On October 28, 2018 NYCO presented a cultural event celebrating the 150th Birth Anniversary of India’s Father of the Nation, Mahatama Gandhi with over 200 attendees at the Radha Krishna Temple located at 1960 Ellesmere Road, Toronto from 11:30 am till 1:30 pm. The Radha Krishna temple was transformed into a mini Gandhi Ashram with beautiful hut in a corner decorated with mud walls, hay stacks and Rangoli. There were […]

Because no other leader cared for Indians as selflessly as he did — and it all started from a remote corner at the edge of this vast country, 100 years ago. “Gandhiji must have walked this road…” As our lone car makes its way ahead of Narkatiaganj in West Champaran, I am thinking of Gandhiji walking 16 kilometres from the station to the ashram we are headed to, a hundred […]

A survey by the World Economic Forum (WEF) has found former South African President Nelson Mandela as the most admired personality of the world. He is closely followed by Pope Francis. Interestingly, the list has six business men whose innovation changed the world for better. Two Indians appear among the top 10 most admired people of the world. Mahatma Gandhi has been ranked fourth while Prime Minister Narendra Modi has […]

  So, someone having Government of India provided ISP is playing around with Wikipedia to establish that Indian National Congress’s Gandhi & Nehru dynasty had Muslim lineage. 1. They started off with Gangadhar Nehru (grandfather of Jawaharlal Nehru). His page was edited to declare his name as Ghiasuddin Ghaz. Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gangadhar_Nehru&type=revision&diff=668737361&oldid=666748498 It says “Gangadhar was born as aMuslim by the name of Ghiasuddin Ghazi but changed his name to a […]

Today, in India’s remote northeastern states of Assam and Tripura, the first wave of the country’s 814 million eligible voters will cast their ballots as the largest election in world history gets underway. Any time the world’s most populous democracy goes to the polls, it’s a momentous undertaking. But with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stepping aside after a decade in charge, analysts say voting will take on an even greater […]