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India is a land of several cultures and many languages.  Even within one State, the main language that is spoken, is totally different in different parts of the State. Take Tamil, one of the most ancient languages.  This language in...

Teachers can make or break an entire nation.  They can transform an entire society.  They can play a big role in shaping of character. Teachers can also help to maintain very high standards of education,  in general, and also make...

Tamil Nadu has several distinctions, some good, and some very bad. Among the good distinction, is that the education system is far better than many other places.  Among the worst distinction, is that the number of people consuming alcohol is...

Challenge of the unknown is always a big thought. It is always about tomorrow.  It is always about forecasting the future or visioning of the future. Whatever be the change of situations in future, we can also do whatever is best, given the...

Irrespective of wherever we are, and whatever we do, there are always situations in life, where one starts feeling a little helpless. At this point in time, as now the advanced research in applied behavioral sciences has proved, it is the power to...

The world is becoming extremely complex.  Very high inflation, growing expectations of family members, and drastic reduction in the real wages, will all keep us so much engaged with whatever work we do  --- even if we do not like it, we...

We can be very active in whatever we do.  In fact, most of us are.  However, when we are pro-active, our energies are directed in a very positive direction, we are more clear as to what we can do, or should do.  We are clear about...

Chennai is the fourth largest city in India and, is generally considered to be the gateway of South India.  It is a superb city for education as well. It is exploding at its seams, as it enters a fresh stage of growth, where wealth is...

Decision-making and its importance It is not at all easy to take a bold action or a decision in an important matter. Some decisions can change our entire life so it is very important that we need to think properly before doing it. If we fail to...

Judicial activism: Word ‘judicial activism’ was first used by Thomas Jefferson, the third president of U.S.A. on the absolute and dictatorial judicial behavior of the contemporary federal judge, John Marshall. Subsequently, the British Parliament...

Failures sometimes become a beautiful experience. This is because it provide us with an opportunity to develop confidence and courage. Remember the proverb, "Failures are the stepping stones to success". The beauty lies not in falling but in rising...

It would be an axiomatic prerequisite for the teacher to have a sound knowledge and through grasp of the essentials of his subject. Writing skills can be taught best if the teacher can himself write well, much better than his charges. Public...

A good and a bad writer What I feel there is no rule as such about writing. Sometimes you may write what you want to write easily and perfectly while at other times, it is like making lot of efforts and reaching nowhere. One should not feel...

Hostel is also a  part of education. It is a living place for the outsiders. The students who come from other places are allowed to live in hostel. Hostel life is quite tough but is regular and helpful for studying and maintaining health....

Life is too short for acquiring knowledge. Students life is mainly meant for studies. A student who devotes his full energy and time to his studies is a good son of his motherland. India needs mentally alert and young men and women. It is the duty...

Wikipedia the source of knowledge It is an educational starting point for a student, wikipedia is often described as digital wall covered with digital graffiti that might have content covering lot of personal or espousing vendetta or insane...

We have serious questions about CBI There are serious questions on working ways of our premier investigating agency the central bureau of investigation lately. The bureau was formed by government of India in 1963 by dividing special police force...

The Eastern culture is the setting sun while the Western culture is the horizon. Such is the situation today. But do we ever reflect on our glorious past or why our elders had these customs? We should eliminate the bias, prejudices, caste system...

Introduction  At dawn of civilization, man was born free and could travel to any place as he liked. The entire world was a big forest with no national boundaries. The only limitation was absence of modern means of transport and communication....

What is anarchy and anarchism  When some one refers to anarchy, to our mind comes a state of utter lawlessness and disorder where everyone is free to do whatever he likes at his whim and fancy and the strongest and fittest alone survive. In...