2011
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Happy Anniversary, Clobin
Where many friends engage in public conversations with one another over Facebook and Twitter to make sure everyone knows who they are talking to and about what, my BFF Chloë and I are way too mature for all that. We tend to communicate through our blogs with elaborate posts featuring comics, videos, rules for other…
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Performance of ‘Radiant Heart’ by Iain Nabil
Iain Nabil Ferguson is a fellow Canadian who has been serving at the Baha’i House of Worship here in New Delhi for the past few months. He sings a number of songs based on the writings of the Baha’i Faith in this wonderful style that strikes me as quintessentially Canadian. This one is based on…
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Anti-corruption demonstrations in New Delhi
If you haven’t been in India or purposefully following the news here, it’s possible that you might have finally heard about the intense conversation about corruption that is going on here. That’s because this week zillions of people have been taking it to the streets to show their support for activist Anna Hazare. Seeing on…
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The Baha’i Academy (where I have been for the past two months)
I have always been fascinated by how Baha’i and Baha’i-inspired organizations tend to evolve so drastically to meet changing conditions and build on experience. The Baha’i Academy is a perfect example. It began in 1982 to provide an academic home for some of the many Baha’i scholars who were forced to flee Iran during the Islamic…
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To vote or to not not vote
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is once again applying to renew his contract with the people of Canada, but there are a handful of other guys that think that they can do the job better. Over here in India I feel connected with all my fellow Canadians as we reflect once again on our electoral process,…
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A short film about sports
If I don’t understand football, curling, or even marathon running – there is no way I am going to understand the sport that the majority of the planet has long written off as too perplexing to even try. As little as I understand about cricket, I did have the feeling that if India was going to…
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A Magic Show by Parmesh
Every 19 days Baha’i communities all over the globe get together for an event called the Nineteen Day Feast. The Feast generally consists of collective worship, consultation and socializing – but each of those elements can take any of a number of forms depending on the culture and style of the community.
Samuel Benoit 