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Article Source Times of India, 29 April 2011

2011-05-05T19:05:15+00:00

A new research has shown that meditation produces powerful pain-relieving effects in the brain.

“This is the first study to show that only a little over an hour of meditation training can dramatically reduce both the experience of pain and pain-related brain activation,” said Fadel Zeidan, lead author of the study and post-doctoral research fellow at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

“We found a big effect - about a 40 per cent reduction in pain intensity and a 57 per cent reduction in pain unpleasantness. Meditation produced a greater reduction in pain than even morphine or other pain-relieving drugs, which typically reduce

A Heritage to be proud of!

2011-05-05T18:15:36+00:00

Life in India would grind to a halt (or so it seems) without the following two questions being asked by almost every person you encounter during your journey: Where do you come from? and where are you going? Once these two questions have been satisfactorily answered the universe breathes a sign of relief and life as we know if can continue.

During my travels to India the conversation I dread the most goes something like this:-

Mahashivaratri Festival

2011-01-10T14:02:11+00:00

Mahashivaratri Festival or the ‘The Night of Shiva’ is celebrated with devotion and religious fervor in honor of Lord Shiva, one of the deities of Hindu Trinity. Shivaratri falls on the moonless 14th night of the new moon in the Hindu month of Phalgun, which corresponds to the month of February - March in English Calendar. Celebrating the festival of Shivaratri devotees observe day and night fast and perform ritual worship of Shiva Lingam to appease Lord Shiva.

May 2011 be a joyful, happy and prosperous year

2011-01-06T13:23:26+00:00

Compliments of the season to you! May 2011 be a joyful, happy and prosperous year for you and your loved ones.

2011 sees the Cricket world cup being hosted in India, the Shopping festival taking place in Dubai 20 Jan – 20 Feb and Sivaratri one of the most revered festivals celebrated by Hindus throughout the world, so we have much to look forward to during the months ahead.

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Mango Festival in Delhi

2010-07-02T11:20:18+00:00

Summer and mangoes are inseparable. There cannot be a summer without mangoes and the regal way of celebrating this ‘king of all fruits’ is surely through a Mango Festival. The international mango festival in Delhi is a tribute to the popularity and the passion which almost everyone shares for these delicious fruits. It is time for the Mango buffs to rejoice. Considered as one of the much awaited fairs in the Capital City, the International Mango Festival of Delhi will be held in the month of July.

East India

2010-07-02T11:05:50+00:00

The regions of East India consisting of West Bengal, Sikkim, Orissa, Bihar and Jharkhand is exotic and largely unexplored, washed by the azure depths of the Bay of Bengal its gradually proving alluring to Indians as well as foreign tourists.

Summer time in India

2010-06-02T10:00:57+00:00

Summertime in India means Monsoon Season, the onset usually is around 1st June and lasts up until mid September. There are two major movements as detailed below:
The southwest summer monsoon is attracted to India by a low pressure area that’s caused by the extreme heat of the Thar Desert and adjoining areas, during summer.

Desert Adventure In India

2010-06-02T08:58:28+00:00

Rajasthan And Gujarat
Spanning through the magnificent states of Gujarat and Rajasthan the Indian Desert is an amazing place to look for truly fantastic wild flora and fauna. Animals and plants in the desert survive in a hostile environment. Intense heat, searing sun, and lack of water are just a few of the challenges facing desert animals and plants. The desert areas of India houses some animals that never drink and plant seeds that can stay alive for years without water are typical of the miracles of this most infirm zone. In the Indian subcontinent, deserts, with an area of about 225,000 sq km covers just under 7% of the total land area.

Immigration Regulations

2010-04-21T18:39:43+00:00

As per new immigration regulations, the Government of India has mandated a ‘Two Months Gap’ between two tourism related visits to India. Hence, a tourist visa holder will be allowed to re-enter India only after a gap of 60 days from the last date of his/her departure from India.

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2010-04-21T15:05:26+00:00

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Kerala

2010-04-21T14:55:29+00:00

Kerala is the spice coast of India. Edged by a thread to unbroken beach line, the states heart is composed of intensely green paddy fields and a unique network of rivers and lagoons. Upland Kerala is composed of hills thickly wooded with teak and rubber. It is here that carefully nurtured plantations of cardamom, pepper and nutmeg are grown.