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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:21:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I started the New Year chanting Lokāh Samastāh Sukino Bhavantū at an Amma Satsang. Then after a short nap, drove over to a friend&#8217;s and chanted the Hanuman Chalisa, seven times; then walked around Walden Pond. What a beautiful day to experience the magnificent. Walking Yoga, circumambulating the emerald blue stillness. A time to quiet [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=arunshanbhag.com&amp;blog=1433352&amp;post=5151&amp;subd=arunshanbhag&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Norway is Kidnapping Indian Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:08:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arun Shanbhag</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Update, Jan 23:Norwegian child welfare services listed other shortcomings in the parenting of the Bhattacharyas. These include (are you ready for this?), unsuitable toys and clothes, insufficient room for the children to play in the house and lack of a basinnette or diaper changing table . &#8230; the couple does not own a basinette/diaper-changing table. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=arunshanbhag.com&amp;blog=1433352&amp;post=5224&amp;subd=arunshanbhag&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:22:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arun Shanbhag</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:32:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arun Shanbhag</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During our AstaVinayak (Eight Sacred Ganapati Temples) tour, we stopped at a roadside eatery in rural Maharashtra. After a simple meal (roti &#38; sabzi for us; curd (yogurt) and rice for Meera), I sauntered over to a village square. The Devi temple in lavender/pink stood out. As I walked around taking pics, I noticed this [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=arunshanbhag.com&amp;blog=1433352&amp;post=5052&amp;subd=arunshanbhag&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Year 2012: Meera Goes to School</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:50:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the New Year, May you all be blessed with divine Grace! Best Wishes for a healthy, prosperous and safe New Year! Meera, M &#38; A What a year ~ Meera started preschool! Seeing Meera in her übercute school uniform, brought a lump to my throat. She is growing sooo fast! Where is that cuddly [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=arunshanbhag.com&amp;blog=1433352&amp;post=5016&amp;subd=arunshanbhag&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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