Author: Dr R Neerunjun Gopee

As I was reflecting on the forthcoming birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, 12th January (he was born on 12th January 1863), I remembered one of his quotations, namely

We have reached the stage in Mauritius where often we receive gifts which are duplicates of what we already have, or add to our existing stock of similar

Of Emptiness in the Midst of Plenty

Is sex at birth fixed by God, or God’s will? It seems no On Tuesday last the Supreme Court of India upheld a colonial-era law making homosexuality a

All the strength and succour you want is within yourselves. Therefore, make your own future. – Swami Vivekananda The Ramakrishna Mission at Vacoas has organized its annual book

Last Friday 22 November 2013 was the 50th death anniversary of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th President of the United States of America who was killed on 22 November

It was about 10.30 in the morning and I was driving past the taxi stand towards the Jan Palach roundabout in Curepipe a few days ago. It’s a

The images that flashed on the television screen in the aftermath of cyclone Haiyan which hit the Philippines at the beginning of this week brought back memories of

The success so far of the MOM project shows that when Indian wants, it can. It should want more, and on more fronts

Remembering 2nd November – and Moving Ahead in the Right Direction

Health is in our hands. And it’s not complicated: eat and drink everything, but in moderation, go natural and avoid processed foods as far as possible, and then

In my article of last week, ‘Expanding the Frontiers of Knowledge,’ I had written about the Nobel Prize in Physics being awarded for the prediction and eventually discovery

Despite the information overload, to which we are now subjected on a daily basis, it is always exciting to try to keep up with and follow what is

On the occasion of the birth anniversary (2 October 1869) of Mahatma Gandhi, the iconic apostle of non-violence in modern times, it is perhaps appropriate to reflect on

“Exams? Sure, it’s good to pass them. But one must not worry too much even if one doesn’t top or make the topmost grades. Eventually, like the river