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Bitcoin- An Impressive Bullish Performance
Bitcoin has recorded an impressive bullish performance this year and the cryptocurrency doesn’t appear to be slowing down. Bitcoin has more than doubled its price in the year-to-date period; it is currently trading up around $35,000, a price that is exponentially higher than the trading …
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Petals of Padma: Acknowledging Excellence
Petals of Padma: Acknowledging Excellence “Be the servant while leading. Be unselfish. Have infinite patience, and success is yours.” ― Swami Vivekananda Padma, the Sanskrit name for lotus, carries great significance in Indian culture and heritage. The Padma, or lotus, emerges from muddy water and …
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Unfinished: A Memoir
Want to share a great read? Email your suggestions to info@deshvidesh.com Unfinished: A Memoir By Priyanka Chopra Jonas In this thoughtful and revealing memoir, readers will accompany one of the world’s most recognizable women on her journey of self-discovery. “I have always felt that life …
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A Garland of Forgotten Goddesses: Tales of the Feminine Divine from India and Beyond
Want to share a great read? Email your suggestions to info@deshvidesh.com A Garland of Forgotten Goddesses: Tales of the Feminine Divine from India and Beyond By Michael Slouber Imagining the divine as female is rare-even controversial-in most religions. Hinduism, by contrast, preserves a rich and …
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Words to Live By…
Hindu scripture consists of volumes of books written over thousands of years. Among these written works are the Bhagavad Gita, four Vedas: Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda and Atharvaveda, and Upanishads, all of which are the most read and quoted when discussing Hindu scriptures. In this month’s Word …
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Vajpayee: The Years That Changed India
Want to share a great read? Email your suggestions to info@deshvidesh.com Vajpayee: The Years That Changed India By Shakti Sinha Former prime minister of India and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Atal Bihari Vajpayee was an understated and a singular politician of the kind …
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Dharma: Decoding the Epics for a Meaningful Life
Want to share a great read? Email your suggestions to info@deshvidesh.com Dharma: Decoding the Epics for a Meaningful Life By Amish and Bhavna Roy Stories can be both entertaining and educative. They can also be insightful and illuminating, especially when they have travelled down the …
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Must Read Books February 2021
Want to share a great read? Email your suggestions to info@deshvidesh.com Dharma: Decoding the Epics for a Meaningful Life By Amish and Bhavna Roy Stories can be both entertaining and educative. They can also be insightful and illuminating, especially when they have travelled down the …
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Kasturba Gandhi, the force behind Mahatma Gandhi
By Tanvi Dubey Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi’s evolution from a lawyer, to becoming the face of India’s non-violent struggle for independence as the Mahatma, has been written about at great length. In this journey of a man who is regarded as the father of the …
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Indian Americans Fill Key Positions in President Biden’s Administration
Indian Americans in the United States make for nearly 1% in the total population and 5.9% in the total foreign born population. With President Joe Biden taking office, Indian Americans will hold some of the most prestigious offices in the nation’s administration. Joining the administration …
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