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- Fri Feb 27, 2015 12:25 am
- Forum: Women's Corner
- Topic: Mother Teresa and Missionaries of Charity
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- Views: 22
Mother Teresa and Missionaries of Charity
[QUOTE=BeeAndButterfly;596146]I don't think most desis realize what that word means. so courtesy MB and NDTV, now they know a bit more. MB just stated the obvious. Not sure why there is so much noise around it. [/QUOTE] I truly doubt, that in the highly communalized atmosphere in India, desis are ...
- Fri Feb 27, 2015 12:09 am
- Forum: Women's Corner
- Topic: Mother Teresa and Missionaries of Charity
- Replies: -1
- Views: 22
Mother Teresa and Missionaries of Charity
[QUOTE=BangaloreBoy;596132]There are multiple ways to look at this. India has already faced partition on the basis of religion and thousands of people have suffered immensely. If religion was not an issue, then massacres in 1984, 1989 or 2002 would not have happened, perhaps. In this backdrop ...
- Thu Feb 26, 2015 11:53 pm
- Forum: Women's Corner
- Topic: Mother Teresa and Missionaries of Charity
- Replies: -1
- Views: 22
Mother Teresa and Missionaries of Charity
[QUOTE=BeeAndButterfly;596126]With a doctor to whom you pay money, you know upfront it is a commercial transaction. With a missionary, ppl are/were not aware of the sampling cost :). If that is divulged upfront (like the samples in Costco, it is a bait to purchase), no issues.[/QUOTE] Hmm.Didn't you ...
- Thu Feb 26, 2015 11:44 pm
- Forum:
- Topic: Plight of the H4 visa holders
- Replies: -1
- Views: 0
Plight of the H4 visa holders
[QUOTE=Chakraan;596116]Trader Joe knows the secret of the trade :) When it comes to corruption, Indians can be very innovative ! cmdrsk has generalized all h1 and h4 , lets call spade a spade. I have huge Telugu crowd in our organization, all of them are fake and both husband and wife work in the ...
- Thu Feb 26, 2015 11:36 pm
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- Topic: Plight of the H4 visa holders
- Replies: -1
- Views: 0
Plight of the H4 visa holders
[QUOTE=drV;596107]Yes but that would be true for rest of alphabet too ! Someone said wives of L and other visa holders area allowed to work. Why single out H visa ?[/QUOTE] I may be totally wrong ( my head is still hurting after reading the thread on "randomness") but I believe L1 visa is for ...
- Thu Feb 26, 2015 11:21 pm
- Forum: Women's Corner
- Topic: Mother Teresa and Missionaries of Charity
- Replies: -1
- Views: 22
Mother Teresa and Missionaries of Charity
[QUOTE=BeeAndButterfly;596075]The discussion was whether MT was a missionary (who by definition does charitable acts to convert). She was. [/QUOTE] Does being a missionary devalue the service rendered by that person? Would a doctor be considered a lesser person because he/she takes fees? Mohan ...
- Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:53 pm
- Forum:
- Topic: Plight of the H4 visa holders
- Replies: -1
- Views: 0
Plight of the H4 visa holders
[QUOTE=drV;596092]Does anyone here know WHY h4s are not allowed to work ?[/QUOTE]
The reason could be that H4s are for dependents only and if they are allowed to work, then they will become independent, taking away jobs from the locals.
The reason could be that H4s are for dependents only and if they are allowed to work, then they will become independent, taking away jobs from the locals.
- Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:49 pm
- Forum: Life Abroad
- Topic: Is there true randomness in the Universe ?
- Replies: -1
- Views: 8
Is there true randomness in the Universe ?
[QUOTE=Ambhi;596078] If big bang does happen and the Universe keeps contracting and expanding like a Yo Yo. Will each instance be entirely different or the exact sequence of events will happen across the Universe through the life of the Universe during each iteration ? What do you all think ?[/QUOTE ...
- Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:06 am
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- Topic: General Banter Thread 21 - Memorial Day Special
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- Views: 0
General Banter Thread 21 - Memorial Day Special
[QUOTE=laks0;596007]instead of Christopher Hutchins he would have authored "Missionary Position" :)[/QUOTE]
:))..The rallying cry would have been "Sunny din aane wale hain" (Sunny days are coming). Given that the long-time pracharaks do not marry, could RSS actually stand for Really Sex Starved ?
:))..The rallying cry would have been "Sunny din aane wale hain" (Sunny days are coming). Given that the long-time pracharaks do not marry, could RSS actually stand for Really Sex Starved ?
- Thu Feb 26, 2015 9:58 am
- Forum:
- Topic: General Banter Thread 21 - Memorial Day Special
- Replies: -1
- Views: 0
General Banter Thread 21 - Memorial Day Special
[QUOTE=gotskiz;596003]2centsWala sighted in the forum thanking a post. hello - no spying around here :) you got to say something once in a while :)[/QUOTE] :)) For the sake of saying something, after reading dixit's comment on "Sunny Leone and missionary", the thought comes to mind that if Sunny ...