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When you are inspired by some great purpose,

some extraordinary project,

all your thoughts break their bonds,

your mind transcends limitations,

your consciousness expands in every direction and you find yourself in a new,

great and wonderful world.

Dormant forces,

faculties and talents become alive and you discover yourself to be

a greater person than you ever dreamed yourself to be.

patanjali


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Gates’ 11 RulesCurrent Affairs

1 Human Resource Development- Shivani 62 Reverse Racism- Saumitra 83 Racism - Augustine 104 The Reality Of Reality Shows 125 Break Away 136 Small Wonder 14

Khel Kuud1 The Red Rage -saumitra 162 The Moment Of Truth- Saumitra 183 Question And Contemplation 214 The Last Time 22

Soul Misceallany1 Looking Closely From Far- Surabhi 242 Please Mom, It’s My Life- Manali 253 Ants - Niraj 274 Gimme Some Art- Rohan 285 But The Moon Was Still Shinning 306 Intersections 31

Breaking The Code1 Capital Punishment- Niraj 332 Domestic Violence- Priyanka 343 Euthanasia- Neeraj 364 You Can See The Stars Shining 375 Every Time I Look Into The Mirror 38

Voice Within

1 Madness -nisha 40

2 Mulling Over Marriage- Nisha 41Book Review 42Experience Change -akash 43

Youthology

1 Sec: 377 46

2 Live In Relationship 47

3 Is Education Degree Necessary 48

Events

Boundless Fun 50

Reflection's Activities

Navakshtij 52

School Library 53

Review 54

Designations And Members Of Reflections 55

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Bill Gates, billionaire and founder of Microsoft, gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school. He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachingscreated a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world. Here they are:

Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it!

Rule 2: The world won't care about yourself-esteem.The world will expect you toaccomplish something BEFORE you feelgood about yourself.

Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year rightout of high school.You won't be a vice-president with a carphone until you earn both.

Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough,wait till you get a boss.

Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath yourdignity.Your Grandparents had a differentword for burger flipping -they called it opportunity.

Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not yourparents' fault,so don't whine about yourmistakes, learn from them.

Rule 7: Before you were born, your parentsweren't as boring as they are now.They got that way from paying yourbills, cleaning your clothes and listeningto you talk about how cool you thought you

were. So before you save the rain forestfrom the parasites of your parent's generation,try delousing the closet in your own room.

Rule 8: Your school may have done away withwinners and losers, but life HAS NOT In someschools they have abolished failing grades andthey'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want toget the right answer.This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance toANYTHING in real life..

Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters.You don't get summers off and very few employersare interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Dothat on your own time.

Rule 10: Television is NOT real life.In real life people actuallyhave to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs

Rule 11: Be nice to nerds.Chances are you'll end up working for one.

- ROHIT GOIDANI

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Human resource is a vital organ in every sphere

oforganization. The progress of Human society will

successfully lead to the development and progress of

the country.The HRD (human resource

development), department in our country is in the

hands of Indian Government. However, talking

further, this HRD ministry has further got divided

into Mainly two departments:-

The first in department of SCHOOL EDUCATION

AND LITERACY, which in brief deals with primary

education and literacy levels and another is

department of higher Education , which deals with

secondary and post secondary education.Currently

Kapil sibal is heading the human resource

department, the minister is assisted by two ministers

of state, that is to say that one for each department.

Ali Ashraf Fatmi is the current minister of state for

school educationand literacy and Daggubati

Purandeswari is the minister of state for higher

education well talking about department of school

education and literacy, it is something that is

responsible for primary education, both formal and

informal as well. This department generally aims to

achieve universal access and enrollment of children

up to 14 yrs of age, and substantial improvement in

the quality of education which is to enable all

children to achieve necessary levels of learning.

Apart from this, the other department which is of

higher education is in charge Of secondary and post

secondary education .The main heads like university

education Minorities' education, book promotion,

copyright, technical education, scholarship,

distance education and UNESCO.

The main purpose of the human resource

development can be underlined or can say the

strategy is to provide a plan which must ensure that

people are equipped to participate fully in society to

be able to find or create work, and to benefit from it.

The purpose will be fully served on terms of

the performance countability of the individuals.

When every individual within the organization feels

a commitment to make the maximum contribution to

the company's success. An employee should see

themselves as business partners striving for

execution of business plans.

The very intention to do away with the class

X board exams seems to be coupled

With the winding up of the University Grants

Commission (UGC) and opening up FDI in the

education sector. Nevertheless, Kapil Sibal in his

new avatar as HRD minister is indeed a man in hurry.

His aims in seizing the opportunity of congress party

which moreover believes in delivering rather than

dithering. Hence it can be understood that the move

to do away with class X board may seem to be a

welcome step but it leaves a vacuum hard to be filled

in an age of global competition.

But in my opinion, rather than to move class

X board, the more importantor in other words which

gear a student to one's career in class XII, should be

replaced.To say that class XII should be made on an

all-India common entrance test for admission to

professional colleges and central universities on the

pattern of Indian Civil Services Examination. The

US president Barrack Obama recently exerted

American students to fall in line with Indian and

Chinese counterparts who, he said, were more

knowledgeable and better equipped at the

international schooling level.

Mere conventions; however is the govt.'s plan

as of its primary responsibility in social development

sections such as education. I wonder if it is actually

tantamount to laisez faire in the sphere of education,

vertically or horizontally. By making public its intent

to invite FDI in education, doesn't the state abandon

its role as a social welfare gaurantor? Or will it act

only as a felicitator as an arbitrator when a dispute

Arises? Should education be treated a pan with other

business like telecom or insurance where you set up

HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT IN OUR COUNTRY

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EXAMINATION IN "CBSE" SCHOOLS AND

MIGRATION TO A GRADING SYSTEM AND

LAUNCH OF THE NATIONAL FEMALE

LITERACY MISSION. IN THE SPHERE OF

HIGHER EDUCATION A SCHEME OF

INTEREST SUBSIDY ON EDUCATION LOANS

FOR STUDENTS FROM ECONOMICALLY

WEAKER SECTION, HAS BEEN LAUNCHED.

In the winter session of parliament, the HRD

ministry plans to introduce four bills - setting up the

national commission for higher education and

research, an over aching body replacing the existing

regulatory authorities; the prevention and

prohibition of unfair practices in technical and

medical education institutions and universities -

BILL 2009 .A LAW TO ENSURE MANDATORY

ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDIATION OF

HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUION AND

FOREIGN EDUCATION PROVIDERS.

VERY IMPORTANT POINT WHICH I

BRING INTO LIME LIGHT IS THE BRAIN

GRAIN POLICY TO ATTRACT TALENT ALL

OVER THE WORLD INTO TH 14 BEST

UNIVERSITIES OF INDIA, PROPOSED IN THE

11TH PLAN TO POSTITION THEM AS ''

INNOVATION UNIVERSITIES" OF INDIA.

Hence to conclude, the HRD department

should be such that concerning the welfare of the

students in the education department and to keep a

strict check on the university Exams by providing the

students their deserving marks and thus securing

their future. Even the money spent on the service

sector of the govt. employees should be kept in due

records and an eye on the employees, thus in this

way, we can dream INDIA of an effective human

force working towards achieving their goal and

leading to prosperity.

Shivani

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another regulatory authority.

The bane of the "great saga of Indian education" is

the mushrooming of private institutes of learning

both at school and professional levels which are

instinctively profit oriented. The recent Supreme

Court intervention on the hefty amount being

charged as capitation fees by private owned medical

institutes and management quotas seats bagged by

the highest bidder is not a strong step. It has been

over there ever since these colleges came into being.

Statistics reveal that in the developed

societies such as the US and Europe, most of the

students enroll themselves in and graduate from

public financed institutions, and net the private ones.

Besides, institutes of international reckoning fall in

the public domain. The institutions of higher

learning like the IITs and IIMs , JNU and other

medical and engineering colleges are govt. owned.

Education at the primary, Secondary and tertiary

level in developing countries like our will be best

served both qualitatively and quantitively. This can

be analysed by the high rate of merit with which the

students of kendriya vidyalaya pass their class X or

class XII

From the earlier events, our former HRD

minister Arjun Singh, the remarkable point was

when he pronounced on 11th April, 08 about the 27%

reservation for OBC quota in the application to the

IIMs and IITs as well. BUT, Taking hundred days of

the central government reveals why prime minister

DR. Manmohan Singh was so full of praise for HRD

minister Kapil Sibal. The standout accomplishments

of the ministry are the passage and presidential

assent for the right of children to, FREE AND

COMPULSARY EDUCATION ACT, THE

SCRAPING OF THE CLASS X BOARD

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Anveer, was a bright child. He was the only son of a Hindu priest. Right from his initial years, he was brilliant in his studies and as expected by all, would top the exams every year by a considerable margin. Moreover, whichever Inter-school competition he went, he just thrashed the opposition and won countless laurels for the school. Everyone at school expected him to grow up and be enormously successful in whatever career he desired. Since his childhood, he nursed an ambition of being a doctor and to serve as many people as he could. But with that ambition of being a doctor, he also had a fair idea of the amount of marks he had to get in order to secure a medical seat. Also, his family's financial condition warranted him to get a seat only in the Government funded colleges and not the private colleges, which made his task all the more difficult. But still he had the necessary conviction to achieve his set objective and for that he would work endlessly for hours and hours together. The effort which he put in was incomparable as well as specific to the core. Finally the exam day arrived and as expected he solved the papers excellently. Most importantly he was satisfied with his effort and he really felt that he would somehow scrape through the field. The result dates were announced, and full of anticipation he went to check out his results. But at that very moment, his whole world came crashing down as his name was not there in the list, which was rather surprising as well as shocking. Later, he came to know that he had missed the list by a mere two marks. He was crestfallen as his dream of so many years had just turned into a distant reality and now gone out of his reach.

A very common story, isn't it ?... Well, if we turn to our country's perspective in general, there are around lakhs of Anveer's fading into oblivion, around thousands of bright students settling for alternative careers just because they couldn't manage themselves a seat in the educational stream of their preference just because of missing the cut by a few marks. Many dreams are shattered, career avenues changed not by choice but by force. And the main root cause behind all this is nothing but a commonly used but equally dreaded eleven letter word, i.e. 'Reservation'. In common parlance, this word is used

persistently, especially in our country, in almost all walks of life. Yes, this statement is true as we can see this phenomenon almost everywhere, be it educational institutions, business organizations. Well, now that we have gauged the meaning of the term, one must dig deep to unearth the root causes of this phenomenon. The basic concept of bringing Reservations was for the upliftment of the downtrodden castes and their educational as well as their social upbringing, which was gravely needed just after India gained independence. So, the framers of the Constitution added some important amendments which were rather futuristic as well as applauding for the overall concept of bringing a so-called Caste Equality in the already divided nation. The framers in their thinking were absolutely correct that the efficient implementation of this concept would really work for the upliftment of the lower castes. Also, they specified an adequate time-frame for bringing about this social change, which was in the region of 15-20 years. Alas, reflecting from today's situation, they should have stressed on the time-frame very much, which would have rather prevented the current divide which is rather unpleasantly visible in the our Indian society.

