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Each One - Teach One!
I had asked the guard of my building to send a maid some days back. One day the door bell rang and I saw an aged woman with a very small child, who was sucking her thumb and holding her mother’s hand, standing at my doorstep. “Yes, how can I help you?” I asked. “I [...]
Female Foeticide Cases!
I am a female and my heart aches when I hear of female foeticide cases. What is most saddening is that it’s the females themselves (especially the mother-in-laws) who encourage such horrendous acts. It’s beyond comprehension as to why do they forget that they themselves are females and it’s only a female who can give [...]
India has won 2 Gold Medals in Olympics 2008!
She might not have boxed off someone in a ring or hit the bulls’ eye, but she sure has brought laurels to our country. I’m talking about Sunita Lamba, who remains ambiguous and waits for recognition. Sunita Lamba, sister of former cricketer Raman Lamba, is a fine art artist from West Delhi who won a [...]
Flood Situation in Bihar - Whom to blame?
I came to Delhi In May and some weeks later I heard the news of a slab of the flyover near Janakpuri District center getting collapsed. This flyover was constructed barely 6 years ago and now it is closed for public under the pretense of construction again. The tragedy is that no signs of renovation [...]
Usefulness of Mobile in Teenagers!
“Mom will you get me a mobile phone for my birthday this time?” Asked Nishi. “But you are still a teenager, honey?” was her mother’s reply. “So what? All my friends have it, mom. I want it too.” pleaded Nishi. “Ok, you can have it but only if you convince me about the usefulness of [...]
Tata is evacuating the Singur!
“It is a very unfortunate day. It is a very bad day for West Bengal,” West Bengal industry minister Nirupam Sen told a private Bengali TV channel. He said that “the Tatas have communicated their decision to me after a meeting which took place today to review the ground situation at Singur.”
Tata Motors, in a [...]
Budddhadeb Bhattacharjee A communist leader open to reforms!
Does the mention of Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping remind you of an Indian very similar to him in his endeavors? You have got it right. It’s the West Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee we are talking about. This Marxist poet has transformed the business prospects in West Bengal but at the same time has been a [...]
Samsung X360 notebook - lighter than air!
Revolution strikes again. This time in the form of Lightweight Samsung X360 notebook which is branded to be “lighter than air”. Samsung proclaims that the new product is the “lightest notebook in its class” since it weighs just 1.27 kg. Inside there’s a 45nm Core 2 Duo mobile processor, mated to a 1280 x 800 [...]
An intellectual survival for women!
According to 1980 United Nations figures, women constitute one-half of the world’s population and do two-thirds of the work but earn one-tenth of the income and own only one one-hundredth of the property; two-thirds of women are illiterate.
The debate over whether there is a role for women in science and engineering has been going on [...]
9 superb call centers of Delhi!
Outsourcing from counties like USA to countries like India started primarily to provide cost-effective services, as for the same service and same level of quality counties like India worked at much lower cost. Outsourcing helped save time, effort, infrastructure and manpower. Today, India is popularly known as world’s outsourcing hub. With high-end technology and best-of-breed [...]