by Samita Sarkar | Apr 7, 2016 | Environment
Last fall, my family and I decided to have our basement renovated. But when the contractor took on another job and decided to forgo his final payment, taking off when the job was only 90% done. We were left with an unpresentable, unliveable basement–but not for...
by Samita Sarkar | Dec 15, 2015 | Environment, Vegetarianism
I wrote an article recently about something I’ve been thinking about for awhile: the connection between science and spirituality, two completely congruent topics. I can see universal justice in the world around me in a way that applies to both the material plane...
by Samita Sarkar | Oct 23, 2015 | Environment, Travel, Women & Feminism
I was born in Canada as the only child of Hindu parents who taught me the spiritual value of simple living and high thinking. We had never went on family vacations together or spent money frivolously. In fact, we never did anything without a clear purpose. I had...
by Samita Sarkar | Jul 29, 2015 | Environment, Vegetarianism
Walter Palmer received international infamy almost overnight. His Yelp! page was bombarded with clever, snarky reviews. People picketed in front of his business and home. Celebrities tweeted about him. Walter Palmer quickly became one of the world’s most hated...
by Samita Sarkar | May 25, 2015 | Environment, Vegetarianism
“And after all this, no one ever mentions vegetarianism,” said my mom, after we finished watching the 2006 dramedy Fast Food Nation. I stumbled to come up with a response. “At least Avril Lavigne’s a vegetarian,” I said finally, referring to one of the film’s stars....
by Samita Sarkar | May 10, 2015 | Environment, Vegetarianism, Women & Feminism
Most of us share a very special bond with our mothers. Most relationships are fickle, but the relationship between a mother and child is one of the most selfless relationships, and the luckiest of us get to enjoy this relationship as perhaps the only experience of...