So, analyzing the holistic perspective of the term Reservations, it is much more of a persistent wound on the social justice system rather than a soothing balm on it. Yes, reservations were needed at the time of independence to bring about the necessary social change. But isn't the concept stretched a bit too far? Isn't it attacking the very foundation on which our Democracy is based, i.e. The Principle of Equality. Which brings about another question in my mind, i.e. If the negative effects are so pervasive and the imprints so visible, then why isn't the government doing anything regarding it? Well, while reading this article, the reader might think that I am asking very futile questions, which is certainly true but at the same time what I think is that these questions need to be raised repeatedly, especially by the younger generation of the country, as these questions are definitely affecting our lives in some ways or the other. But we aren't that interested in asking such questions, are we? We'll just abide by the adage

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them in their own country. This is not just brain drain. Rather this is the 'murder of the Indian brain'. Supplementing this, another question crops up in my mind that is, 'Why there aren't post-graduate institutes of the repute of a Stanford or a MIT in India?' Well, the answer to this question is rather self-explanatory. And the last point relating to meritocracy, than, yes agreed, that meritocracy applies only when everyone is competing at the same level. But by implementing these reservations, you are just placing them above the prescribed level, and thus killing the chances of a level playing field. By giving them handicaps each and everywhere, they are not only scrapping the chances of the bright meritorious people, but also hampering the overall growth of the people benefited by such handicaps as they get used to getting handicaps for the rest of their life. An example just came across my mind related to this topic of Meritocracy versus Reservations, i.e. in spite of being the fastest runner in the world, one can't tell Usain Bolt to race an F-1 car, would you?

Coming back to the current scenario, If we take a glance at the headlines of the past one month in almost every newspaper, we will come across the various atrocities committed against the Indian student population in Australia, which were termed as the deplorable Racist attacks. Moreover, the protests made by the Indian community was again of much lesser use as it almost fell on deaf ears. Finally, the Indian government had to intervene and ask their counterparts in Australia to keep a check on these racist crimes. Such, was the intense pressure being put by the Indian people on the government for the condemnation of such racist attacks. Well, my question to everyone is that, aren't we doing the same thing as the hooligans in Australia are doing? Aren't we under the garb of reservations actually promoting some kind of segregation amongst the people of India? Isn't this some kind of 'Reverse Racism' being applied here? , although the segregation is caste-based but the very concept of segregation is the main objective. Well, then if we are doing the same thing, then we just don't have any right to protest against any similar activity as we are culprits, too. Since childhood, we have being taught that in spite of having such diverse people, 'Unity in Diversity' is observed in India. Well, this very belief is being hampered by the concept of Reservations and if this continues at the same rate at which it is flourishing, then I guess India is headed for another partition. This time it will not be religion based, but caste based. Quite an alarming possibility…..

- Soumitra Mujumdar.

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“Ignorance is Bliss” and let the vote-hungry government decide what is best for us by consistently adding almost umpteen number of reservations for the lower castes. Well then another question crops in my mind….ohhh..my question list just doesn't seem to end..!, the question that why aren't we doing anything? Why are we being silent spectators of the abject annihilation of our whole educational system? Why aren't we taking a concrete, common stand against this nemesis?

Well, for starters, I would definitely like to take a stand against these Reservations, by terming it more of a social crime or a social peril rather than an initiative for achieving social equality. Barring the initial gains of the concept, it is nothing more than a 'Revengeful discrimination' directed which is misdirected towards innocent children, who in spite of studying hard are deprived of what they dreamed to achieve. As the topic is pervasively debatable, there are as usual two fronts who log up their opinions, either for the topic or against the topic. The persons who are in support of this topic are obviously those who have gained by it, and hence there arguments are that such that these type of reservations are prevalent in almost every country, most notably in the USA where there are these Affirmative Action Schemes for the under-privileged Black population. They basically hinge their points on bringing about social equality by giving opportunities to the most marginalized population. Some also argue that the concept of Brain-Drain is not at all related to the topic of Reservations as it is more related to the personal wants of an individual. They also argue that the concept of Meritocracy applies only when every individual competing is at the same level.

After hearing the other side's opinions, I would just like to ask one question which is rather apt in this matter, which is, “Well, if you think that the concept is so promising, then why don't just try changing sides for some time?” Countering the first argument, I would just like to mention that, in respect of the Affirmative Action Schemes, such schemes are so much controlled and effectively implemented by the states as compared to our condition, where everyday the government comes up with some other reservation. Agreed that there should be social equality but according to me, the very concept of reservation should be rather Class based than a Caste based, because the concept hinges on equality and according to me, the lower class people need reservations rather than the lower caste people. Also, the concept of Brain-Drain is very synonymous with the topic of Reservations as it is the root cause for bright, young Indian minds going abroad to study and settle because of the severe neglect faced by

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Hey. Australia is definitely a racist country. I didn't have this feeling when I came here 2 yrs ago.

Just a quick background. I am Indian, I lived in America for 1 yr during my high school senior yr, came to Australia to study for 2 yrs and I currently studying in Australia. Besides this living experience in a few different countries, I have visited many other countries as tourist.

Every country has racism. However I have never felt afraid of it like here in Australia. I feel that racism here are more violent than any other country i have been. Some of you may ask what about India or any other developing country? Sincerely, I think that on poor countries people are more worried about trying to use any spare time to survive than waste it been racist.

During the last few weeks I have watched on news that Indians were been attacked. Victim of racism. The last news I saw, this Indian guy was putted on fire by a homemade bomb. These are just some of the examples of violent racism that you can find in Australia. You are free to search on the internet for more details of these cases.

Now, here is what i have witnessed during the last 2 yrs in Australia. I have saw a Caucasian guy beat the hell out of a Indian guy simple because he was speaking on his own language with his friend on the bus. I saw an Asian bus driver telling the other Asian guy to go back to his own country because they start arguing about the ticket fare which the victim was right about it.. I saw a Caucasian girl telling these two Irish guys to go back to their own country because she could not understand them (funny, besides her been racist she was also intrusive to private conversations). I have been reading racist messages on public toilet and even inside a college's toilet (this was a year back).

Although I am saying that there is racism in Australia, there is also those who fight against it and the majority of Australians are not racist. There are very good people here. During the Caucasian guy vs. Indian case, I was admired to see that a Caucasian woman stood up for what was right recognizing the racist act and called the police. This is just one

example of kindness and good ethical and moral sense that Australians have. Unfortunately as I told you, the racism here are expressed in a very violent way.

Well this is just my opinion. I do not want to offend anyone. Just expressing my thoughts. I may be a little biased here because the current country I am living is Australia. It could be different if I were living in another country. However, one thing is for sure, I would not judge a country by other people's word nor by just visiting it for a few days or weeks. You got to live there and experience the culture, people, and places to make up your own mind.

Every one has a different experience. Some people have better experiences than others.

Specific examples: I arrived in Sydney and at first I thought the people were just rude because I kept being told to piss off every time I asked for directions but things started to unfold to tell me otherwise. I was told to piss off 11 maybe 12 times before i gave up asking. I walked into a bar with my female German friend who got hit on by men in an all white bar who refused to acknowledge my presence when they would introduce themselves to her they wouldn't even say hello after she'd introduce me. I am by no means ugly btw. I've been called gook at least 3 times to count that I can recall and I'm Indian! I finally left Sydney when I asked a man on Darling Harbor for directions and he had such an expression of anger for asking him I thought if he got violent with me there was nothing I could do about it. So I took a flight out to Melbourne that night and prayed for the best. Melbourne is a bit more tolerant but mind you a part of that is that they disguise it better too. I still get called racial slurs. People still won't acknowledge my presence but I figure at least the people at work are nice. I am well educated from an affluent background and come with an American OC accent and this is what I got. Take my advice. Go somewhere else. Try Europe. I experienced only the most wonderful and kind people over there. Just go anywhere but here!

Final thought: My German friend had an interview for Mercedes in Sydney and the man who interviewed her not only explained and

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acknowledged how bad the racism was but extended an apology to me on behalf of all Australians. It is a very small minute population that exists who are like this man and nearly

impossible to find. Australians cover this issue up quite well so whatever they tell you please don't believe them! They deny it constantly.

Augustine Vergis

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Reality television is a genre of television programs that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of Celebrities. Although the genre has existed in some form or another since the early years of television primarily with game shows, the term reality television is most commonly used to describe programs of this genre produced since 2000.

We witnessed its origin years back when ability was given a required platform to showcase itself facing cut throat competition. With gradual passage of time along with it the fads that had arrived with the enthusiasm of modern civilization got attached. But today however, reality shows indicate battle for dexterity blended with the prejudice of the arbiters and the predicament of the fighters concerned.

Some have claimed that the success of reality television is due to its ability to provide real entertainment by satisfying the desire of viewers to see others getting humiliated. An American magazine wrote why do we watch reality television is it for precious insight into the human condition??? Or is it just for the sheer pleasure of entertainment because nothing else is going on I say Please, We watch for those awkward scenes that make us feel a smidge better about our own little dramatic lives. Media analysts say "There is a sub-set of Reality TV that can only be described as Shame TV because logically speaking it sells humiliation as its USP“

Reality Shows of India

The word reality used for reality shows could be quite a misnomer considering the fact that most of the shows are simulated, stage managed and are not set in natural settings. Almost every TV channel has one such show. It is then a natural step forward to make the show interesting enough for the viewer to forget his remote for a while. This is where the unreal part of the reality shows sets in. The judges of the shows have different takes on each participant. This results in spats between the judges spicing up the program. The participants are asked to build up drama by false allegations against their co-competitors. Personal lives are touched upon to get the viewer involved. Reality therefore is now rather staged, with people moving into simulated situations and the camera catching their reactions. The viewer enjoys the proceedings in this unrealistically real world.

India the country having a lot of rich and varied heritage as said in our pledge and people are proud of it but these reality shows have really made us forget it literally. Some way or the other we people have taken the word reality granted to a very desirably undesired extent, changed its definition to obtain entertainment by having to watch humiliation of emotions, which we do enjoy as we get an open end for criticism which to be frank we are really good at. Reality shows have criteria for its participants and that is talent, but we got a better talent and that is hunting talent so began the era of talent hunt reality shows but we ask ourselves has talent been disappeared in this sudden boom of talent hunts or has it not yet been doomed to an impartial existence. Almost every alternate day, a reality show camouflaged as a 'talent hunt' is launched. Have we not noticed that these talent hunts can at times be even more illusionary than fiction? At one point of time, participants are busy fighting with each other showering one another with all the abuses in all the languages they speak and strangely the very next minute they are capable of behaving like long-lost friends, hugging, kissing and even touching each others' feet, all in stark contrast to the blood-thirsty animals they were just a minute back. Not to forget their famous “vote for me” plea. First they impart the audience the authority to adjudicate their future and when the audience turns out to be an underdog or things don't turn out their way, they don't waste time, instead resort to abusing the audience and lo! It works! After all, what are wild-card entries for!!! You can also emotionally blackmail the audience by swearing by the state you belong to or revealing that it is your birthday and you crave for votes as gifts.

