Category: A better tomorrow
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Is USA the only country doing charity? Or it is just drum-beating about it?
The history behind Official Development Assistance (ODA) Very recently, after the rebirth of Trump’s second presidency, the US government is gung-ho about the withdrawal of development assistance provided through USAID (US Agency for International Development) to various developing and under-developed countries. And it has been branded as they were doing charity at the expense of…
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The road to sustainable development goes through empowerment
If you are asked what does one student need for obtaining good education? The answer would be pretty simple. A willing and keen student, a knowledgeable and righteous teacher, and the right environment. This pretty much sums up the basic tenets of a good education system. Now, apply this to the society. What does a…
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Race to the bottom- for- race to the top
Some people in this world are amazing visionaries. They observe the world and make prophecies which hold true even after they are no more. One of such legends was the poet Sahir Ludhianvi, who wrote beautiful lines in mid-20th century, which goes as follows: ये महलों, ये तख्तो, ये ताजों की दुनियाँ ये इंसान के…
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An urban landscape captured by pigeons- jaaye to jaaye kahan!
When you stand in your balcony, amongst other beautiful things like greenery and gardens, you can’t help but notice one peculiar thing always without fail. That is, the presence of a ubiquitous species called pigeon. More specifically, it is the blue rock pigeon. Even if you do not recognize any bird species, you cannot deny…
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Trump’s triumph- Will it trump the goods done so far?
There was a king in the medieval history. He sat on the throne of Delhi in 1325 A.D. and he was infamous for his big big blunders. Can you guess his name? He was none other than the legendary Mohammad Bin Tughlaq (MBT). Mind it, it was a monarchy form of rule, where the king’s…
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Why everyone loves a free pap(rev)di!
But, how free should anything be free… Recently, lured by my craving to eat something good, I went to Bikanerwala outlet on a cold chilly evening and I ordered to pack 150 gm of Gajar Halwa. And as I stood near the counter, the person behind it started weighing the Gajar Halwa from a big…
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Forget MAGA, it’s time for MIGA now!
MAGA=Make America Great Again; MIGA= Make India Great Again “All right Mohan. Go, light your bulb!” These words from his boss opened new vistas for the brilliant Mohan Bhargav and encouraged him to ditch MAGA (Make America Great Again) dream to fulfil yet another dream of MIGA (Make India Great Again). If you haven’t identified…
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Is it opportune time to revisit the ghost of Malthus?
Inherent contradictions between Human population growth, quality of life of every human and the expanding resource crunch More than 2 centuries ago, in 1798, famous economist of that era Thomas Robert Malthus prophesised in his book called “An essay on the Principle of Population” about Mathusianism or Malthusian trap. According to this theory of Malthusianism,…
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Will there be an end to this “Dilli ki Sar(dar)di” in Delhi NCR?
About 21 years ago, there came a song which went away from the public memory as soon as it came :D. It went like this: सारी रात जगाये रे.. प्यार तेरा ..दिल्ली की सर्दी हवा जब हवा चलती है ..हवा जब हवा नशा ही नशा रहता है.. नशा ही नशा…. At that point of time,…
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Going gaga over hefty packages- saga of misplaced priorities!
Come December every year and the placement bells start ringing across many engineering colleges across the country. The exuberance and the paraphernalia surrounding the placement season often creates the hype around the packages that are going to be offered this season. This gives news bytes to the media channels, in terms of evaluating the “Best…
Anupam- The Dreamer 