Wisdom finds truth We are all interested in knowing the truth since the knowledge of truth is quite valuable for us. All knowledge of science, philosophy, history, geography, psychology etc., is the attempt to find the truth. We also know…
Words are sharper than the two-edged sword The Pandavas had built a beautiful crystal palace in Hastinapur; and the Kaurava prince Duryodhana along with Sakuni was taking a round of the palace. As they came across a crystal surface, Duryodhana,…
Words are sharper than the two-edged sword The Pandavas had built a beautiful crystal palace in Hastinapur; and the Kaurava prince Duryodhana along with Sakuni was taking a round of the palace. As they came across a crystal surface, Duryodhana,…
A young man had been caught in a daring act of theft and had been condemned to death by execution. When he was asked about his last wish, he expressed his desire to see his mother, and to speak with…
Innovation is the key determinant of economic growth and social welfare Innovation is the introduction of something new, a new idea, method, or device. Innovation is not same as invention, which means discovery of a new thing altogether. Innovation is…
Be the change you want to see in others On his second trip to India from South Africa, Gandhi attended the Congress session in Calcutta. The sanitary condition of the Congress camp was horrible. Some delegates used the verandah in…
Customary morality cannot be a guide to modern life The progress of a society depends on harmonious living of the members of the society. When people follow the moral principles, they take care of one another and create a loving,…
A people that values its privileges above its principles loses both How do you feel when you are going to your office and you find the traffic halted because some VIP or minister is passing on the road? How do…
A good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge The American philosopher and author Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to…
DEATH PENALTY (CAPITAL PUNISHMENT) 1. Meaning: The death penalty is known as capital punishment. The word “capital punishment” is made of de capitation. It means to cut the upper part of a body. It is connected with capital offence i.e.…
BUREAUCRATS SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE TO THE PEOPLE In little Dorrit wrote Charles Dickens: ‘In short, all the business of the country went through the circumlocution office except business that never came out of it and its name was Legion.’ Here…
CAN INDIA GET RID OF CORRUPTION? There is an all-pervading corruption in our socio-economic and political structure and this has not spared even our own family life – such is the rotten state of India. A degrading value system as…
CAN INDIA GET RID OF CORRUPTION? There is an all-pervading corruption in our socio-economic and political structure and this has not spared even our own family life – such is the rotten state of India. A degrading value system as…
CHILD LABOUR Child labour can be defined as work performed by children (below 14 years of age in India) that either endangers their health or safety, interferes with or prevents education or keeps them away from play and other activity…
COMPUTER – THE HARBINGER OF SILENT REVOLUTION Necessity is the mother of invention. The saying holds true for computers also because computers were invented as a result of man’s search for a fast and accurate calculating device. The earliest device…
LIBERALISATION AND ‘SWADESHI’ When Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru was delivering his famous speech, ‘The Tryst with Destiny’ he would have never imagined that fifty-five years hence his country would be in shambles and the national economy in tatters. Muhammed Bin…
NEED FOR TRANSPARENCY IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Deliverance comes not from electoral forms but informed franchise, not from the mystic authority of franchise but from the enlightened participation of the populace in the public affairs. – Justice Krishna Iyer Transparency in…
NREGA The NREGA, the flagship programme of the UPA government, was revolutionary in its promise of inclusive growth, the right to work and the dignity of labour and a rational, participatory relationship with the State. And it has mostly delivered……
ONE NATION ONE LAW India is an ancient civilisation governed by customs and traditions. Sometimes, it is called the museum of various religions, castes, cultures and ethnic groups. If we go down the ancient period we find that India was…
PUBLIC SECTOR: BANE OF INDIAN ECONOMY Any nation can stand on world stage only on the basis of a healthy economy. For a developing country, the domestic economy depends a lot on public and private sectors. But in our country…
PUBLIC SECTOR: BANE OF INDIAN ECONOMY Any nation can stand on world stage only on the basis of a healthy economy. For a developing country, the domestic economy depends a lot on public and private sectors. But in our country…
RELIGION AND SCIENCE “Science doesn’t require religion for its existence and religion doesn’t need science for its existence, but man needs both”. – Fritjof Capra Ever since the dawn of civilisation, men of wisdom – intellectuals and scholars, philosophers and…
RESERVATION: FOR HOW LONG? The idea of privilege is the bane of human life…. whenever privilege is broken down, more and more light and progress come to a race…. Absolutely no privilege for anyone. – Swami Vivekananda The enjoyment of…
SHOULD THERE BE RESERVATION? To rule India — with her huge size and population — the British hit upon a simple yet brilliant idea: divide and rule, with the State playing the crucial role of an arbitrator between various warring…