The other thing that takes a high position this festive season is the campaigning to save the young kids, animals and the poor from doing work that the ‘normal’ folk have a good time out of. There are signs, notices, articles and women screaming on the roads to protect children from making crackers at factories, which is not only potentially deadly to their health, but also … [Read more...]
Lessons learnt from the most loved Idiots ever!!
Though Bollywood movies are known for their melodrama, goofy comic relief props and loud music, there are always exceptions to this rule. There have been movies which have managed to make a mark and touch all chords and leaving audience craving for more. We are living in an age where we are constantly bombarded with information left, right and center; and it’s not astonishing … [Read more...]
Are small scale social programs in our education system as effective as they claim to be?
The good thing about having social-work duties as a college course is that they get you good grades and help elevate your total score (some of us don’t really study and cram enough to help scores by itself). The bad thing is, it doesn’t do nearly half as good as the itinerary suggests. I worked two years for the National Service Scheme (NSS) social programme, as a part of my … [Read more...]
Caste Based Reservation in India – Its hard hitting Facts and Political Failure
It makes me wonder that despite reaching Mars in its maiden attempt, we still haven't granted the ISRO, the liberty to recruit their scientists on the basis of their talent as even this department of the Indian Government has to recruit the individuals not just on the basis of their talent, but by the virtue of their caste. I, the writer is not against caste but I am against … [Read more...]
Technology is wonderful, but is technology in our country proving out to be a bane rather than a boon?
I thought to write this article, when I was travelling in a Mumbai local train and found that 8 out of 10 passengers sitting in the train are involved in their mobile phones. I do not have any problem of what they do, but before the inception of smart phones, we used to see passengers reading books, newspapers, magazine and novels. But, as the technology is advancing … [Read more...]