Word: prasad
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...first time this weekend in a two-part event to discuss the concepts of nirvana, the Buddhist term that describes perfect peace of mind, and moksha, the Hindu concept of self-realization and liberation from worldly existence. One of the differences between the two concepts, according to Rohan V. Prasad ’10, the spokesman for Dharma, is that nirvana can be achieved instantaneously and in daily life, whereas moksha is more of an end-of-life aspiration. “Both ideas are the ultimate goals for each religion,” Prasad said. At the first part...
...many people credit with rail's comeback is Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav. Known only as Lalu to his energetic supporters in the poor northern state of Bihar, Yadav is a controversial figure. He is adored by millions as a man of the people because he is of a lower caste - a rarity among politicians. Yet he is routinely vilified by his many detractors who claim his term as Chief Minister of Bihar was characterized by mismanagement and corruption. When he became Rail Minister in 2004, Yadav asked Kumar and his team to run the system on sounder business principles, even...
...Reneging on earlier understandings, the Maoist leadership grandstanded on a set of demands that included the outright abolition of the monarchy before its fate could be determined by popular referendum. When the other parties - including the establishment Nepali Congress, the party of the country's current Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala - refused to accede to the Maoist agenda, the Maoists pulled out of the government and plunged the peace process into a rancorous impasse...
...Rohan Prasad ’10 is a Social Studies concentrator in Winthrop House and chair of the Harvard chapter of Students for Rudy...
...Prasad took over the leadership of Harvard Students for Rudy in September, succeeding former Harvard Republican Club President Jeffrey Kwong...