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My Tree

Posted on July 31, 2003 - Filed Under books, culture-society-history, desi / india, family & friends | Leave a Comment

People almost inevitably ask me what my name means. Maitri is the Sanskrit word for friendship or amity. The Buddha was named Maitri or Maitreya as he is seen to be the epitome of frienship. However, there is yet another lesser-known reason for the choice of my name, which stems from decades of Vedantic studies […]

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White House Says Iraq Uranium Claim an Error

Posted on July 8, 2003 - Filed Under government | Leave a Comment

“Oh yeah, the whole uranium thing was made up. Our bad! We’re going to carry on with our aggression regardless. Toodles!”
Yes, Virginia, there is a country named Niger. Far from original-sounding, but very much in Africa right north of Nigeria.
Well, fancy that. I can hear Bush and Blair […]

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