India is a land of mind boggling diversity and a living example of unity in diversity. It is a lesson for the world how different nationalities and races can co-exist on this earth. Our country has always been a melting pot of extremes, paradoxes, cultures, sub-cultures, religions, ways of living, languages, customs and traditions. This […]
Co-education means imparting education to boys and girls through common classrooms, schools and colleges. In earlier times there were separate institutions for boys and girls. It was then thought that combining of the sexes would not be conducive for education. All the societies of the world practised sex-apartheid in ancient times. The association of males
In 2012, Indian cinema will become 100 years old that began with Pandalik in 1912. A year later came Raja Harishchandra. Those were the days of silent movies. With talking movie ‘Alam Ara’ began the age of real cinema in 1931. Since then Indian cinema has made incredible progress to emerge today as the world’s
India is a country of more than one billion people. Out of this huge population 45% of them are in the age group of 15 and 35. That is huge reservoir of energy, youthful exuberance, drive and a mighty force. It is more than the total population of Amercans, or Russians or Japanese or any
Education has been a part of human life. Civilisation itself is intellectual property of the human mind. Thinking and observation were the first tools of the education of humans. Then, came sign language, vocal speech, written words, books, printing and other modern modes of learning. It was indeed a long educational journey which in other
Students are the future of the nation. They are the human resource wealth of the country. The good students amongst the whole crowd of them are precious gem. Rare ones of them would get polished into the priceless diamonds to adorn the crown of India. They will determine the position of our country in the
Corruption is perhaps the most familiar word of today in India. It has become a part of every vernacular language of India although it is English world in origin. It has become a way of our life. Two things are most abundant in India and they are—corruption and inefficiency. It is a great wonder that
After independence, our Constitution guaranteed to women all the rights, freedoms and privileges as enjoyed by their male counterparts. It made some difference as education spread and the lot of women improved to some degree mostly in metropolitan centres and among some sections. But the biggest hurdle in real empowerment and liberation of woman equation
Games and sports are no more considered as indulgences of the youngmen who have nothing better to do. The realisation has dawned that sports are necessary for all round development of the personality of a young person. Its personal, social, educational and national importance is being recognised. From the point of view of health, its
India once was a haven of wild life. It was the land of big cats, tigers, lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants and rhinoceroses roamed in large herds. The other flora and fauna was matchless. But that is history now. Mindless hunting, widespread poaching, shrinking animal habitat and ever growing pressure of human population growth have played
By nature a man seeks companionship being a social animal. A child seeks chums, kid needs buddies, student desires mates, teenager needs pals, youngman wants bosom friends and an adult depends on old fellows. A man can not become friends with everyone he meets. Real friendship is also like love, a work of chemistry. A
A hobby is an exercise or pursuit one adopts to practise in leisure purely for pleasure and joy. There is no element of monetary profit directly although it sometimes brings rewards unexpectedly.A lady engaged in bonsai hobby might grow a miniature tree of exceptional qualities that may fetch a fortune. Similarly a stamp collector may
The population of India multiplying at such an alarming rate that it is nullifying all the progress our country is making. The agricultural green revolution brought about with such gigantic effort is today out stripped by increased population. Now we are again importing food. Similarly all the fruits of the developmental endeavours in other fields
The hostel life makes a confident young man or woman out of a child. A young person comes into his or her own in the hostel away from the dominating presence of the parents and elders. A student in hostel gets a chance to evolve into an independent character. For this no place is more
When India gained freedom after a long drawn struggle of 100 years the patriotic fervour of the people was at peak. There was natural antipathy for English, it being the language of ex-colonial rulers. The people questioned the propriety of the continuation of English in administration and educational institutions. There also were farsighted supporters of