Articles [Society & Relationships]

As a subaltern, I had the privilege of being posted in the Tamil Nadu state. To be precise, I was posted at the Air Force Station at Tambaram and the unit was Air Force flying Instructors School (AFIS). it was a baptism which I have never...

  How to balance our life? There was a time when people were taught about the virtues of being polite. And the best example was that the tree which is full of fruits will bend towards the ground. Here the fruits were symbol of good virtues...

When the Soviet army advanced against the Germans in the Second World War, Marshal Josef Broz Tito the Yugoslav leader complained to Stalin that the Russian army was raping and keeping many girls for sexual pleasure in its bunkers. Stalin had...

India is supposed to be the land of Buddha and Gandhi. A land where nonviolence is a creed and many swear by it. However practically Indian society is violent and towering above everything is a race and color bias.  This is something that...

Background Hindus  and Muslims are the  two major communities in the sub-continent and both have existed together for close to 1100 years. Hinduism first came in contact with Islam around the 10th century and a substantial portion of the...

One of my friends’ daughter was married last year to a boy of her choice, younger than her by 4 years and less educated and coming from a different class and religious community. This was not liked by the parents and relatives on both sides but...

Some time back I had attended a seminar on medieval warfare, with special reference to the Rajputs. One of the speakers extolled the valor and fighting abilities of the Rajputs. He further commented that Rajputs never compromised their dignity and...

You cannot change overnight How would you react if I say that respecting others’ opinion is one thing but taking that literarily is neither necessary nor that puts you in a situation which strengthens their own position by putting you down nor...

How to win persons with different ideologies   Do you know we have close to 7 billion people on our planet and some of them (maybe I am being modest while using the word 'some') but the fact that all of them going to difficult to deal with...

Birds-the symbol of love Most of us hear that there are thousand and one ways of loving in the world while some others feel there are as many ways of love as count of people in this world. But majority of people think the love is not limited words...

India is home to the best erotic literature and art in the world. Even the invaders who came to India were overwhelmed with Indian erotica and added their own concepts and experiences  to the formidable array of erotic literature available in...

Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world.  This is one aspect that cannot be ignored. The teachings of Islam centre on two sources. These are  a) The Koran, which is the word of god b) The Hadiths. These are published about...

The British ruled India for close to 200 years. From the time Robert Clive won the Battle of Plessey in 1757 to 1947 they were the imperial rulers of India. Along with this is the fact that just about 100,000 Englishmen administered a vast country...

"Confidence comes not from knowing you know everything, but from knowing you can handle what comes up".....Donn King We all have fears, fears of not being accepted, fears of failure, fears of losing someone we love, etc. But life is not only about...

As human beings, all of us are bundles of emotions and feelings.  Many a time, we allow our emotions and feelings to get the better of us.  More often than not, such feelings and emotions, land us in deep trouble -- particularly, when...

It is often tossed around as if it were a million dollar question, when in reality, it is just a matter of simple common sense and application -- I mean, the idea of developing trust. Trust is a very basic human quality, which can be developed....

As adults we often face various challenges in dealing with our aging parents. This is the time when we are required to do the role-reversal with our parents. Now we are the one who has to take responsibility, provide care, and maintain a healthy...

My life was never the same after I lost my mother. It was as if I lost my soul and inspiration for living. Parents are the pillars of support to our lives. It is the most truthful and honest relationship with unconditional love that one can have....

 No one can deny the fact that the internet has revolutionized the way of human life. It does influence almost the entire human population. With all the useful products and services it brings along it also cripples human beings in some ways,...

The best relationship is the relationship of husband and wife. Two different people grown in different circumstances and environment live together and lead a family life. This relationship creates a new world and a family of their own. But it is...

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