Tattva Magazine, September 2009
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Sudharsan D.
Sep 3, 2009, 2:29:50 AM9/3/09
to Tattva Readers
Namaste, Summer is coming to a close. Many
of us have already started the new academic year while others are just
about there. Whether you are a commuter student or have housing on
or near campus, this time of year gets busy very quickly. At home,
the family converges in the morning to fight over the shower, pack
everyone's lunches, and see one another off to work or school. On campus,
the homework piles up and students quickly become slaves to their
textbooks. Wherever you are, your schedule has probably taken a drastic
turn from the nonchalance of summer. As always, the Tattva Team wants you
to remember the finer things in life. Throw out some bad habits
this semester and adopt some healthy practices. Clean up your time
management, clean up your room, clean up your diet.
Establish honorable goals for
yourself and set out to conquer them.
In this edition of Tattva Magazine, we are serving a lot of food for
thought. Stephen Knapp is an influential leader, among many other
things, whose article is about - well frankly, the title says it all.
His work is a "must read," so go check it out. Shobhit Mathur writes for
Tattva once again with an interesting piece rich in knowledge about social
entrepreneurship in today's world. Apurva Kaushik puts emotion into words
with an article on her experience volunteering as a Yuva for Sewa fellow
this summer. And we end this edition with a brief piece covering some of
the fundamentals of Vijay Dashami, a major festival that occurs this
month.
Please visit http://www.hinduyuva.org/tattva-blog/2009/09
to read the September 2009 edition of Tattva.
Take Care, Tattva Team
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| In This Issue: |
Social Entrepreneurship - Career Opportunities in the Social Arena, by Shobhit Mathur
A Fulfilling Summer: Volunteering in India and Guyana, by Apurva Kaushik
Vijay Dashami: A Day of Victory
| Hindus Must Unite or Face Extinction, by Stephen Knapp |
| Social Entrepreneurship - Career Opportunities in the Social Arena, by Shobhit Mathur |
In the past
couple of decades, social entrepreneurship has become very popular and a
potential career option for youth across the world. Social
entrepreneurship is the work of a social entrepreneur. While entrepreneurs
in the business sector identify untapped commercial markets, and gather
together the resources to break into those markets for profit, social
entrepreneurs use the same skills to different effect. For social
entrepreneurs, untapped markets are people or communities in need, who
haven't been reached by other initiatives. Though they may have different
goals, social and business entrepreneurs have a lot in common. They build
something out of nothing. They are ambitious to achieve. They marshal
resources to meet their needs. They are constantly creative. And they are
not afraid to make mistakes.... Read
the full article| A Fulfilling Summer: Volunteering in India and Guyana, by Apurva Kaushik |
Though this
summer began with ambivalent uncertainty, it ends with contented
fulfillment. Since I was given the extraordinary opportunity to dedicate
the entirety of my summer volunteering in both India and Guyana, I was
decidedly excited but a tad apprehensive about, well, everything: could I
handle the doubtless myriad issues that daily life in foreign places would
entail? As my project mostly involved teaching children English (in India)
and Vedic Math (in Guyana), I was also anxious about how it would be—would
there be communication issues? Would I be able to deal with them, to reach
them? Would they like me?... Read
the full article| Vijay Dashami: A Day of Victory |
Vijay Dashami,
also known as Dussehra, falls on September 28th this year. In Sanskrit,
“Vijay” means “victory” and “Dashami” refers to the tenth day of the
bright half of the lunar month of Aashwayuja. Thus, Vijay Dashami is a
festival of victory, the triumph of Dharma over Adharma. This day is
marked by many inspiring episodes from history that reflect the victorious
tradition of our ancestors. It was on Vijay Dashami that Shri Ram defeated
Ravan after ten days of battle, thus liberating the city of Lanka from its
adharmic ruler. Vijay Dashami is also the finale of the nine-day festival
of Navaratri. During the days of Navratri, we worship Saraswati, the
goddess of learning; Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth; and Durga, the
goddess of strength. There are countless names of the goddess of
strength—Durga, Maha Kaali, Mahishasura Mardini. Time and time again, she
has defeated the demonic forces and established the supremacy of the
righteous.... Read
the full article| About Tattva |
Tattva is an international online monthly magazine, published by Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh’s Hindu YUVA. Tattva, which means “essence” in Sanskrit, draws inspiration from the roots of Hindu Dharma. It aims to present inspiring aspects of ancient Hindu culture and history along with related current day issues. It is an avenue to gain a better understanding and appreciate the most ancient culture thriving on this planet. It also offers us an opportunity to share our ideas and inspire others...Learn more about Tattva
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