The vibrant shows demand manifold skills like making the audience laugh, sing and make the “dil ko chu liya” (touch the heart) thing happen, dance your way to the prize money and so on. Again in some other reality show, you can also fetch yourself a brand new girlfriend! (Loser-villa residents are you listening) Variety is the spice of life, no wonder!(He He) At a time when the nation is enduring the problem of inflation and is hoping against hope to overcome it, you can win an amount upto Rs.10 crores in a reality show which surprisingly does not demand much of an aptitude or genius.

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Break away from the chains of laziness.

Break away from the fear of failure.

Break away from the silence of death.

Break away from the sight of obscenity.

Break away from the ways of insanity.

Break away from the shackles of superstitions.

Break away from the path of dishonesty.

Break away from the fetters of hypocrisy.

Break away from the bondage of slavery.

Break away from the thoughts of vulgarity.

Break away from the tethers of falsehood.

Break away from the course of delusion

Break away from the feeling of hatred.

Break away from the malice of corruption.

Break away from the manacle of cowardice.

Break away from the minds of ignorant.

Break away, break away, Break away..

And to a paradisic life give a way.

- Rohit goidani

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Tiny steps, tiny revelations,

A voyage for a destination,

An experience for an anecdote,

An empire for an emperor,

A tune for a song,

A man for a mother;

One gave birth to the other.

Little insights, little implications,

Darkness for illumination,

A commencement for a conclusion,

A right for a wrong,

A friend for a foe,

A lover for a lover;

Neither could survive without the other.

All life's lessons, all life's joys,

Minute but immense,

Seemingly trivial,

But of colossal consequence,

Disguised as they be,

So easy to miss,

Appear and vanish ignored,

Like the fresh flourish of springs' first kiss.

The ardor of sweet nothings whispered by someone close,

The warmth of the fleeting sun on a cold day,

The beauty of a blooming rose,

The strength of water trying to make its way;

The conviction in a child's smiling eyes,

The heartening touch of those we treasure and adore,

The intuitive faith in those bonded by blood-ties,

And the wonder in watching an eagle soar…

-Khushboo Shah

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once again in the news. For an umpteenth time I think so. For his followers have struck again, and this time in the heart of the so-called Red Bastion, i.e West Bengal, which is rather surprising as well as another defeat of the Government machinery. But for an average Urban Indian who reads his newspaper alongwith a cup of tea in the morning, it is just another piece of crap or rather a waste of the precious main page space of any newspaper. Such is the apathy shown by any Urban Indian towards this growing and ever pervasive 'Naxal Issue'. We just read the headlines, some adventure further by reading a further 7-8 lines by counting the number of dead, thank that the Naxals are flourishing in the backward rural areas and not in the urban locales, chew it and digest the news, and walk away to live another day. Ever thought who are these Naxals? What are they fighting for? With whom are they fighting? And the most pertinent and a very realistic question…Why are they fighting? According to the solemn pledge taken by every Indian, all Indians are our brothers and sisters, and in every other Sociology or Geography book, a fact is reiterated that in India there is 'Unity in Diversity'. Well if that is the case, then I cannot gauge that why is the Naxal Issue prevalent for around 30-35 years, or why are those same brothers and sisters fighting? Where is the Unity which is literally embossed in everyone's minds? Well, a sombre but a pathetic reality is that even after asking these many questions, I am still grappling to find concrete and conclusive answers to each and every question. But the only way to find a decisive solution is to delve into its depths and uncover the basic fundamentals and beliefs governing this menace. May 25, 1967 is the D-day for any Naxal leader, believer. For on that date, a section of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) led by Charu Majumdar and Kanu Sanyal led a violent uprising against the local landlords for their brutal atrocities against the peasants and poor people. The place was the Naxalbari district in West Bengal and hence the activists were named 'Naxalites'. Soon,

the conflict got spread to other states and they also got embroiled in this controversy. If we observe the trend in this growing Naxal menace, it is prevalent only in the rural areas of the affected states. And more often the features of such areas are extreme poverty, maximum illiteracy, a decisive and a hard fight to meet even the basic needs of any human being and to add to this, the extreme indifference shown by the so-called authorities which goes hand in glove with the above features. And, hence, the age-old adage does seem to hold true that, “A terrorist, dacoit is not born by choice but compelled to by the society as well as his surroundings.” We say that India is under a constant attack from external terrorists funded by our neighbours. But what we tend to forget or to put into a right context, tend to ignore the growing terror web sprawling within the country. Perhaps we Indians do tend to follow the phrase, “Ignorance is bliss” very rigidly. And this web is slowly but consistently spreading in the rural areas of the states, constantly recruiting young adolescents in their ranks. The hands which should be picking books and pens are picking up AK-47's and carbines and the minds which should be thinking of shaping a great future are being constantly clouded by thoughts of hatred and hostility towards the Indian government. Again the interrogative 'Why' springs up in my mind. Why is it allowed to grow its wings? Can't the growth be stemmed or stopped somehow? Scratching my brains, I managed to unearth some answers. Many say that the use of force is the best thing. Go to their areas, find them, lock in a deadly battle and wipe them of the face of this earth. But according to me, this is just a temporary solution to a grave problem, because if we annihilate one group, another one will spring up. Such is the cancerous growth of the Naxalites. And a major disadvantage of using force is that invading their fortresses, i.e. the jungle areas is very difficult as well as dangerous. So how can we stop this menace from growing? Well if we study the battle plans of any great commander of the past like say, Napoleon, Gustavus, we will notice a common thread in them. The common thread is

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that they always attacked the brainchild or the ideas of their enemies rather than directly confronting their enemy in the first place. The intention behind this is that if we know thoroughly how is the enemy preparing, growing we can prepare specific targets and objectives holistically and achieve them in succession rather than achieving them sporadically. So, my suggestion is that if we attack the very foundation on which this poisonous tree is standing, then we might achieve a long-term and a satisfying result. Reiterating what I have said above, i.e. in most cases people turn to unlawful ways due to lack of opportunities and utter neglect by the authorities. And in the case of Naxalites, it is not less different. Young people in the rural areas join these groups only because of reasons like utter poverty, lack of proper employment facilities, severe oppression by the landlords, illiteracy and as well as abject failure of the government machinery in the rural areas. Addressing these issues in a proper way, I think, will go a long way in stemming the growth of such groups. The major solutions are putting up a proper policing as well as administration processes in the rural areas, providing the rural youth with sufficient employment opportunities, implementing a massive education programme in the rural areas where there will be education provided for people of every age, as well as their economic status and also, checking and curbing the growing atrocities of the local landlords. The very foundation of the Naxalite ideology is that they are up in arms against the failure of the government to provide them equal opportunities in everything. And the implementation of the above strategies will not only answer this ideology but also provide for elimination of the same. The Naxals have issues against the government and

these issues should be solved by peaceful and amicable terms rather than by using force. They should be given an opportunity to be heard, an opportunity to vent their ire against the problems they face. We all know that there are certain issues which in turn create such Naxals. Rather than blatantly ignoring these, if we in turn to compassionate means of solving such issues, we might just have a permanent solution for the same problem. And hence, my plea is only that these problems must be addressed quickly and permanently because even if we think that the Naxal affected states are only four or five, the decay and disease to spread internally cannot take much time. And hence, rather than concentrating major resources towards tackling external problems, if we divide a portion of it towards eliminating these internal problems, at least half of our problems related to overall protection of the country can be solved. Well, coming back to present scenario, i.e. June 27, 2009. Latest news just pouring in is that our Para-military forces have captured back some part of the areas in rural West Bengal after a grueling 7-8 hour battle with the Maoists. The security forces are still skeptical of capturing the whole area due to persistent resistance from the Maoists. Keeping in mind the whole gist of the article, i.e. of a peaceful settlement and comparing it with the lines of the above paragraph, the former alternative surely seems more correct. Agreed it is a bit difficult, but if we believe in the philosophy of our 'Father of the Nation', peace and non-violence always wins….Isn't it….?

Soumitra Mujumdar.

A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices. - William James

I was hitchhiking the other day and a hearse stopped. I said, "No thanks -- I'm not going that far." - Steven Wright

My opinions may have changed, but not the fact that I am right. - Ashleigh Brilliant

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There are a few instances in anyone's life, where the behaviour of the person at that moment defines the character of that person. These moments are invariably called 'The Moment of Truth' of any person's life. Hence, I am going to relate this explanation to an instance in the life of a person whom I worship. Or for that matter every sane Indian who knows the game of Cricket well, does. This person requires no introduction. His name is Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar. Now, I know that the readers would have jumped in anticipation about which innings would I write, because frankly speaking there are so many of them that to keep count of them is almost foolish. To name a few there is the 75-ball 98 against Pakistan at the 2003 World Cup where he won the game single-handedly against the likes of Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Shoaib Akhtar. Or for that matter the 117 last year against Australia in the final of the CB series where he mauled the Aussies in their own backyard. But I am not going to write about any of his innings which ultimately resulted in an Indian win. The instance which I am going to write about is where inspite of his valiant efforts, India still managed to lose, i.e. how on a sultry, hot January afternoon, he fought off almost everything to conquer victory but ultimately lost the battle to destiny. But still this one innings of his, is really etched in every Cricket-lover's memory as he alone shone as 'The Gladiator of Indian Cricket', which he surely is.

Every once in a while, there are moments in sport that transcend the action on the field and yet help establish the very essence of sport by carrying it beyond the confines of nationalism, and indeed victory and defeat. By all standards the 1998-99 series between India and Pakistan was going to be remembered as an epic battle between these two not-so-amicable neighbours. This was partly due to Sachin's heart-rending century in the first test and also partly due to the magical bowling of a Computer Engineer named Kumble in the second test. Anyways, coming to the topic of the First Test. It started with great anticipation and anxiety that the two neighbours were playing after a gap of around 10

years and amongst the current lot only Tendulkar and Azhar were the survivors of the 1989 tour. The venue for the First Test was the 'Jewel of the Coromandel', i.e Chennai, where Tendulkar literally had massacred every visiting team's bowling attack.

It was indeed a see-saw battle as the momentum tended to shift both sides at specific intervals of the match. Having won the toss, Pakistan decided to bat which seemed to be a bit banal as the Indian bowling literally tore apart in the Pakistan batting line-up as the visitors were reduced for 238 all-out. In reply, the Indian onslaught began solidly with the openers Ramesh and Laxman coming to the fore and building a solid partnership. But as all good things come to an end, they literally threw their wickets away. And as India reached the score of 71 for 2, the capacity 50000 crowd at the Chepauk swung into the loudest cheer of the match as Tendulkar walked in to bat. But the cheer was replaced by a stunned mournful silence as he was out five balls later for a glowering duck, being foxed by the talented Saqlain Mushtaq. And as wickets fell at regular intervals, India managed to get 254, having a slender lead of 16 runs. Then, in the second innings, Shahid Afridi threatened to take the match beyond India's pale with a violent 141 before Venkatesh Prasad engineered the most sensational of collapses, which sunk Pakistan from 275 for 4 to 286 all out. The see-saw game didn't seem to end at all. Now the stage was set for India's target chase. But in their way were the terrible as well as the deadliest triad of Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Saqlain Mushtaq, who in their prime form would give goosebumps to any batting line-up in the world. And on a fast-crumbling Chepauk wicket, the chase was surely a Herculean task at hand, which surely required a great deal of divine intervention as well.

