http://www.heenamodi.com thinking globally, acting locally Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:04:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en heenamodihttp://feedburner.google.com I can't believe how much this lady did to help save the lives of persecuted children, yet so many people don't know about her. This includes me; until recently I had no knowledge of her! So who is she? On Wiki it says that she was a Polish Catholic social worker. She served in ... http://www.heenamodi.com/2009/11/11/do-you-know-who-irena-sendler-is/ Please can you comment on this? Accessible recycling points must be set up. Distributors must take spent batteries & recycle them! : ) http://is.gd/HrkM Thanks Heena :) Here's what i got re batteries from Tesco, Sainsburys and Waitrose :) Dear Heena I appreciate you contacting us with regards to recycling batteries in store. I've looked into this ... http://www.heenamodi.com/2009/11/05/can-you-recycle-batteries-where-you-purchased-them-from/ Do the monks in the photo below look happy? Is it possible to be so happy with less? I read an article a while back and this section about attachment really stuck out for me. The monks showed me that it is not the bad things in life that cause misery but my ... http://www.heenamodi.com/2009/10/31/more-happiness-with-less-belongings-less-attachment-is-it-possible/ or Animals in Laboratories Please join In Defense of Animals during World Week for Animals in Laboratories (WWAIL) to speak out against the abhorrent use of animals in testing and research. This year, there is more hope than ever, as technology moves us beyond antiquated animal experiments and government reports, agencies and ... http://www.heenamodi.com/2009/10/30/world-week-for-animals-in-laboratories/ This article was written by Chandraprakash Shah. I have found it really informative. It is a fuller explanation than I have received to date, explaining why Jain celebrate Diwali. There are about eight days during the Dipavalee celebration in Jainism. It begins on Dhan Terash and ends on Gyan Pancham or ... http://www.heenamodi.com/2009/10/17/the-importance-of-dipavalee-diwali-in-jainism/ Years ago I attended some talks organised by the Navnat Vanik Organisation (NVA). They were held during Paryushana and the speaker was Hari Kothary. I sat there and I'll try and explain how it felt but I'm not sure that I can articulate it well! OK so here goes. I felt reassured, justified, ... http://www.heenamodi.com/2009/10/10/my-craving-for-spirituality-and-how-my-friend-ashik-has-helped-me-acheive-it/ Are Tesco meeting your needs? They have asked us what they could do better for their vegan customers as part of a general review. Please let Tesco know - send an email to customer.service@tesco.co.uk (and a copy to media@vegansociety.com for Amanda Baker, our Media Officer). Do tell them that you are vegan (put ... http://www.heenamodi.com/2009/10/01/are-you-vegan-do-you-shop-at-tesco-if-so-read-on/ This is a funny one. I didn't really know the difference between the Oshwal and Navnat community, or that there is ill feeling between the two, until recently. I remember being around some members of Suraj's family and having the Mickey taken out of me. How? They kept calling me 'ardhi' which ... http://www.heenamodi.com/2009/09/29/oshwal-vs-navnat/ -----Original Message----- From: consumer.affairs@wrigley.co.uk [mailto:consumer.affairs@wrigley.co.uk] Sent: 03 August 2009 16:27 To: heena@heenamodi.com Subject: In Response to your Website Comments - Ref # 000546875A Dear Heena, Thank you for your email regarding the use of animal/meat based ingredients in our products. Please be reassured that the Wrigley Company's priority is, and always will be, to manufacture high-quality products ... http://www.heenamodi.com/2009/09/22/are-wrigley-products-vegan-vegetarian-or-neither/ All because I was wearing a blue T shirt I went to the seventh Young Jains convention this weekend. (17th – 19th July 2009 inclusive). On Friday I helped out but I did not have ‘the blue T shirt’ on. Shaileen approached me and said I was a core member of the ... http://www.heenamodi.com/2009/09/15/all-because-i-was-wearing-a-blue-t-shirt/