Wow!! Signal

A strong narrow band radio signal was received by the Big Ear radio telescope of the Ohio State University, United States on August 15, 1977. Then it assigned to a SETI project. The signal appeared to come from the constellation Sagittarius and bore the expected hallmarks of extraterrestrial origin. The signal was discovered by Jerry R. Ehman, while reviewing the recorded data. He was so impressed by the result that he circled the reading on the computer printout and wrote the comment Wow! on its side, which is how the event has since been referred to. The entire signal sequence lasted for the full 72-seconds. Various hypotheses on the source of the emission have been put forward. Although the possibility of a natural origin has not been completely discounted, to date the Wow! signal is considered the best candidate ever received for an alien radio transmission.

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A quote of Nelson Mandela

Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace. (Nelson Mandela) 

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Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace. Nelson Mandela
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Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace. Nelson Mandela
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A story about the power of holy company.

Saint Dharamdas, a Saint from India, had a very rich brother. On his death, his son inherited a vast fortune, which he began to while away on worldly pleasures. Soon, he fell into bad company and began to waste his life and fortune on bad habits.
One day, Saint Dharamdas came to visit His nephew. Even in the presence of his Saintly uncle, the nephew continued to indulge in bad habits, such as smoking and drinking. The Saint felt sad for His nephew, but did not say anything. The next morning, the Saint was about to take leave of His nephew. As He put on His footwear, suddenly His nephew came forward and said, “Dear uncle! Let me tie Your laces!”
As he bowed at his Uncle’s feet to tie the laces, a teardrop fell from the Saint’s eyes onto the nephew’s forehead. As soon as this happened, the nephew was transformed!
He fell at his Uncle’s feet and started crying in repentance for his bad ways. He pleaded with the Saint to shower His grace and compassion upon him and to accept him as a devotee. By the grace of Saint Dharamdas, the nephew turned from his bad ways and started leading a spiritual life.

Moral: Such is the power of Satsang, or holy company! Even if one does not have the opportunity of being in the company of Saints, regularly attending the satsang of other seekers purifies one and ensures smooth spiritual practice.
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Basic information about India

India, officially the Republic of India is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh largest country by area, the second most populous country (with over 1.25 billion people), and the most populous democracy in the world. Some basic information about India is given below:

Capital: New Delhi.
Largest City: Mumbai.
Official language: Hindi, English.
Religion: Hinduism (79.8%), Islam (14.2%), Christianity (2.3%), Sikhism (1.7%),  Buddhism (0.7%), Jainism (0.4%), Others (0.9%)
Government: Federal parliamentary republic.
Independence: 15 august 1947.
Area: 3,287,263 km^2.

Population:  1,210,854,977 (2011 census)

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Buddha's quote on Happiness

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