So, the chase began at the End of Day Three. And it began on a sour note, as both the openers, the Fevicol-footed Ramesh as well as the very,very confused Laxman departed early to Waqar's stinging deliveries. And the score read, 8 for 2 and then one man walked onto the field with a billion bated breaths and visions onto him. Everyone who was

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even remotely related to the match knew, that if anyone would do it, it was him. Harsha Bhogle once remarked that Tendulkar is India's 'Ten for two' cricketer and the adage seemed so correct at that time. But on that very day, a sad news was there for Indian cricket fans as he was experiencing back spasms and was in severe pain. For the first few deliveries, his footwork and timing looked susceptible and questionable too. Sure, the first innings duck as well as the challenge to chase a daunting total was surely playing on his mind. But then, a flurry of cuts and cover drives to both Wasim and Waqar dispelled doubts and brought along the loudest of cheers on that day. Slowly, slowly, he steered the ship to safety and India finished the day on 40 for 2 with an injured but steady Tendulkar on crease. This was enough to give Wasim and Co. a sleepless night.

stAnd so, the day arrived. The day of 31 January 1999, when either history was going to be written or else a dream would be shattered. The Chennai sun was already in full force even at 9 am in the morning and it was blazing hot. Every person watching knew that it would be a long, long day. India were 40 for 2 on the start of the day and the rest 230 runs were so easily gettable for the likes of Dravid, Tendulkar, Azhar, Ganguly. Well that is what the average Indian fan thought so. But, in third over of the day, Wasim bowled a peach of a delivery to get rid of Dravid. Azhar followed suit and the score read 73 for 4. Meanwhile, the Little Master was nudging and pushing towards the total but he was losing partners at an alarming rate. Then, a large controversy followed. Ganguly who had just came in was given surprisingly out caught by the umpire when it was clearly visible that the ball had clearly bounced before going into the keeper's gloves. So, a rather glaring error reduced India to 82 for 5 needing 188 more to win. Yes, Tendulkar was at the crease but all the recognized batsmen were all warming the bench in the dressing room. But then, he found an almost unrecognized ally in the wily old fox Nayan Mongia and the two began to forge a real, challenging partnership. The two little men were steadying the ship brilliantly with Tendulkar doing the bulk of the scoring. The target soon began to reduce and inversely the expectations of an Indian win also increased. The experts who saw the match that day say till date that, on that day Tendulkar batted like never before. The determination, the skill, the courage to fight pain as well as the heat was visible and his unforeseen will to win was written all over his strokes. The triad on the other hand was trying

almost all the things they had in their repertoire. They bowled him short, he pulled. They bowled him full, he drove past them. They tried to york him, but his defence was rock-solid. They tried to spin through the rough areas of the pitch, but he got there way before to counter it and play his strokes. On that day, it seemed that only God would come in between him and the target. But as assured his batting looked, his condition was deteriorating at an alarming rate. With every shot he played, there was a loud cheer accompanying it. But simultaneously few were witnessing the pain which was written all over his face. But, he was Sachin Tendulkar and almost everyone knows that even if he had to play on one leg to achieve the target, he would have done it. Such is the unflinching love for the country of the man who on that day gave a cricketing lesson to one and all.

Coming back to the match, the two put on a total of 136 runs between them with Mongia scoring a crafty 52 and Sachin too was inching closer to his yet another century. But then lightning struck. Haste got better of Mongia and he played a heinous shot to get out. The score read 218 for 6. Again Tendulkar was running out of partners to achieve the target. Sunil Joshi arrived at the crease and the pair moved slowly towards the target. Meanwhile, Tendulkar got to his

th18 Test Century, The moment when he got his century was so magical and so 'Sachin-esque' that would have brought anyone to tears. The customary prod to the leg-side, and the sprint to the other end with a clenched fist in the air. He was writhing in pain, it showed, but his face was glazing in a very determined manner telling everyone that, “Yes, I am going to do it. I am going to win it for India.” The target total seemed to be reducing at a steady pace and when the total went below the 20 run mark, not only the spectators but even viewers would have got up in their seats. Sachin had struck two boundaries in the previous over and the anxiety levels of everyone were sky-high. And then Over No. 91 arrived. Saqlain Mushatq was to bowl it. The first four deliveries were easily parried by Tendulkar but the fifth one was a genuine tempter. He quickly latched on to it and stroked it deftly to get an exquisite boundary. But simultaneously he hurt his back furthermore. The physio who had been earlier summoned had to be called back again to nurse his back which was till now up in flames from inside. A short 2-3 minutes break followed. The runs required were down to 16. He knew that he had brought India to this position single-handedly and only he could win it for India. And though the pain was excruciating, he took his guard again, with the same level of determination and concentration. Then, Saqlain advanced to bowl his last ball of the over. It

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was a little more flighted than his rest of the deliveries. Seeing the flight and adjusting his shot, Tendulkar advanced and gave it a whack on the legside. But somewhere he seemed to miss that the bowlers wrist had given a vociferous twist and that the bowl was the 'other-one' or in cricketing parlance, the 'Doosra'. His whack only resulted in a leading edge and the ball floated in the air towards the extra-cover region where the Pakistani captain Wasim Akram was running towards it. A billion jaws dropped, a billion breaths stopped mid-way. Even God's inbox seemed to register uncountable requests to somehow do something and let Wasim drop it. The chorus of a 'uhmmmm' were clearly audible from the crowd present and everyone's eyes were on Wasim for that two-three seconds when the ball was in the air. Even the Pakistan faithful would have wished that day that Wasim would drop the catch and let Sachin win the match for India. And then, Wasim caught it. The exact meaning of the phrase 'Pin-drop silence' could have been gauged if anyone was in the Chepauk stadium at that very moment. Sorrow, heartbreak, tears, helplessness were all easily visible on Tendulkar's face. He literally had to be dragged out of the ground, such was the disbelief written all-over his face. He just couldn't believe that he had played that shot and got out. Finally, his battle against destiny was lost. Finally, his battle against the agonizing pain was over. And, finally to the Indian spectators the very belief of an Indian win was sunk.

The tail couldn't cope up with the pressure although the target was a mere 14 runs away. The rest of the three wickets fell in the span of the next two runs and Pakistan won the match by 12 runs, a well deserved and a heart stopping victory for the neighbours. Tendulkar was adjudged the Man of the Match but he didn't arrive for the presentation to take his award. Such was the disappointment of the loss for the Little Champion. Reflecting on the match in general, Tendulkar's innings was a set-piece of pure class, skill, determination and courage which seemed to defy logic, back spasms, lethal bowling and a fast crumbling pitch. His innings seemed to remind of a Warrior on the battlefield who bravely fought countless of oppositions only to fall after a brave and a grave fight. On that afternoon, he shone as the true 'Gladiator' of Indian cricket. This was his 'Moment of Truth' and inspite of India losing the match, he won the moment, as his whole 405 minute battle on the crease is still etched in every cricket-lover's memory and will be always written in the higher echelons of cricketing history.

- Soumitra Mujumdar.

I don't want to achieve immortality through my work, I want to achieve it through not dying. - Woody Allen

You got to be careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there. - Yogi Berra

Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen. - Albert Einstein

Whenever I think of the past, it brings back so many memories. - Steven Wright

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Life; a succession,

Of actions and events,

Of love and delusion,

And their consequence.

Of hope and trust,

Of blunder and fate,

It never concludes,

For it never commenced.

People and places,

Vanish into a labyrinth that astounds;

Belief and imagination,

So intimately bound.

Creativity created,

And the tale still weaves,

With twists, with turns,

And wonder and strife-

Drawing everything that is and exists,

Into a vortex: a whirlwind called life.

It seems so bizarre,

To be living,

Hanging on the brink,

Of such a slight chance.

Life is a word,

That someone defined:

Tell me, if it remained unheard,

Would each breath we take, still keep us alive?

I question who we are,

Questions and Contemplations

But slaves of our own making?

Ruled by restrictions,

Created ourselves?

Imprisoned by emotions,

We've defined ourselves?

And restricted by time,

We measure ourselves?

Would we die if we were never alive?

Could we sing without knowing music?

Could we see without knowing sight?

And would we be wrong, if we were never right?

Oh, this world is curious,

Disguised as nude,

But in truth is cloaked;

In attempt to elude:

Skeptical minds,

And wandering souls-

For they remain detached,

From her earth: her soil and water,

Instead they seek something deeper,

They tear her apart, not feeling her pain:

They search her for meaning,

Not knowing she has naught,

They remain, as they are: unsighted, naïve and condescending …

-Khushboo Shah

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When was the last time, I was blown by freedom,

like a feather, restless,to reach the ground.

When was the last time,I took off with confidence,without the fear of a fall.

When was the last time,When even in winter i bloomed,while the others were in warmth.

When was the last time,I rested like a crystal dew,on the leaves of comfort,without any perceptions.

When was the last time,I was submerged into the ocean,without the worry of returning,

home again.

When was the last time,I painted the sky ,

with the colours of my heartand mind.

THE LAST TIME

When was the last time,i pushed the limits of the shore,

to reach the farthest.

When was the last time,I knew that it was I,

whose reflection was seen,in the crystal blue water.

When was the last time,I knew that it was my heart beating,

And i knew that I was still alive.

Time has escaped like the smoke,Into the unknown,

I can't find it, I can't see it,But i can feel it.............

-SHAGUN DWIVEDI

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In today's age of globalization, technological advancements and social networking, do we ever stop to think about us, our community, our nation, our Earth? Sometimes we get so self involved we fail to appreciate what we have, let alone worry about what we may not have just a few years down the line!

Facts -1. Did you know that India, which is 2.4% of the world's land will have 18% of the world's population in 2050? That certainly means limitations on resources galore!2. Did you know that USA, which has a total of 50 states will have water shortage problems in 36 states by just 2013? That is less than four years from now.3. Did you know that recycling one aluminum can can generate electricity enough to watch three hours of television?

Energy conservation often implies two things - sacrifice and discipline. Who wants to carry a reusable bag to a grocery store when they can get as many plastic bags as they please? Who wants to wash their hands after a meal in a restaurant when they can get paper napkins instead? Who wants to walk when they can drive? Who wants to give more than they can take? Yes, stepping onto the land of conservation will impact many-a-conveniences, but the satisfaction is guaranteed.

