Saigal's poetry and his voice + melody expresses is unmatched!!
This is part 1, the part 2 is also uploaded here, so check out both the parts. The lyrics below however combine both parts together.
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Hiroshima Ki Peeda (AB Vajpayee) by Desh
Submitted by Desh on Tue, 06/02/2009 - 22:05Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee was not only the 13th and the 16th Prime Minister of India, but also an excellent poet. Here is one of his poem titled "Hiroshima ki Peeda" (Hiroshima's Pain).
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