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20th November is Africa Industrialization Day, on this occasion, it is so important to remember how much industrialization has helped to take our country forward. We need to train our women and youth in skills that are required to industrialize. This is very important and for this small scale units have to be set up… Continue reading Sustainable Development
Today is the twelfth day of the waxing moon (Shukla Paksha Dwadashi) of the month of Kartika. According to the Skanda Purana, the wedding of Tulsi with the Shaligram (sacred stone, symbolising Lord Vishnu) is celebrated today. The holy basil or tulsi is a symbol of purity and by wearing a garland of fresh tulsi… Continue reading The Holy Tulsi
We love to celebrate in a group, celebrate life, celebrate festivals, generally congregate in temples for puja, bhajan, kirtan, discourse and so on. Buddhists, participate in group chants and meditation. For the Jains, congregating together is more a means to spiritual and karmic development through meditation, offerings, and prayer. Sikhs congregate in temples where they… Continue reading Group celebrations and Prayers
The festive season is always a wonderful time where we spend on clothes, sweets and gifts. Exchanging these with our friends and family and gifting something special to our near and dear ones has always been in our culture. It is also that time of the year when we express our thanks to all those… Continue reading The Joy of Giving
Seed donation at this time was the result of one of my overseas trip. I met Pastor Mashima and he arranged for the farmers who would be interested in Muringa seeds. We donated to more than 100 farmers in the village called Ombeti near Ahero in Kisumu county.
I visited a few countries in the last couple of months. During my travel, I found how other countries are protecting their heritage sites and welcoming visitors to their tourist sites. It not only generates income for the country but also helps in popularizing the culture of that particular place. When the visitors go back… Continue reading Protecting our heritage
It has been a memorable dassera for me as I got to perform the Chandi Yagna at the Sanatan Hindu Union temple on Vijayadasami day. As I was participating my mind went back to how our religion has so many wonderful events like these to purify our body and uplift our soul. These are meant… Continue reading Of Homas and Yagnas
An excellent opportunity came my way to celebrate Vijaya dashmi by getting a chance to do dashera havan at sanatan hindu union temple today. Truly worth my time and all the efforts. Kudos to the ladies wing for preparing such a delicious food for more than 800 people. This time we were fortunate to get… Continue reading Dashera celebrated with havan
An article about Kenya Vegetarian Club in The star Newspaper in Kenya.
It is my pleasure to share with you that I have received an award called Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Sanman in the House of Lords in London on 30th sept. 2016. The award was honored to me by a well known semi government institute of India based in Delhi. It is one of the prestigious awards… Continue reading Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Sanman in House of Lords – London
The month of October is observed as Vegetarian Awareness Month after being endorsed by the International Vegetarian Union in 1978. It is a great way of acknowledging the benefits of vegetarianism to the individual, to our resources, to our environment and above all in bringing compassion to our lives. It is sad that people indulge… Continue reading Vegetarianism- Awareness Month
It was a sheer pleasure to present my book The Veg Safari to many known achievers in London.
It was just a perfect coincidence for me to be in London today on the day of Gandhi Jayanti which is also celebrated as non violence day. I was bit curious to know what actually people do on this day. To my surprise it was damn serious and sincere efforts by various organisations to acknowledge… Continue reading Gandhi jayanti celebration in London
I atrended a very inspiriting talk on how to deal with diversity and avoid conflicts by Gandhi Foundation at St Martin- in- the- Fields at Trafalgar Square in London. The talk was initiated by Rowan Williams who is actively involved with various works of Gandhi. He addressed on how to accept the diversity and avoid… Continue reading A talk on who is myneighbour by Gandhi Foundation at St. Martin in the fields
It is such a pleasure to visit temples in any part of the world. There is something magical about the ambience and you feel connected to the divine when you are there. Maybe it is because of all the rituals and pujas that are conducted inside which creates vibrations that rub onto us when we… Continue reading Temple Visit across world
Vaishali K. Shah 