Often times we think of "energy conservation", "going green", "saving the earth" as daunting terms and more so we are unaware of how simply we can bring about a positive change in our lives that could drastically help the save the earth. As much important as it is to acknowledge our waste, using just what we need is of greater significance.

Switch off the lights and unplug the electronic appliances whenever possibleUse one plastic bag instead of two, or better yet, take reusable bags with youCarry a reusable water bottle with you where ever you go.

Try and share your ride with friends, walk more. Petrol emits tons of carbon dioxide and the top 5 carbon dioxide producing countries are China, USA, European Union, Russia and India in that order.Don't litter the streets

If you can't plant a tree, try to recycle paper, stop using paper towels and paper napkinsIf you can plant a tree, then plant a tree and still try to recycle paper, stop using paper towels and paper napkins

Keep in mind, a little goes a long way.

Let us all try to make a collective effort in keeping our environment clean, and remember to reduce, reuse and recycle.

Surabhi Sardesai.

Looking Closely From Afar

Some people are afraid of heights. Not me, I'm afraid of widths. - Steven Wright

There are only three types of people in the world: those who can count and those who can't. - A. Nonymous

What's on your mind, if you'll forgive the overstatement? - Fred Allen

Those are my principles. If you don't like them I have others. - Groucho Marx

I was thrown out of college for cheating on the metaphysics exam; I looked into the soul of the boy next to me. - Woody Allen

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“Stop all this, mom... Why you always want to know

where am I? It's my wish… let me lead my life my

own way…” this is what I call generation next who

doesn't know what parents exactly mean. Not all in

this generation are ill-mannered, but percentage of it

is high I believe. In this so called kalyug, do you

expect Rama sacrificing his imperial power and

handing it over to his step brother Bharat just because

of a promise given by their father? Talking about this

era, nobody is a brother or son nor a wife or mother.

For selfish needs, people cheat their own family and

trouble them for money. This world has become

money oriented. But the dogma needs to be retained.

Human beings themselves are the creator of this “MY

WORLD”, so it's their responsibility to eliminate

wrong values and grow the trees of gratitude and

values.

All relationships go hand in hand. They don't have a

separate identity, means one is incomplete without

another. You might be thinking am I talking about all

this when we have so big question of how to retain

our moral values? Well in that case, I abide that

parenting could be of a great help. When we look

back at our cultural heritage, we find that even the

children of kings were educated in ashrams. They

lived in the forest and sought guidance from the sages

who taught them various arts. Children grew up with

religion and spirituality steeped in them. This

however is not possible today, but what can be done

is we can allow children to grow along the path of

prayer and religion without compromising anything.

If they have a religious upbringing while still young,

it is going to be very easy for them to have good

values and principles to support them and it will also

help them to take a lot of hard decisions.

Now you may question why parenting? And how is it

possible? Well I have answers for it. I know being a

parent is one of the most challenging but rewarding

jobs anyone could ever adopt. It is the longest task

Please Mom, It's My Life

and responsibility that an individual will ever

perform. Parenting is an active process that demand

individuals to use their skills and knowledge to plan,

give birth, raise, and provide for children. The

parenting process includes protecting, nourishing,

and guiding the child. It involves a series of

interaction between the parent and the child through

the life span. Just as children go through the stages of

development, parents also go through the stages of

parenthood that require appropriate parenting stage

responsibilities. These stages seem very easy, but

their implementation is not a easy job.

I am a child. I am a student. Even I have that

generation gap thing with my parents. Even I keep

arguing with them for little things. And they always

say,” once you will come to this stage, then you will

realize the intricacies in upbringing.” And I believe

that's true. Both, parents and children together

should build a strong and healthy relationship which

has respect for elders and love for children. Children

may be aware of this prosaic world, but they are

unaware of the dynamic people. Parents don't want

them to walk on wrong track and, thus, they keep an

eye on them and children take it as their interference.

They give you all what you want and therefore, you

don't have the habit of listening to “NO”. Sometimes

even parents go wrong. They don't scold children

when needed and protect them from others. This

results in child's under-development. He won't be

ready to face the world nor will he be mentally

strong. Thus, parenting is not just fulfilling all their

dreams and teaching them manners, but even

preparing them to stand in this world.

There are many problems involved in parenting, but

they can also be solved. Children complain my

parents don't have time and parents say my children

don't care for me. A simple solution is the

understanding between the two. Develop such a

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relationship that you don't have to give up your

relations on small issues. Parents should listen to

their children because they get the feeling that they

are important to them. Instead of rebuking and

scolding, parents should have non-violent way to

handle them. They feel revered and start sharing

things with parents. Similarly, children should never

lie to their parents and always listen to them as

parents know what is good or bad for their children.

They should respect and obey their parents, because

they don't know to dot the I's and cross the T's.

Effective parenting enables children to build and

develop positive behaviors and good, solid self-

concepts that are important to functioning fully as a

healthy adult. Parenting, as such, is greatly

dependent on intra-familial issues that play a

significant role in parental performance. However,

parenting skills can be strengthened if parents

learn about themselves as a 'parent' and about child

development. A father's love and influence is as

important as a mother's in the life of a child.

Fathers should overcome the internal and external

barriers that exist to fulfill the duties of fathering.

Parenting is not an easy task. Becoming a

parent is the easiest part, whereas, being a

conscious and positive parent is a momentous task.

Parenting is the most important role one faces in a

lifetime. Parents who provide an encouraging

environment for their children are rewarded when,

as adults, their children realize a successful fit into

the culture and society.

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Believe me, it is true. The small creature present in our homes is indeed our management guru! Little do we all realise that every time you and me crush an ant to death, we are crushing to death a living example of unity, efficiency, discipline, forward thinking, communication and loyalty. Besides they know their area well, i.e. they have good characteristics of long reach of span around them. Unsatisfied, huh?! Well, let me prove it to you and meanwhile compare ourselves to them.These are the points that make ants our Management Gurus -1) UNITY- Ants work on the principle of 'United we stand, divided we fall'. They work together, day and night, and do support each other. They enjoy teamwork.2) EFFICIENCY- Whether it is day or night, an ant is always moving around carrying some workload with it. And that too at a top speed. Have we ever seen an ant standing still at a same place?! Of course not, until it is dead!!! We do get a bit tired too early, is it not? An hour or two workload, and comforts start coming to our mind.3) DISCIPLINE - Anywhere on the face of this earth, ants move in a single line, one following the other. If you observe red ants closely, in a line, after every four five ants, there is a slightly bigger ant in betweeen. Well, this ant does the job of instilling discipline amongst the working ants. And I need not talk about our indiscipline. It will be enough even if we clean and tidy our rooms everyday! And not grumble while standing in long queues!4) FORWARD THINKING - The ants know when rainy days are approaching. Prior to that they collect and stock food, fortify their nests and hills and move the larvae to a special place.What do we do? We hold on to our past and enjoy the present! But future, who cares?!Surprising fact is that though we are least bothered about our future, we are very eager to meet palmists and astrologers!!!5) GOOD COMMUNICATION – Yes,they do

ANTS Our management Gurus

indeed communicate. Not with words, ofcourse. But with scent signals. Have you ever observed, when two ants are approaching each other, they pause for a few seconds, face to face. That's their communication! They exchange information with every approaching ant. We humans do have means of communication. But most of us are experts at hiding information which is useful and spreading information which is useless.6) LOYALTY – Go and hit their ant hill. At a time a group of ants will run at you to bite you! And the sting is painful. They don't fear for their death, no matter how much big is the creature they are biting at. This shows how much fearlessly loyal they are!7) KNOWLEDGE OF SURROUNDING AREA – Drop a grain of sugar in the corner of your house. Within minutes the ants reach it! They know their surrounding area well. They are even aware of what is happening around them. They know where the food is and even the way to reach it. How many of us are aware regarding what is happening around us?

So, are not ants wiser and smarter than us? If you are satisfied with my explanation,very well!If you are not, then go ahead and search for more points where these little creature have defeated us. You will find many. I have merely stated a few.

By the way, the next time you kill an ant, do it a favour. Salute it before or after you kill it.

Because it knows more than you do!!!

Neeraj V. Abhyankar.

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Arts are the similar windows to science which

helps us see the world around us. Literature, music,

theatre, media (film, photography, and television),

architecture and hence reveal aspects about

ourselves, the world and the relationship between

two. The famous war photographer Philip Griffiths

has left us the horrid images of the Vietnam War.

Various war movies, love stories (movies) convey

the harshest or the mildest message in a perfect

way.

This theme and many others are investigated,

studied, expressed and communicated through the

arts. Through such artistic representations we share

common humanity. Think of a life without such

shared expressions!! How should such

understandings be conveyed?? Science is not the

sole conveyer of truth. While science can explain a

sunrise, the arts convey its emotive impact &

meaning. Fine, both are important. If humans are to

survive, we need symbolic or emotive or say

intellectual forms at our command because they

permit us not only to preserve and pass along our

accumulated wisdom or knowledge but also give

way to inventions of new visions.

Take an example of pyramids. Scientists and

historians may tell you the mathematical

dimensions of a pyramid. They can tell you when

how and why it was built, but, a simple photograph

will give you equally important aspects of that

particular pyramid.The arts are symbol systems that permit us to give

representation to our ideas, concepts, and feelings

in a variety of forms that can be “read” by other

people. The arts were invented to enable us to react

to the world, to analyze it, and to record our

impressions so that they can be shared. But, like

other symbol systems, the arts require study before

they can be fully understood.

Today's schools are rightly concerned with

teaching literacy. But literacy should not- must not

– be limited to the written word. It should

encompass the symbol system of arts. If our

concept of literacy is defined too narrowly, taking

in account just the symbol systems of language,

maths & science children will not be equipped

with the symbolic tools they need to fully

represent, express and communicate the spectrum

of human life.

What constitutes a good education anyway??

Today one major goal has become very practical:

EMPLOYABILITY. Children should know how to

read, write and compute so that they can assume a

place in the work force of the country. Considering

the demands that young people will face tomorrow

in this technological society, the need for literacy

in English language, math's, science & history is

critical. But this objective should not allow us to

overlook the importance of the arts and what they

can do for the mind and spirit of every child.

Educational administrators and school boards need

to be reminded that schools have a fundamental

obligation to provide the fuel that will ignite the

mind, spark the aspirations, and illuminate the total

being. The arts are fundamental enablers that can

help us engage more significantly with our inner

selves and the world around us. For which,

educational reform is very much essential in India.

The first wave of the education reform movement

should focus on improving the quality of public

education simply by raising standards and

introducing more challenging courses at the high

school level. The second wave should focus on

improving the quality of nation's teachers. The

third wave should concentrate on the students-how

to activate and inspire them, how to induce self-

discipline, and how to help them to discover the

joys of learning, the satisfaction of achievement,

GIMME SOME ART!!!

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and the revelations that literacy, broadly defined.

