What would Christmas be without traditions and gifts? It has taken nearly a decade for the Christmas tree in front of the house to grow up. I look forward to putting ornaments and lights on it. I look forward to spending time with family and …
Money touches everything. It affects how we sleep, how we eat, how we raise our children, and how we dream about the future. Yet too often, we treat finances like a separate compartment of life, disconnected from faith, family, and well-being. What if we approached …
Muskan Khanna has broken human, social, and financial capital barriers to start an organic Tea Studio. Female entrepreneurs are women who run a business. Female entrepreneurship has increased and given rise to self-made females like Oprah Winfrey, Meg Whitman, Diane Hendricks, and Coco Chanel. Muskan …
We need Christmas gift ideas. Christmas gift ideas change with time. It is important to be practical and sensitive at the same time. It is hard to believe, but Christmas is here. I am seeing neighbors put on Christmas lights. The Christmas ornaments are being …
Nirmala Srivastava founded Sahaja Yoga in 1970. During meditation, seekers experience self-realization. Sahaja is a Sanskrit term consisting of ‘Saha’ is ‘with’ and ‘ja’ is ‘born’. In the Buddhist dictionary, it is ‘innate, denoting the natural presence of enlightenment or purity’. Dr. Girish Gupta, a …
A financial plan is a road map to achieving your financial goals. We all have financial goals. It could be for a vacation, purchasing a home, children’s education, or retirement. A financial plan looks at where you are at present and what you want to …
Diwali is the festival of lights celebrated during the Hindu Lunisolar month between mid-October and mid-November. Diwali takes place over five days: Dhanteras, Naraka Chaturdasi, Lakshmi Puja, Govardhan Puja, and Bhai Dooj. On Dhanteras people purchase gold, silver, clothes, and electronic gadgets as a sign …
Gardening has taught me so many lessons in life. I want to give you some quotes from famous people regarding gardening: I think the true gardener, the older he grows, should more and more develop a humble, grateful and uncertain spirit. – Reginald Farrer A …
What’s the heck with Hakka? The Hakka are part of the Han Chinese group from the Central Plains of Northern China. They were a nomadic group, hence the word ‘Hakka’, which means ‘Guest Family’. They settled in Guangdong province and from there migrated to India, …
The Greeks have given us democracy, the alphabet, the library, the Olympics, sciences and mathematics, architecture, mythology, lighthouse, standard medicine, trial by jury, and the theatre. Does vegan food come to your mind when you think about Greek food? Four Columns has covered vegan food …