Category: A better tomorrow
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Injustice cannot be justified with injustice- the interesting story of Karna in Mahabharat!
Before delving deep into the story of the legendary warrior Karna, I would strongly recommend you to read the fantastic book called “रश्मिरथी” (Rashmirathi) written by the great poet Shri Ramdhari Singh Dinkar. This book tells the story of Mahabharat from the perspective of Karna and the title means “the one who rides over the…
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Going beyond “Management by Exception” – introducing “Management by Inaction”!
If you have heard or read a little about management/administration theories, then you must have heard about “Management by Exception” (MBE). This simply means that the managers or bosses intervene in the work of their subordinates only when there is a deviation from the set goals/standards/parameters. Until and unless, the subordinates are achieving the set…
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Values before intelligence- not just in humans but also in machines!
In this ghor kalyug era, more importance is given on the intelligence/smartness/shrewdness than moral values! And the reason is simple- as we move towards a more materialistic society, we need more money to survive and fulfill our desires. And intelligence earns us more money- either by doing a job, or being a professional expert in…
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Are you abiding the law- as a matter of convenience, obligation or duty OR not at all?
If you stand at any general traffic signal in any typical city of India (apart from the major big traffic signals), you can observe following different of behaviours with respect to compliance of traffic laws and rules: First, is the category of people, who only follow traffic rules when there is traffic police to monitor…
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9/11- the day that shook the entire world!
As a little kid studying in 6th standard, I was keenly watching the news on TV of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in the New York City on 11th Sep, 2001. The event was telecasted again and again on the news channels and it was really a horrific sight to see the…
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A “reactive” society waiting for disasters to happen!
Take a few man-made disaster incidents: A 50-year old building collapsed in a city resulting into deaths of children A fire incident in a hotel, with no emergency exits, resulting into deaths A bridge collapsed suddenly due to poor build quality or improper maintenance Roads turned into ponds during monsoons causing inconvenience to all These…
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What is your vision for a strong, happy and a prosperous nation?
Strong citizens for a strong nation ✊ There are certain days in the history of a nation which are very significant given their historical and cultural significance. Independence Day, is certainly one of the most important among them. The day when its people became free from the chains of slavery and oppression, when the soul…
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Easy to build but difficult to maintain, when it should be vice-versa!
If you look around any major construction work like metro, highway, airports, etc., you would notice one thing that the maintenance of these public infrastructures is most of the times shoddy, improper and not up-to-the-mark. It seems that construction of such large projects is easier and there is so much fanfare around the inauguration that…
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Old by age, but young by willpower!
The story of an old lady entrepreneur The resolute old lady “entrepreneur” selling guavas On my afternoon stroll during lunch hours, I often see an old lady sitting under the hot sun in the open walkway area near the Patel Chowk metro station. In summers, she sold jaamun/Indian blackberry and today she was selling guavas/amrood/jaamphal.…