The arts are a central and fundamental means to

attain these objectives. We do not need more and better arts education

simply to develop more and better artists. There are

far more important reasons for schools to provide

children with an education in the arts. Quite

simply, the arts are the ways we human beings

"talk" to ourselves and to each other. They are the

language of civilization through which we express

our fears, our anxieties, our curiosities, our

hungers, our discoveries, and our hopes. The arts

are not just important; they are a central force in

human existence. Every child should have

sufficient opportunity to acquire familiarity with

these languages that so assist us in our fumbling,

bumbling, and all-too-rarely brilliant navigation

through this world. Because of this, the arts should

be granted major status in every child's schooling.

Rohan

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But the moon was still shining...... I was at the zenith,

The moonlight basking it's glory at us,Purifying our dark shadows,

I sat there in complete isolation withmy flute,

Watched over by the serene gaze of themoon,

The cold breeze blew in and out,Trying to deviate us,

But it was the warm moonlight thatwrapped us together,

I felt the whole world around me was asleepin the darkness of their dreams,

I didn't want to dream today,I wanted to live today,

I started playing my flute,We were one now,

I closed my eyes, it was Dark,But the moon was still shining...

I took a breath of happiness,A breath of pain,A breath of life,

The flute played my emotions,The tune of my emotions,

The tune of the words unspoken,It was the tune of my life,

It was the tune of I,

But the moon was still shining....Just watching us in unity,Not disrupting us a bit,

Letting me play the flute my way,The moonlight touched us,

Illuminating the innards of my soul,I felt the tune gliding over the

moonlight,As though they were one,

The moonlight let it share it's pain,Let it share it's happiness,

I opened my eyes to breathe the moonlight,I looked up at the moon,

After all both of us were isolated inour own different worlds,

But the moon was still shining.....I had spoken my life without a word,

Sometimes you don't need words,Sometimes you don't need a voice,Sometimes all you need is isolation

to cradle you in it's arms,And listen silently to the tune of Your life,

I realized that it was the best moment of my life,The best moment i had had in the last 17 years,

Sometimes it is the night that brings the day in our life,

I knew the sun would awaken in a few hours,I closed my eyes,

I closed my eyes to open into a world of dreams,But deep down in my heart I knew that

the moon was still SHINING.........

SHAGUN DWIVEDI

But the moon was still shining......

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Intersections, they are wretched things

They watch you falter, patiently

And invite you like a whore

It's another day at work for them

You can run and hide all you like

They see you, the movement within you

They catch the unfelt rages, the unsent messages

The unsmiled smiles, tears, unthought thoughts

They know; they are watching all the time

They dwell right inside of you

In a cove you can never locate

Even in your dreams

They devour you, hungry cats

And you become a part of a huge churning

They curse you an evil curse

Keep you in their dreary dungeons

Give you space enough to sprawl

They feed you like a mother

Teach you how to walk

You squirm, stretch, flail

Crawl, climb and try to run

And when you've got nowhere to go

Nothing's left undone, unsqueezed

They let you free

Intersections, wretched things

- Nisha

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Yes ! I am saying it should be abolished! And if you

think I am being kind to criminals involved in serious

cases, you are wrong! In fact I am being, in a way,

cruel to them!! How, I will explain later. Prior to that

let us look closely what capital punishment is.

Dictionary meaning of capital punishment

says punishment by the loss of head or the loss of life,

punishment by death. It has been here for generations.

Here means on the earth, all over the world. Earlier,

during the era of kings and queens, punishments like

hang till death, chopping of head by a sword or

guillotine, pushing off the cliff, crushing of the person

by heavy object or animal etc. were the capital

punishments awarded for reasons such as treason,

treachery, disloyalty and other serious offences.

Besides, most of the times, the king or the Queen

themselves were in the position of the judge.

Now times have changed. The countries are

run by their respective Presidents or Prime Ministers

and their councils and advisory committees. The law

and order is administered by a separate body.

However, the capital punishment still remains, in

many countries.

Today everyday, when you and me open the

newspapers in the morning, what do we see? A kid

murdered by a youth over petty quarrel! A lady raped

and murdered while returning back home from office,

in the late evening! A girls face hit by acid by a guy

who once upon a time loved her! A husband kills his

wife suspecting her of having extra marital affair! A

woman kills her own daughter, immediately after

birth, because she wanted a boy! A wife kills her

husband with the help of her paramour!!! THIS IS

SIMPLY SHOCKING! Want to know why?

Because all these news are in the same days

newspaper! All these are serious offences. But the

court of law always considers all these angles, and

then offers the punishment. This is really good,

because every criminal is not a hardened criminal. He

may have done such act due to certain consequences.

And such criminals are not the topic of this article.

The topic of this article targets those who

have done these filthy acts without any feasible

reason or situation. Or we can say they have done it

merely for the sake of thrill, showing their strength

and power and those who have no emotions at all!!

And now I will explain why I wish the capital

punishment to be abolished completely.

In case of murder, the victim has lost his/her

life. The rape victim losses her dignity and her life is

ruined, and sometimes she even loses her life, either

at the hands of the rapist or if she does not get right

support, may commit a suicide! And little do you

know, that with the help of capital punishment, the

criminal escapes... via death!! You hang him, then he

feels pain in his neck for few seconds, and then he is

gone! My question is – 'where is the punishment?'

We are going to die someday or the other. Then how

can death be a punishment!?!

The right punishment for such criminals would be ,

to keep them alive, for the rest of their natural lives,

in the jail. And yes make them feel the pain of the

victim every day. Wound him with a stick, rod, whip!

Make them slip on solid floors, keep them hungry for

days! Do acts that will make them feel they should

have died instead, they would wish they had died.

IN A WAY, WE WILL MAKE LIFE MISERABLE

FOR THEM!!! If I was the law enforcer, do you

know what would I have done? The murderers, I will

make them lie on the jail floors and stab them, once,

every day, a small stab, enough for him/her to feel the

terrible pain, but not enough to kill, that too without

any medical treatment. I am not the law enforcer, is it

not?

The conclusion which I wish to give is that

death is not a punishment. The criminals i.e. the

murderers and the rapists should be made to suffer,

they should be harassed, to such an extent, that they

should beg for their death!

Believe me, the victims soul would really be happy,

looking at their offender dying slowly, by inches,

every day! -Neeraj abhyankar

Capital punishment should be abolished!

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Domestic violence is violence that takes

place between people on private territory. The term

domestic violence depicts violence between

individuals who are usually bonded through law,

blood or personal intimacy.

The term domestic violence is neutral in

implication but almost always includes gender

based abuse perpetrated by men on women or vice

versa. The family as a sanctuary of peace, harmony

and safety can often be a myth. In fact it can be the

very place which breeds and allows injustice and

violence due to its closed door policy.

The horrendous nature of domestic violence has

been experienced and documented across nations

and cultures throughout the world in all classes and

communities. Domestic violence is a fact or human

life- a universal phenomenon.

Domestic violence can also be viewed as criminal

behavior done for power and control. Psychologists

assert that people deal with their own insecurities

and inadequacies by abusing and controlling the

lives of others within the safe precincts of domestic

walls. The domestic situation usually makes the

abused very vulnerable and fragile. Violence on the

domestic front has been a part of human society

since times immemorial.

The rate of Domestic violence is particularly high

in places where women are treated as the inferior

sex traditionally. Economically dependent women

are also found to be more vulnerable to violence

and abuse.

The forms and methods of domestic violence vary

in many ways. Intimate partner violence can be

perpetrated in three ways according to Michael P.

Johnson and his esteemed colleagues. One is

intimate terrorism where the powerful partner uses

psychological and emotional abuse to control

another individual.

In the patriarchal system of society the abuser is

normally a man. There is also a syndrome called

situational couple violence, where the abuse is

perpetrated by circumstances. Another form of

violence can be resistance. Resistance is primarily

a strategy of self defense – more like a payback

adapted by an entrapped victim who sees no other

way of escaping from a violent relationship.

Situational couple violence occurs when there is an

actual conflict arising out of an argument and

escalating into violence. It is not deliberate or

planned, and also less serious than the Intimate

terrorism phenomenon. The intensity of the

problem in the former case differs with situation.

However it can have very serious repercussions in

some instances. The last phenomenon, which is

called mutual violent control, is when both the

partners turn violent and compete for control in a

relationship.

India is now recognized as one of the countries in

the world which recognizes domestic violence as a

violation of human rights. Although the new law is

not in itself enough, to fight the enormity of the

problem, but a sure measure to facilitate those who

want to uphold the dignity of human existence and

life.

Domestic violence is a horrendous phenomenon,

which is prevalent all over the world and drains its

resources in terms of human and material wealth.

The biggest problem is convincing people,

especially women, that they do not deserve abuse.

-----

Indian lawyers collectively drafted a Bill on

domestic violence in 1992 and circulated it widely

in all women's organizations and groups. In 1994,

The National commission for women (NCW) came

out with the draft of its bill, which met with

intense criticism by various women's

organizations.

DOMESTIC VOILENCE ACT, (2005).

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Most of the women's groups were unanimously

vocal in articulating the need for a law against

domestic violence by this time. They identified,

that half of India faces the threat of typical gender

based violence. It was also recognized that the

existing criminal laws were proving inadequate, in

meeting the needs of Indian women.

Subsequently, the lawyers collective came out

with its copy of a law on domestic violence in

1999, after a nation wide consultation with

various women's group. Following this the

government of India introduced a bill on domestic

violence in the Lok Sabha. The Bill was titled

'The Protection from Domestic Violence Bill

2001'.

There has been a lot of controversy surrounding

this bill both domestically and internationally in

terms of its implications and reach. Indian

judiciary has created a kind of social revolution in

India by revising the loop holes in the bill, and

bringing it into effect - in its latest form. This new

law is a landmark in an attempt to protect women

against domestic violence. The new domestic

violence bill extends to ban dowry related

harassment by way of dowry demands. The law

has specially proved effective, because it gives

sweeping powers to a magistrate to grant

protection orders in such cases.

India's national crime record's bureau has

recorded a crime against women in every three

minutes in India. Every six hours, a young

married woman is found beaten to death, burnt or

driven to suicide, according to police officials. In

spite of the enormity of the problems related to

crimes against women in India, there was no

specific legislation to control the threat of abuse or

actual abuse for women in their homes. The new

domestic violence bill attempts to meet this

vacuum by including “actual abuse or the threat of

abuse whether sexual, physical, economic or

emotional. The law is specially designed to offer

protection to wives or live-in-partners, from

violence perpetrated by husbands and in-laws - or

live-in-partners and relatives of live-in-partners.

Punishment ranges from a fine up to 20,000 to a

jail term up to one year. This landmark new law,

offering protection to Indian women against

domestic violence - has become fully functional in

India.

The protection of women from domestic violence

act, 2005 - is path breaking in many ways. The act

was notified on October 25, of the year 2006. It's

all encompassing definition of domestic violence

as “all forms of physical, sexual, verbal, emotional

or economic abuse” is very significant. The civic

solutions offered to abused women via this act are

unique. Before this act came into being women

could only seek redress through section 498 A of

the penal code to file a complaint against a

violating partner. The older law did not give the

woman a right to stay on in her matrimonial home

or demand maintenance. The new bill has taken

justice for women beyond the precincts of theory

and made it practicable.

