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  Sunday Special-Silence is Golden! "Ik chup Sau sukh" is a Punjabi and Hindi idiom meaning " One silence, a hundred comforts" The phrase is an abbreviated form of the older proverb, "Speech is silver, but silence is golden," which originated in Arabic culture around the 9th century. While words are important (silver), silence is considered even more precious (golden) in certain situations. Silence saved her! That boy grew up to become **Gene Simmons**, the fire-breathing front man of the legendary  rock band KISS. Flora Klein was born in Jand Hungary in 1925. When the Nazis invaded in 1944,At just 14 years old, Flora’s world was torn apart. she and her family were sent to concentration camps. Only she and her brother survived.After the war, she rebuilt her life from ashes. In 1949, she gave birth to a son in Haifa, Israel—Chaim Witz. The world would come to know him as Gene Simmons, the iconic front man of KISS. In 1958, Flora and young Gene moved to New ...

Quotes of the Week!   Corporal punishment involving hitting children with shoe by father was quite common in Indian subcontinent which  mothers can't do.This was considered a tool to inculcate wisdom in sons but not for daughtersThis shapeof the shoe is  known as 'Jutti' Which people in Rural Punjab villges was a usual wear, prepared by cobblers residing in village itself  and  sold to villgers in exchage of grain, half yearly after harvesting.In cities as well ornamental Juttis  are still in fashion as  ladies wear on special occasions like marriages and festivals.and fairs.                   Almonds do offer cognitive benefits that support a healthy brain, which is the foundation for intellectual            pursuits and mental sharpness. This connection has led to the folk belief that almonds improve intelligence.  "Baap ka joota Badaam ki tarah hota hai,jitna khaaoegay...

Sunday Special-'Haathi ke Daant!' "Wah re malik tera jaha.n ,Chiraag kaha.n roshni kaha.n!" Fauj Ladti hai,Qurbaani deti hai credit Politician leta hai! I liken Constitution of India as 'Haathi' ( Elephant) Haathi ke Dikhaney wale Daant named as Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Haathi ke Khaaney waley daant-I hereby name Bn Rao The real architect of the Indian Constitution was forgotten because he did not fit into the vote bank politics. Just think – The person who drafted the Constitution of both India and Myanmar (Burma), who was selected in the ICS (Indian Civil Services) 115 years ago, ~who has been a judge of the International Court of Justice, ~who has been the President of the UNSC, -who has studied from Cambridge, has degrees in Mathematics, Physics, Sanskrit and English – Is he worthy of being called only a "constitutional advisor" or "clerk"? B. N. Rau was entrusted with the task of drafting the actual Constitution of India. He studied the Consti...