Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery has signed a one-year contract extension until the end of next season, the Bundesliga club said on Monday. The 35-year-old Frenchman, who was out of contract at the end of the season, scored five goals in 19 appearances to win his eighth Bundesliga title with...
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Buddha’s motive was not to create a mass of followers and establish a new philosophy. He just wanted people to come out of suffering. Suppose a man is wounded by a poisoned arrow and is brought to a surgeon. Imagine the wounded man says he would not let anybody take that poisoned arrow off him unless he knew who shot it, what his caste was, whether he came from a noble or an ordinary family, and what his name was. Imagine him demanding to know first whether his attacker was tall, short, or of medium height, whether his complexion was...
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We need to humbly ask ourselves if we have been responsible individuals in instilling and propagating civic sense in as many people as possible As someone brought up in Singapore, when my family returned to Nepal, I had a culture shock. It was a mix of both good and bad encounters, and sometimes not sure of what to make out of how exactly I felt. I embraced the warmth and frankness of Nepali society, and was fascinated by our rich traditions and pristine landscape. At the same time, there were several matters that bothered me. Growing up in Singapore, I...
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