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	<title>Alka Dwivedi</title>
	
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		<title>A Teacher Affects Eternity</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alkadwivedi.net/?p=1115</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week Ritu posted another &#8216;Joy of Giving&#8217; card. She told us to write a thank you note to a teacher who inspired us the most. I have hardly met any teacher during school days who seemed remotely inspiring. They were more like came into class, lectured us and went out. Their interaction with students [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Joy of Giving</title>
		<link>http://www.alkadwivedi.net/2011/12/16/joy-of-giving-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:13:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ritu has posted the following card for &#8216;Joy of Giving&#8217; week. Ritu posts Joy of Giving cards every week and we have to follow the instructions on card. I don&#8217;t have enough oratory and writing skills to describe Ritu. She possesses a heart of Gold . But you can&#8217;t stereotype Ritu. You can&#8217;t place Ritu [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Joy of Giving</title>
		<link>http://www.alkadwivedi.net/2011/09/29/joy-of-giving/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alkadwivedi.net/?p=1097</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This simple yet amazing exercise of spreading joy was started by Ritu. She asks her friends to complete a single task within a week. This week she has asked us to say no to showers and use bucket and mug for taking a bath. Read below what she is saying: This week we have a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don’t Treat Your Kid as A Miniature Adult</title>
		<link>http://www.alkadwivedi.net/2011/09/23/dont-treat-your-kid-as-miniature-adult/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:51:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Happiness]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alkadwivedi.net/?p=1049</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If I were asked to give a message to parents, without hesitation I would say, &#8216;Please don&#8217;t treat your kid as a miniature adult. We should allow our kids to be kids.&#8217; But we are falling in this trap without realizing that. A kid needs direction, leadership and clarity from parents, not same treatment as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Being Happy: Learn to Remember</title>
		<link>http://www.alkadwivedi.net/2011/09/17/being-happy-learn-to-remember/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 23:47:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Happiness]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alkadwivedi.net/?p=1063</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My Grandfather My earliest memories with my grandfather was of doing Maths with him. He taught me tables, calculations etc. What was remarkable? He never raised his voice or hand on me while teaching. Though he belonged to the old school of teaching but he never believed in spare the rod and spoil the child [...]]]></description>
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		<title>9/11</title>
		<link>http://www.alkadwivedi.net/2011/09/11/911/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 15:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alka</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Terrorism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alkadwivedi.net/?p=1055</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When I had seen this image in my newspaper, I was deeply distrubed. Even till this date, whenever I remember the incident, everything just stop within me. ================= Newspapers showing Expectant faces, Fearful faces, Peeping out of windows. As if asking, Office hours had JUST begun But how could life be over? Suddenly, definitely, precisely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Being Happy: Never Let Others Decide for You</title>
		<link>http://www.alkadwivedi.net/2011/08/10/being-happy-never-let-others-decide-for-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 01:26:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Happiness]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you want to be happy, never let others decide for you. Only you know what is best for you. It is good to have friends and family and their positive influence on our lives. But if you want to be truly happy, don&#8217;t give others so much power that they start deciding for you. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Pursuit of Happiness : Learning to Forgive Yourself</title>
		<link>http://www.alkadwivedi.net/2011/05/08/in-pursuit-of-happiness-learning-to-forgive-yourself/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 22:07:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One thing I learn today, if I want to be happy I have learn how to forgive myself and move ahead. Right now it seems I have committed a Himalayan blunder and there is no escape. I have to suffer, self flagellate (something I am quite good at) and wait for some mighty weight to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anna and the pseudo-democRats</title>
		<link>http://www.alkadwivedi.net/2011/04/15/anna-and-the-pseudo-democrats/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 08:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Guest Post]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A thought provoking blogpost by G Sampath at DNA: In our lives as empowered citizens of the world&#8217;s largest democracy, how many times have we whined about corruption? Five times? 15 times? As long as we can remember? And how many times have we done anything about it? Not too many, on the evidence of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blame it On Anna Hazare</title>
		<link>http://www.alkadwivedi.net/2011/04/12/blame-it-on-anna-hazare/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:29:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alkadwivedi.net/?p=981</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Image Source and Poem: Shivam Gupta I am guilty of meddling with the title of the movie, &#8216;Blame It On Rio&#8217; and giving the title Blame it On Anna Hazare, but my sentiments and feelings are quite pure, not muddled. I was trying to write a post every day and narrate here what I did [...]]]></description>
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