-- Priyanka Nair

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We are living in the Twenty First century and we

have advanced in a way our prior generations had

not. We have control on each and everything today

but one thing – The cycle of life and death. The very

way we are born and we die, are in the hands of the

Great one, who is sitting above us. The medical

science has advanced to such an extent that almost all

diseases and disorders (leaving a few exceptions) are

now curable. Scientists and doctors have said that

even the exceptional cases can be cured if detected in

the early stages.

Yet there are some diseases for which cure

or the way to cure has not yet been discovered. The

patients of such diseases live in pain, each day of

their lives. They wake up in pain, endure the pain

throughout the day, and even sleep in pain! Or do

they get any sleep at all? Due to no cure, in that case,

even the doctor is helpless. But the question is, 'Cant

we do anything for such patients?' Yes we can!

Euthanasia!! Euthanasia is derived from the Greek

language meaning 'Good Death'. In other words it is

also known as Mercy Killing. In a nutshell, it means

to allow someone to die a painless death.

Someone will argue –'How can you allow

a loved one to die like this?' My answer to the person

will be “Then you must bear to see your loved one

suffering in pain everyday!”

If we cannot reduce their pain by good

treatment, can't we allow them a painless death!? Or

should they endure the pain till the final moments of

their lives, like a warrior, in a fierce battle?!

Very few countries have opened their doors

for Euthanasia. But the remaining have not. The

reasons could be threefold –

People may argue life is a God's gift and will be his

insult to take it away like that.

Somebody could be murdered under the pretext of

Euthanasia, or it will be a legal way to commit a

suicide.

People will lose faith in good medical treatment and

Euthanasia

survival.

And these are my counter-arguments as per the order

–

It is true that life is a good 'gift from God', but it no

longer remains a gift when the person endures pain

day and night. I would say it becomes a curse.

Murder would be impossible if strong regulations

are brought into existence.

As far as suicide is considered, even healthy

people commit suicide over petty reasons. Then the

ill people are free to choose death over life. And that

too for their own benefit, and for a major reason, not

a petty one.

People will never lose faith in good medical

treatment because euthanasia will be the final step,

when the treatment itself proves helpless, and so do

the medicines And yes, euthanasia could itself be a

part of medical treatment, the last resort.

By the way, people still psychologically maintain a

thin line between euthanasia and suicide. But it is not

so. There is a wide difference between them.

If you force someone to die against his/her wishes, it

is termed as a murder!

Then what will you call the event, wherein someone

is being forced to live against his will and hope to

live? I would call it Harassment!

Here I conclude, by leaving you to think further on

this topic.Because we are not merely Youth; But we

are the future!

Neeraj V. Abhyankar.

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you can see the stars shining..but do you hear them screaming and whining?

do u see the look of dismay?why do u think they lie astray?

having no hope, just despairlying still and unaware

yet shining so brightlylike an act of being almighty

being all alone in solitudefar away, waiting to be rescued

how far it makes me wonder..how far from light and thunder?

secluded and isolatedluminous, yet wretched

their act of woes are falling stars..or have we mistaken burning scars?

- Siddhi Shah

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Every time i look into the mirrorThere's a queer look of terror

Unable to look into my eyesStanding under the pale blue skies

But to me they look like shades of greyDark, haunting and disarray

Afraid of being swallowedAnd stuck when my paths are narrowed

Eaten up by shame and guiltAs every second makes me wilt

Now all that is left of me is nothingnessThrown into the frosty, bitter coldness..

- Siddhi Shah

every time i look into the mirror

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The Method in Madness?

I've heard that there is a method in madness. Is there? They say that there's a pattern to it, a framework. Once

you know it, the madness becomes understandable, even predictable. Well, the more I think about it, the

more madness I see. I may write about it, paint it or go around the world trying to make sense of it. What do

I find? The madness is still there. Running through my veins. Questioning me, teasing me, dodging my

searching eyes. Do I remove this madness from me or myself from this madness? But without me there IS no

madness. Then I wonder, what would I do without this madness? What meaning would I stand on? I don't

think there is much more to life than that. The madness, the method, then the madness again, the search, the

struggle through the darkness, the hope of light. Aren't we all tunnelling through life. I don't mind being a

miner, tunnelling with a torchlight, risking my life to find something precious. For all you know I may find a

diamond.. ok, even iron ore would do. It'll make me rich. Give me wings. It's precious, this madness.

Embrace it. That's my plan. I'm gonna live with it. I hope it works out for us.

Madness: Within and Without

I stand by the window, overlooking a shimmering city night, trying to make sense of the utter chaos that my

life is. I sense movement in the wind, the shimmer and the traffic, near,far and beyond. And I think, this is

insane! There's madness in the entire scheme of things tonight. Or not. There's madness in my thoughts and it

gives movement to everything around me. It drives an entire city... mad.

- Nisha

Madness?

I told the doctor I broke my leg in two places. He told me to quit going to those places. - Henny Youngman

As long as algebra is taught in school, there will be prayer in school. - Cokie Roberts

Computers are useless. They can only give you answers. - Pablo Picasso.

If it weren't for electricity we'd all be watching television by candlelight. - George Gobol

I invented the cordless extension cord. - Steven Wright

I installed a skylight in my apartment.The people who live above me are furious. - Steven Wright

I replaced the headlights in my car with strobe lights, so it looks like I'm the only one moving. - Steven Wright

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I will turn 25 this year. So I am stuck, between the exhilarating early and the agonising late twenties. To my parents and other elders in the family, this means that it's high time I settle down. To give enough credit to the modern day elders this (their definition of settling down) includes having a stable job, something their previous generation members wouldn't care for, given that I am a girl. I admit that it's much better than grooming me to be a good wife but little do they know the agonies of being in the middle of a quarter-life crisis! This seems to be one of those turning points in my life when I am reconsidering the choices I've made so far, have switched careers and am in the very beginning of a new career. As if that is not enough (of course it isn't!), they even want me to get married or at least be in a stable relationship. Since I have successfully maintained my 'single' status since as long as I remember, I don't really blame them if they want to do something about it and rescue me from my state of despair. So sometime last year, I finally succumbed to the pressure and here I am, one by one, going through the profiles and photographs of and meeting the eligible bachelors. Having jumped into the 'arranged marriage' grind, I decided to go through it with a smiling face and a brave front. That the underlying seething was burning me out is a different thing. In a hurry to just be done with it and occupying myself with anger at the way the grind works, I hadn't realised that I had forgotten to ask myself the most fundamental question, until recently. Of all the guys I have 'seen' so far, one whom I recently met, chose to ask me, 'Why do you want to get married?' I mindlessly mumbled 'Well, I really don't know about marriage but I want a companion' 'what an answer!' I thought; as I went on to change the topic, asking him if he can cook. By the end of the day, the question loomed heavy on my heart and mind and I couldn't sleep.

Then I switched off the burners in my mind, removed the pot of boiling water from my head and put on my objective thinking hat, something that I rarely do. Somehow, to my surprise, I managed to ink a few thoughts.

I feel that marriage is as much about change as it is about certainty. So to begin with the most obvious, marriage (as the hinge of a Family unit) is an institution meant to provide security: social, emotional as well as financial, to the parties involved. However, I don't think people marry only for societal reasons because then it would just be a marriage for convenience. Many will bear witness to the fact that marriage is far from convenient. So what is marriage really meant for?

As far as I am concerned, I want a companion to share my life with. My whole life: the impressions of my past, my present and the possibilities of my future. I want to build a support system, together with someone, for the both of us. I'd like to marry for strength, for growth. I think when you let a person into your life so totally and completely, it brings about a phenomenal shift in your life. Though you still continue to live your life as an individual, you become more than that. You become an epitome of togetherness. And in that togetherness, you find unconditional love, respect and acceptance. What happens when you find that? I'd say that it elevates you to a different level of existence. It gives you a kind of a permanent acknowledgement as an individual, in the eyes of your partner. Your partner becomes your witness as to how and why you live, if not to the very fact that you live. And you become the same to him. You become the extensions of each other. It is true that we cannot be complete in ourselves when alone. Only when we become a part of others and let others be a part of us can we ever, even, hope to comprehend the true meaning of our lives. And what better way to find out than marriage, with all its plusses and minuses.

- Nisha

Mulling over Marriage

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Book Review: Six Graves to Munich by Mario Puzo

While idling around the busy streets of Mumbai, I chanced upon a copy of Mario Puzo's Six Graves to

Munich which was put out for sale with a roadside book seller. At rupees ninety, it must be said that I had

gotten into a fair good deal.

Coming to the story, Six Graves to Munich is all about Bloodshed, Bullets and Revenge; not

surprising, with Puzo. The protagonist, Michael Rogan has been beautifully sculpted and given life. An

extra brilliant kid and guy, with a photographic memory (believe me, that's an understatement), Rogan is

brought up by extra-conservative parents, who think it's a 'waste' of their kids brains to let him play football

at the age of 8.

Using his brainpower, he joins the American secret service as a cryptographer. Because of his

folly, he is captured by the Nazis while working undercover and is tortured along with his pregnant wife.

Next chapter, Rogans up and about again, with a steel plate fixed at the back of his skull, where

the bullet was supposed to have penetrated saved thus, miraculously, Rogan now plans to take revenge for

what happened to him. He travels from city to city within Germany, tracks down his tortures and kills them

one by one.

But all this is done with the help of (oh, sorry, company of) a …… a….

friend?…..girlfriend?......escort?...... the reader is given the freedom to decide. Now this is a woman who is

obsessed with roses. She even SMELLS of them (Sheer Sh!) a prostitute by 'profession', she spends a night

with him and then gets 'attached' to him. What these two have in common though is that both are war

victims.

The best part about the executions is that each one is different from the other. The way Rogan

tracks down each, cautiously plans the attacks and makes them know what they're being killed for is just

impeccable. One is killed by planting a bomb in a chess piece (that's ingenious, right?).

Towards the end though, the pace of the book slows down. It is simply hard to believe that a

person like Rogan, who could kill six men, who held important positions in government offices with superb

perfections, would actually be dumb enough to keep the pistol in his hand and run with it after the last

execution. Weirder still, he kills the policeman in front of the court of law (what a shame ….. that's being

highly senseless) and is finally tracked down by the cops. But by this time, the mental plate that holds his

skull together gives up on him (he musn't exercise his brains much, thanks to the missed bullet) and Michael

Rogan dies of brain hemorrhage.

For all those Puzo fans who have read and enjoyed classics like 'The Godfather', Siccloan &

Omirta, Six Graves to Munich is a disappointment towards the end. The adrenalin stops surfing up midway

through the book and the end becomes quite predictable. But you can at least enjoy the concept, for all its

worth.

One last word of warning. If you are looking out for this book, then you wouldn't find it with the

byline Mario Puzo, but with the pseudonym Mario cleri.

-Varsha Ramann.

book review

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experience change

Experience change

I had no clue what I was really getting in to. I had

given it fair bit of thought and made my decision.

