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R.S. Foundation – Humble Beginnings
In memory of Rakesh Singh, IAS (1955-2020), we have set up a charitable trust, the RS Foundation. RSF shall focus on Medical Support, Environmental Issues and Digital Literacy & Equivalence. We look forward to your support and guidance in this venture.
Serendipity: The Role of Chance in Making Scientific Discoveries – II
Serendipity is a happy and unexpected event that apparently occurs due to chance and often appears when we are searching for something else. It’s a delight when it happens in our daily lives and has been responsible for many innovations and important advances in science and technology.
Serendipity: The Role of Chance in Making Scientific Discoveries – I
Serendipity is a happy and unexpected event that apparently occurs due to chance and often appears when we are searching for something else. It’s a delight when it happens in our daily lives and has been responsible for many innovations and important advances in science and technology.
R.S. Foundation
In memory of Rakesh Singh, IAS (1955-2020), we have set up a charitable trust, the RS Foundation. RSF shall focus on Medical Support, Environmental Issues and Digital Literacy & Equivalence. We look forward to your support and guidance in this venture.
Malala Yousafzai: Winning the Nobel Peace Prize at 17!
Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12, 1997, in Mingora, the largest city in the Swat Valley in what is now the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. She is the daughter of Ziauddin and Tor Pekai Yousafzai and has two younger brothers.
Shrimad Bhagwat Gita : : 2.20
The soul is neither born, nor does it ever die; nor having once existed, does it ever cease to be. The soul is unborn, eternal, immortal, and primeval. It is not destroyed when the body ceases to exist.
Shrimad Bhagwat Gita : : 2.14
O son of Kunti, the transactional presence of happiness and distress, and their absence at another time, is like the appearance and disappearance of winter and summer seasons. These perceptions are transient, and arise from an interaction between the senses and the world around us. O descendent of Bharat, one must learn to tolerate them without feeling disturbed.
Shrimad Bhagwat Gita : : 2.13
Just as the embodied soul continuously passes from childhood to youth to old age, similarly, at the time of death, the soul passes into another body. Those who are wise are not mystified by this transition.
Raja Harishchandra Ghat
One of the most frequented ghats of Varanasi, Harishchandra Ghat is one of the two main cremation ghats, the other being Manikarnika Ghat. Hindus from far and wide bring dead bodies of their loved ones here for the last rites as it is believed that if a person is cremated at the Harishchandra Ghat, he attains moksha or salvation, thus being relieved of the tedious cycle of rebirth.
Manikarnika Ghat
One of the most well-known, sacred and oldest ghats of the ancient city of Varanasi, Manikarnika Ghat is the main burning ghat and one of most auspicious places where a Hindu can be cremated.
Lalita Ghat
Lalita Ghat is made of red sandstone and is dotted with several temples. This ghat is named after the revered local goddess, Lalita.
Lessons looking back from 2050
Imagine, it is the year 2050 and we are looking back to the origin and evolution of the coronavirus pandemic over the last three decades. Extrapolating from recent events, we offer the following scenario for such a view from the future.
Assi Ghat
Assi Ghat, also known as Saimbeda Tirtha, is the southernmost ghat of Varanasi. Situated at the confluence of Ganga and Assi rivers, Assi Ghat finds a mention in numerous ancient Hindu scriptures like Matsya Purana, Agni Purana, Kurma Purana, Padma Purana and Kashi Khanda.
Shrimad Bhagwat Gita : : 2.12
Never was there a time when I did not exist, nor you, nor all these kings; nor in the future shall any of us cease to be.
Shrimad Bhagwat Gita : : 2.7
I am confused about my duty, and am enveloped with anxiety. I have lost my composure. I am your disciple, and my soul is surrendered to you. Please instruct me and show me the way.
सुना तो था
जान है तो जहान है
सुनते तो रहे हैं बचपन से
पर जान पे यूँ बन आयेगी
ऐसा तो कभी सोचा भी ना था …