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A visit to Salarjung

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Few days back I visited Salarjung museum for the first time. I wanted to visit this from so many time, wanted to see the Nizam’s jewel , their dresses and other artifacts of the Nizam’s. No doubt the onetime palace of Nizam, Salarjung was much bigger than my expectation. The furniture, dresses, clothes, crockery and glass wares were master pieces of that time. It made me proud of being Indian one’s again. Our rich culture was something that we can see with beautiful decoration of jade, gold and silver. The clocks of Nizam are yet another wonderful thing. There is a clock show at every hour for one of the magnificent clock that rings in a beautiful way. A lady coming out of a room rings bell each hour. Sometimes, these things make me feel, are we really advanced now with modern gadgets or those people of older time with less equipments were more intelligent in building these master pieces ? Each and every item in this museum is a master piece, however as it’s human tendency to...

Happiness

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What is Happiness? What makes people happy? Will more money do it? We have heard of many rich people who commit suicide. Is it fame which makes people happy? We have heard of many celebrities who commit suicide too. Then why these people, so fortunate to have lots of money and fame commit suicide. Are they not having lot more luxuries and power ? What is that which makes them so vulnerable to commit suicide ? What is that which turns them to be addicted to drugs ? In almost every motivational books, self help book it says to look for the happiness within us. Then why we try to find the happiness with other things like money,fame  and power. Yes, its true without money, there will never be any kind of happiness, but the greed to acquire more, will it give us happiness? Money can definitely give momentary happiness. When you buy a new house, a car or any electronic gadget it definitely makes you happy for that day. But, when you remain in it for some days, that feeling of happi...

Happy New year 2011

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Before writing and filling this blog,I would be pleased to wish you a very Happy new year. My wish is too simple for you,just happiness. You most be thinking why only happiness, why not wealth,why not prosperity etc etc... Well my experience says "Happiness" is the most precious thing. When you are happy and satisfied, money,status, etc etc hardly matters. However, when we are upset, then little things irritate us the most. So, my wish is simple happiness for all. Life seems to be so beautiful and satisfying when we are Happy. I am not sure if it only happens to me or everyone else. When I am Happy, I wish everyone to be happy, I hardly think about the problems and sometimes find the bigger problems as the smallest. However, when that feeling of happiness fades, then simple things irritates me. I get tears in my eyes if water stops running from tap. I worry if maid does not cook the food properly. These things I never notice when I am happy. In many spiritual books I ha...