Category: Social Upliftment
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The Insidious War Between Temples Sector 28 Panchkula
Bopa writes about the quiet yet insidious war between temples — Gogaji’s reclaimed shrine, Sati’s forgotten temple reborn as Hanuman’s, and a silent kabristan mosque. It is not gods at war, but men fighting for land, power, and faith itself.
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The Insidious War Between Temples Sector 28 Panchkula
Bopa writes about the quiet yet insidious war between temples — Gogaji’s reclaimed shrine, Sati’s forgotten temple reborn as Hanuman’s, and a silent kabristan mosque. It is not gods at war, but men fighting for land, power, and faith itself.
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Uppo Deepo Bhav (Be Your Own Light)
In the winter of 1994, a serene Buddha statue was installed beneath a vast peepal tree inside Tihar Jail, inscribed with the words “Uppo Deepo Bhav” — Be Your Own Light. Sculpted overnight by inmates and unveiled by a visiting Senator from Singapore alongside Dr. Kiran Bedi, it became a symbol of self-upliftment within prison…
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A love Poem
In Indian mythology, origins are many and endings are merely resets. Truth arrives as a garland of stories—each bloom rooted in different soil, each stem winding in a new direction. Here, the goddess is not a single figure but a living force manifesting as mother, warrior, memory, and mirror. Women anchor this mythic architecture: they…