Amartya sen A nobel Laurete Shri Amartya Sen is a world renowed economist. I was relatively young when he received the nobel prize in 1998. The newspapers and magazines went abuzz with the stories and reams n reams of prints were covered on his life story and achievements. I as a youngster felt very proud…
Gandhiji Gandhiji organised boycot of foreign clothes during the struggle against the Britishers. India was one of the hubs of trade in the East till the British had arrived. They gradually destroyed the local crafts (even chopping off the hands of artisans and craftsmen so that they cant work anymore) and shipped the raw materials…
She had a lot going for her – a sensual face, terrific figure and a smouldering smile – quite an irresistible combination. She had a grand entry opposite amitabh and had a few good films later on too. Having acted in a few films in bollywood, she should have realised the fickleness in the bollywood…
Portable toilets ‘Give me a toilet in school’ was what one little girl wished for, when asked by a visiting dignitary as to what she wants. As we look around ourselves we find that there is really a dearth of places where girls/women can relieve themselves. As women are also not comfortable to talk about…
Psy’s music was wafting through the speakers in my car. My newly installed sub woofer was thundering and I was enjoying my quiet drive in the city till i laid my eyes on the auto rickshaw in front of me. A typical sharing auto It was a big auto rickshaw with the main seat designed…
TRAI ordered all the TV Channels to restrict advertisements to 12 minutes per hour. As I read it, I wondered how TRAI would push in this difficult legislation and also if TRAI had the power to do such a thing (as many broadcasters claimed that it didn’t have). Anyway i thought to myself that…
Thankfully, the issue of lowering the age was amicably resolved and the minimum age remained at 18. This turn around may have come as a result of co-aliation pressures or the genuine concerns of certain parties for the welfare of the people. Either way, it calls for celebration and I am going to retire to…
These were the findings of the investigation team as predominantly reported across the national telly and newspapers. It was also reported that she was inadequately monitored and not given sufficient attention. These were the findings six months after her death. Firstly, does it take six months to conclude something as general as this? Secondly, how…
hi all Hope this post finds you in the pink of health and wealth! I am returning after a long hiatus as i had gone for the maha kumbh mela, the highlights of which i will post shortly. As i woke up from my bed today, I saw that the bill to lower the age…
I got the fastest internet connection (12Mbps) available in the city and upgraded to 8 Gb of RAM which i consider is a decent amount for ordinary people. I switched on the PC in great style and browsed all the sites which earlier used to take a noticeable time to load. I expected a great…