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Dr. J. Bruce Amstutz, U.S. charge d'affaires in Kabul from 1977 to 1980, begins his treatment of the first five years of Soviet occupation with an historical overview of years of Russian meddling in Afghan affairs. He follows this account with a first-hand report of the 1979 invasion, and analyzes the intervention from political, military, and economic perspectives. Important issues are: Afghan political factions, leaders, the human rights and refugee problems, diplomatic efforts to settle conlict, and Soviet measures to repress the Afghans. Photos.
The notion of retirement is gone. This was a 20th-century innovation. It didn’t exist in the 19th century, and it’s not going to exist in the 21st century. The notion that you’re born, go to school, get a job, retire, and die is gone. You’re not going to do that anymore. - Ric Edelman (Founder and Executive Chairman, Edelman) Today, the post-retirement life or Life Two nearly equals pre-retirement or full-time working life, Life One. This practice book titled How to Re-attire Your Retirement and Embrace Life 2.0is split into parts, with self-experiences of training, my stories, out-of-the-box stories, planned activities, and suggested tasks for readers and legal authorities, offers a simple strategy, “Perform planned activities as a career in Life Two or lead a wasteful retired life by withdrawing from all activities (retiring). It is backed by facts, figures, doctors’ revelations, and examples of celebrities, industrialists, and common persons, who are leading a happy Life Two by retiring the term “retirement” from their life. The Japanese lessons of Ikigai for living long have also been included. Let us all practice and perform tasks to lead a happy Life 2.0.
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Sharayan (pen name / sub name), Dr. Shreeniwas Sheelawant Raut gets blocked in day-to-day routine life. He gets surrounded by confusion and misunderstandings. He feels that he is unable to communicate with right words, unable to proceed with right actions, unable to convince right people. Here he comes across Arjuna and Krishna both. He picks up their conversation in Sanskrit which is difficult to convey in local language. It is either because of extensivity or complexity. He transforms it in concise simple poetic Marathi, so that someone can read it daily. Then he thinks, many people know hindi and most of world knows english. But people prefer to read in own mother tongue. Thus, things go with inspiration, flow, and passionate love. Just like Mahakali, Saraswati and Sri Lakshmi.
Based on interviews conducted during the war with those who fled bombing as well as subsequent research and analysis, this challenges the report of allied commanders that they took every feasible step to avoid civilian death and injury. It also examines Iraqi attacks on Israel and Saudi Arabia.
Dr. J. Bruce Amstutz, U.S. charge d'affaires in Kabul from 1977 to 1980, begins his treatment of the first five years of Soviet occupation with an historical overview of years of Russian meddling in Afghan affairs. He follows this account with a first-hand report of the 1979 invasion, and analyzes the intervention from political, military, and economic perspectives. Important issues are: Afghan political factions, leaders, the human rights and refugee problems, diplomatic efforts to settle conlict, and Soviet measures to repress the Afghans. Photos.
A galaxy of renowned scholars and orientologists from India and abroad have contributed twenty-seven learned papers for this volume as a token of the high esteem in which they held the great Indologist and savant, Professor D. C. Sircar. These papers traverse a large variety of subjects in the different sub-fields of Indology. While the essay by A. L. Basham enhances our understanding of Asoka, Romila Thapar’s paper is a useful addition to our knowledge of the Mauryan period. J.S.M. Derrett’s piece on a quotation from the Dhammapada gives an interesting analysis. John C. Huntington’s study of a section of an early portable shrine from Gandhara is fascinating. The evidenc...