Interview: Seeta Lakhani
Sunday, January 28th, 2007Seeta Lakhani, 21, is the author of two excellent books on Hinduism, Hinduism for Schools, which is aims to help teach Hinduism at GCSE level, and Primary Hinduism, which was released last month and is aimed at younger children. She is currently working with the Office of Fair Trade, as well as being a tour guide at the Royal Albert Museum. Hindu Voice UK recently caught up with Seeta, to find out more about what drives her to balance her two jobs together with her writing.
An ancient murti of Lord Vishnu has been discovered in an old village in Russia’s Volga region during an excavation. The discovery has really got scholars scratching their heads, because it may force a new perspective on the history and culture of Russia.The murti found in Staraya Maina village is said to date back to 7th century AD. This particular village of Staraya Maina in the Ulyanovsk region was a city of high population even 1700 years age and is much older than Kiev, so far believed to be the mother of all Russian cities, thus raising questions about the prevalent view on the history of ancient Russia.
Guru tells a rags-to-riches story about a young Gujarati entrepreneur, Gurukant Desai (Abishek Bachan) who sets out to get rich and create a successful business for himself at a time when India has just become independent. The story is said to be inspired by the life and times of that late industrialist Dhirubhai Ambani, who came from a humble background to become one of India’s wealthiest industrialists.At the film’s beginning, Gurukant is working for a British company in Turkey. He was promoted to a low level managerial position, and was frequently told that he was a good worker who could go quite far in the company, if only he’d dress correctly and learn proper the proper etiquette. At this point, Gurukant thought to himself, “These guys can’t tell me how to dress! Hell, if I’m good, why should I earn money for these ‘gora’, instead I’ll go into business myself.” 