Category Archive
The following is a list of all entries from the General Interest category.
Telangana Crisis – United We Stand, Divided We Fall – Part1
Filed in General Interest, December 24, 2009, 1:12 pm by VamsiTweetWe are pleased to have Vamsi Poondla write a post on this blog. He is a regular visitor and commenter on this blog. Please encourage him with your comments. – Sukumar —————- From the moment Telangana state announcement came on December 9, 2009, the entire Andhra Pradesh is in a political turmoil. I would like […]
Is the behaviour of citizens on our roads indicative of how we respect our nation (or) national space?
Filed in General Interest, December 14, 2009, 3:29 pm by Abdul FakhriTweetI write this post with an acute sense of anguish and helplessness. I was trying to cross the road the other day and preferred to take the zebra crossing at the end of the road. Dutifully, I started walking when the light turned green and to the utter shock of my life one motorcyclist whizzed […]
The Plight of the Invisible
Filed in General Interest, November 22, 2009, 10:14 pm by Priya RajuTweetHe was lying on the pavement of a busy street. He was the human image of filth. Flies were buzzing around his nose. He was lying in his feces, his shirtless torso & matted hair covered in dust. His pants might have once had a color, but now it had acquired the sorry hue of […]
Why Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s concept of ‘scientific temper’ is very critical to the future of our children?
Filed in General Interest,Science, November 13, 2009, 12:01 am by Abdul FakhriTweetThe future belongs to science and those who make friends with science. – Jawaharlal Nehru Nehru’s birthday, November 14, as we all know, is celebrated as Children’s Day every year in India. On this occasion, it is appropriate to pay tribute to a formative leader of India who illuminated a lot during his lifetime and […]
Real World Ahimsa
Filed in General Interest, October 7, 2009, 12:01 am by KumaranTweetAhimsa seems to be cliched word nowadays or seems practically obsolete. But the philosophy of Ahimsa I feel, is relevant. Ahmisa is the opposite of Himsa which means “Violence” this needs to be interpreted as not just physical violence but mental violence. I consider violence is an act performed to inflict PAIN be it physical […]
