Tag Archives: Tripoli

Intimate links

Posted on September 10, 2014 by prashant bhatt

Father gave the example of a 300 feet high , 4000 years old tree. The roots are intertwined with each other, giving it the strength to stand tall. In conclusion he said we have to receive power from each other.That is the significance of the church.
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MITIGA

Posted on August 29, 2014 by prashant bhatt

The everyday history of immigrants and locals gives different flavors of life in the same place. The Italian families who stayed here in the 19th and earlier part of 20th century have a different orientation than the military families staying at the Wheelus Air Base in 1950s/60s. The local Arabs have a different orientation over generations Continue reading →

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Remembering Charlie Andrews (CFA)

Posted on February 13, 2014 by prashant bhatt

12th February is the feast of Charlie Andrews, the Christian missionary and close friend of Mahatma Gandhi. Viewed by some scholars as the alter-ego of the Mahatma, C F Andrews went on to do things in Fiji and Caribbean which … Continue reading →

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