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About sarikananda

Hello to all the readers and fellow bloggers. I am Sarika Nanda and I welcome you to my blog. I am based out of the national capital of India. I am new to blogging and to writing. My posts are my contemplations on varied topics. I hope to publish something of interest for most of my readers. Hoping to follow the rule of brevity without compromising on the essence of the thought, I will try to write without hurting any sentiments and sensibilities. My writings are my own, and any thoughts picked from another source will carry the source information or acknowledgement. I sincerely hope to see more and more followers and support in the coming days. Happy Reading. Sarika Nanda

Flashback – Of Blessings and Regrets…

Posted on December 30, 2015 by sarikananda

Having said that, from the point of view of existentialism or rationalism, I believe in the individualism, not of the existential kind, but of the spiritual kind. Continue reading →

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The Problem with ‘God’

Posted on December 12, 2015 by sarikananda

THE PROBLEM WITH ‘GOD’ by Maria Wirth

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What is Religion good for?

Posted on November 25, 2015 by sarikananda

Maria Wirth has summed it up beautifully…to question is to find…if someone stops you from being inquisitive, then you must wake up to see the damages it can do to your spiritual growth…

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Flashback – Significance of Diwali…

Posted on November 16, 2015 by sarikananda

We would also fill the balconies of the rooms, looking out on the street, with candles. The stairs, the entrances to each room, and the elevated corner outside the kitchen, would all be filled with lighted candles. Continue reading →

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Talk to students in memory of Swami Vivekananda

Posted on November 16, 2015 by sarikananda

I have been following the posts by Maria Wirth, a Hindu of German ancestry. She has spent a lifetime learning scriptures and following Vedas. Her articles are illuminating…

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So You Think You Are The Saviour.

Posted on November 15, 2015 by sarikananda

Originally posted on Sarika Nanda Cerebrates:
How do I begin to express my grief at the News from around the world?  I am a person of faith and I would be miffed too if someone ridiculed my faith.  Will I…

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Is Hindu Dharma good and Hindutva bad?

Posted on October 26, 2015 by sarikananda

I wish the clarity to spread like I see in Maria…

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So Vegetarians Are Hitlers? Really?!

Posted on October 18, 2015 by sarikananda

I have so many quotes from so many influential people. Most of them are not Indians, and some are very important names in history and literature. Now does that win me the argument against your image? Just think about it. Think before you pick-up cudgels against a thought. Do not do it for the hate of a man or a group. Continue reading →

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Flashback – Of Neighbourhood Weddings and Affairs…

Posted on September 22, 2015 by sarikananda

A Punjabi family owned the corner house of a lane, left across from our lane. They had two beautiful daughters. The girls were at least six or seven years elder to me. Being in an impressionable age, I would look up to them for the way they dressed and carried themselves. Continue reading →

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Flashback – Of Friendships…

Posted on August 23, 2015 by sarikananda

Your friend is your needs answered.
He is your field which you sow with love and reap with thanksgiving. Continue reading →

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