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South India now consists of five States -- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telengana.  The last State has recently been formed. Of these the two States of the South -- Tamil Nadu and Kerala top the literacy charts of the...

There is always a method in any madness.  In our present madness to make as much money as possible, we often do not pay any attention to the more finer and basic things of life -- our emotions and feelings and the same of others -- in...

There are very basic things that we often tend to forget.  These are the very basic things that makes our lives far more beautiful that what we can ever think of or perceive.  We need to simply understand that such small things go a long...

India is a country of many languages, many cultures and many States.  Each and every State has its own language, which is the medium of instruction in Government schools, and an important subject in most private schools as well. Each and...

There is a remarkable tendency among the very young to brand anything that is a little old in practice, as "out-dated".  For this generation, there is no world outside their personal computers, and laptops, tablets and cell phones, and now,...

There is an increasingly pronounced trend towards branding anything that elders advise or tell, as "old fashioned".  The young, who have access to resources and English medium education, and thus jobs as well, that give them take home salaries...

Talk to him or her, and pat would come the reply, "I will do my best".  Press further and try to convince him or her to do even more, the reply might be something like this: "Sir, what do you want me to do, I have my own problems". Such...

Our country is a curious melting point of many cultures.  There are so many festivals in India, and there are many religions as well.  Each and every State has its own language and its own culture.  Though attempts have been made to...

India is the second most populous country in the world, after China.  The rapid rise in National income in the last few years in India,  is largely attributed to the huge English speaking population, and this target group has successfully...

Are we Hindu nation  Guru Golwalkar a former RSS chief in  'Bunch of thoughts' explained that Indian nation is in fact 'Hindu Nation' or 'Hindu Rashtra'.  The minorities are aggressors and alien to the Hindu nation. Normally, if you...

The MBA degree is the most sought after degree in India.  Every year, hundreds of thousands of students apply to the Indian Institutes of Management, and only hundreds are selected for the course. The standards of education in each of the...

English is a truly global language that has conquered around seventy percent of the entire world.  It is growing from strength to strength and its importance can never be questioned. In fact, it is no more a foreign language.  It is...

Today's youngsters are far better informed, they have huge social connections, they have very good attitudes, and they are also quite smart at work, and they are very much alive to the kind of opportunities available to them. Yet, many of them...

The service sector has evolved in India.  There are a huge number of services that are now available, and the upwardly mobile young generation is all set to make a killing in this market.  The market itself has evolved, and we need to...

What does it take to make people to think very highly of us, to come back to us for advise or help or whatever they do?  What sets up apart? There have been tonnes of books on leadership.  Most of them point out some quality or the...

Indian families are known the world over for caring and sharing and bonding.  For bringing together happiness and proving to the world that money is not everything in life.  For maintaining a decorum in even the worst of times, and taking...

Stephen Covey, the much celebrated author of "Seven habits of highly effective people" had talked about the circle of influence concept. In our lives, we can also enlarge our own circle of influence, through meaningful action.  Let us examine...

As human beings we are always bundles of thoughts and emotions and feelings.  However, it is somewhat true that our thoughts literally rule us.  If we allow bad thoughts to overwhelm us, we are sure to enter the path of ruin.  Such...

Whenever we are in big doubt about anything, we normally tend to delay things.  Worse, we also try to consult any number of friends or relatives and this leads us to even more confusion.  We are also stumped for any firm course of action,...

They are conspicuous by their presence.  They are potentially very dangerous to the health of any organization, but carry tremendous clout in the organization, irrespective of their formal position or authority.  They can make or mar any...