But as I walked through the long passage way

inside the Mumbai air port. That's where it hit me.

That was the first time I realized the magnitude of

the situation. I was going to be all alone in a

different country for a complete year. I kept on

walking until I could not see my parents, who were

at the gate waving goodbyes to me. I stood there in

middle of the airport all alone, confused, anxious,

afraid and a bit sad. Uncertain about my own

decision, But it was far too late for that. I was

going on an International Rotary Youth Exchange

Program, all the way to Canada, for an entire year.

Millions of questions were running through my

head at that time. I was freaking out, dint really

know how to face the circumstances. And till today

I still can't believe myself how I pulled it off.

For people who don't know what an exchange

program is here is a brief explanation. International

Rotary Youth Exchange Program (IYE) is run by

rotary international in which a student from one

country goes and lives in different country for a

year and some student from different country

comes and stays in his place. It is literary an

exchange. There are a lot of features to the

program. But I won't go much in details.

Although it sounds outrageous and risky but take

my word for it; that year has been the greatest year

of my life. It has changed my overall perspective

on things. I would not say the entire year was

utterly fun, but it was an experience of a life time.

It is very difficult for me to narrate the complete

year. So let me just give you a glimpse of what the

whole exchange is about.

After travelling for 35 hours when I finally reach

my destination, it was unreal just to know that I

was on the other side of the globe amongst people

who I had never seen, never met, never even

known, places which I had by no means thought

of. Excited. And I was a part of it. It felt as if I

was on another planet. All the things that I had

thought of were wrong and all the things that I had

not thought of were present. It was a culture

shock. Everything was different. Different flora

and fauna, different cars, different clothes,

different language, culture, food, accents,

behavior, and the list go on. Everything was new.

Getting used to seeing cars driving on the other

side took some time. It would get scary at times.

Getting used to all these peculiar things was hard

yet very thrilling. It was a beginning to an

extraordinary adventure. I still remember my first

morning there. The memory of that instance is

something that I would carry my entire life. I had

landed at night so I dint knew where I was. The

moment I walked out of my room in the morning

the view that I saw was just awe-inspiring. I was

completely speechless I sat there staring

mindlessly. The house was kind of located on an

island on a lake just a bit outside the city. The

living room opened up to a deck, and few stairs,

rocks and the lake. It was unreal. It was as if I was

a part of some Hollywood movie. According to

me all that only existed in movies was actually

coming true. Vehicles would go at speeds that

would not be advisable on roads here. Population

which is found in abundance here was in

negligible quantities. I could see girls wearing

clothes that a normal Indian girl would not even

think of wearing in her dreams or nightmares. All

of this was their way of life but just not mine. We

all have knowledge or an idea about all of this but

experiencing it is poles apart.

One of the most significant and astonishing part of

the exchange was my school. According to the

program an exchange student has to study, or at

least be a part of some educational institute so that

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he or she can get firsthand experience about the

culture and way of life of the particular region. At

first I thought it was going to be very difficult for

me to get used to the education there but it turned

out to be the other way round. I enjoyed the school

there more than I ever did hear in India. For one

obvious reason that school was lot easier there.

One peculiar thing about the schooling system

there was that they had more of a liberal and

practical approach towards education. Which we

lack in our system here but at the same time our

education system is more technical and profound.

By now you must have realized that my English is

not that great, thus I had to face many difficulties

in my English class there. The curriculum and the

way of teaching were extremely unusual yet very

interesting. the assessment was mainly done on

essays. The only way I was able to complete the

class was because of MS word, I am really bad at

spellings and due to excessive chatting online my

writing had gone out the window. One other class

that I took was visual art. I have never had so much

fun in any class ever. I love to paint and sculpt, and

I got to do that in this class. The teacher was the

craziest creature on this planet. During the end of

the year, three of my painting were selected as one

of the best in the entire school and were displayed

with other best painting from different school in

one of the most famous art museum in the city.

Cooking was one of my class. Yes it sounds girlish

and it was, but it was cool. I used get free food to

eat. And I was amongst the only 2 guys in the class

rest all were girls so I dint mind it at all.

Friends were in abundance because it was neat for

them to be associated with an exchange student.

This proved to be favorable for me because I got to

meet a lot of people. I was told that I should join

the school football team. It was a good way to

make friends. And I took their advice. But then

soon I realized that the term “football” or the sport

that I thought it was was not the same. It was

American football the one that is played with

helmets and guards all over your body. Where

people crash into each other and beat the shit out of

each other just for a stupid ball. Where people

suffer from concussions, brain damage, fractures,

traumas and what not. But I still continued and

convinced myself to give it my best shot. And

believe me I did pretty well for a rooky. every day

after school at practice: three hours of hell. Every

single time I walked out on to the ground I would

say to myself 'why do I do this?' But it was not all

that bad it was painful but what went hand in hand

with the sport was worth the effort. It was not just

a sport it like an obsession for the people. Just that

the fact that you were part of a high school football

team was considered to be freaking awesome. The

final games were amazing cheerleaders, bands

playing, tons of people to see and cheer it was just

overwhelming. It was like you were famous or

something. The position that I played in was the

worst one I was squashed a million times. During

the three months of the sport I thought I almost

died once, fainted twice, and almost broke a rib, an

arm and a foot. I had four swollen fingers for a

period of 2 months and Wedgies. But like I said it

totally worth it.

I lived in three different families in the year. All

three were extremely different. Bond that I made

with each one of them cannot be described. These

families were my host families they gave me food

and shelter they made me a part of their own

family. I did whatever they did, I had to adapt to

their ways, their habits, and I was bide to their

rules and regulation. They took me places showed

me around town and country. Shared and

exchanged culture, thoughts, experiences and

feeling. They where my own family for those three

months and beyond it. Now I can say that I have

more than one family in this world. I celebrated

their festivals and celebrations. I was a part of their

joys and sorrows. It is exceptional to believe that

someone you barely know or who is not related

would go out of the way just for you. Would take

effort to make you comfortable, and just accept

you as a part of their own family. I was fortunate

enough because all the families that I stayed with

had kids close to my age. So their friends were my

friends, their outing became my outing, so did their

parties, their projects, their chores, sometimes even

their clothes became mine. But there was also

another side to it, my side. As easy it was for them

to accept me as I was it as much difficult for me to

adjust and get along. It was not just getting used to

or knowing them it was about trust and a felling of

safety. Wouldn't u think twice before going and

living in a stranger's house? Just imagine this

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situation I move into a new family, half an hour

later my host father asks me whether I want to go

to the forest to see a deer. All bloody horror,

psychotic movies start popping in your head. So

did I go? Of course I did. And we even managed to

see a bunch of deer that day.

During my exchange I got a chance to live in many

other wonderful families besides from the three

host families. I also met a lot people from all over

the world. Practically have friend in every

continent. Once u witness something like that you

realize that no matter where we are people are

same everywhere. Issues like cast, religion,

politics, color, become vague. One my best friend

was a Muslim (from turkey) me being a Hindu

could not eat beef and he could not eat pork. So

every time there was food we both had to scavenge

through the ingredients. And with time we both

realized the even though our countries cultures

were extremely different they were very similar.

Because no matter what human nature exists on a

linear plain all over.

The experiences were good as well as bad. There

were times during the year when I felt like coming


back. Got home sick a couple of times but went

along with it. There were times when I would feel

completely aloof. I had to face a lot of

discrimination also, got used to being teased.

People would stare and ask stupid questions, crack

racist jokes then again learned to ignore. One of

the worst experiences was that I got mugged in

New York; still get Goosebumps whenever I think

about it.

Good or bad whatever it may be anything that you

see, feel or experience in our life adds up to your

personality. Whatever you experience in life

cherish it. Every experience adds a bit of

something to your character, to your way of

thinking, and the way you take decisions in your

life; decisions that define your life, change the

course of it. So if you keep on experiencing the

same old stuff day in and day out it is not going to

cause much change. Change is predominantly

essential for a wholesome life. Thus experience

change. and then again you have more stories to

tell your friends

Akash.

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- Right to freedom of speech and expression and right to live. Karthik

- Spoil the culture. Amruta

- Accepting the fact that getting into a relationship is not a prejudice but Indians must abide by the

culture. The moral, social and ethical values of Indians differentiate them with the people of some

country. Hitesh

- Gone are the days, when due to communal thoughts it was not accepted. Pratik

- Change in ideology of Indian youth. The youth is not modernizing their ideology, they are

westernizing them. Vrushali

- This is not from present generation it started from the course of Mahabharata. 377 has defined that

two individuals of same sex can enter into a relationship which is legal under law. Nikita

- It exists in our society for ages and it is also been mentioned in our scriptures and ancient text.

Shivani

- It is also seen in many other species. Nahush

- Freedom to choose your own way of living. Kanya

- It is rather considered to be against nature. Mayur

- You cannot take away an individual's right to be happy; being happy is not unnatural. Nitish

- At general level it is easy to make a statement but at an individual level it is difficult to accept.

Manali

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Chaos Theory is a new theory invented by scientists panicked by the thought that the public were beginning to understand the old ones. - Mike Barfield

The secret of creativity is knowing how to hide your sources. - Albert Einstein

Definition of confidence: Ignorance of the possibilities of failure. - Steven Scott

I have opinions of my own - strong opinions - but I don't always agree with them. - George Bush

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•It is very offensive because it is against our Indian culture-Akash

•It is an easy mean chosen by those who are afraid of commitment and responsibility.

•It helps to understand your counterpart-Karthik

•You get a trial run of a marriage before entering into one-Vaidehi

•Marriages creates a sense of commitment and responsibility which according to me are important

characteristics of an Indian-Nahush

•It prevents probable legal hardships of a failed marriage -Hitesh

Live in relationship.

Puzzles

1. You can take away the whole and still have some left. You can take away some and still have the whole left. What is it?

2. If a man can walk 2 miles per hour, and needs nine hours of sleep each day, what is the fastest he could travel the 3000 miles from New York to Los Angeles?

3. The thunder comes before the lightning; the lightning comes before the clouds. The rain dries everything it touches.

4. "Duo" is the shortest word with "uo" in it. What is the longest word you can find with "uo" in it?There is at least one with 12 letters in it.

5. On a beautiful sunny day in Florida, a man freezes to death outside. How is this possible?

6. Can you punctuate the following, in order to make it a proper English sentence?I said that that that that that man wrote should have been underlined

7. Alex bought a bag of apples on Saturday, and he ate a third of them. On Sunday he ate half of the remaining apples. He ate one more on Monday and one more on Tuesday, then ate half of the remaining apples on Wednesday. On Thursday he looked in the bag and saw that there was just one apple left. How many apples did the bag have to begin with?

Answers

1. The word "wholesome."

2. Just about three hours in a plane. (Okay, or 100 days walking, but the riddle didn't specify that he was walking - just that he can walk two miles per hour.)

3. A volcano.

4. "Fluoridation" has 12 letters, and some dictionaries carry "fluoridization," with 14 letters, as a synonym. The word "duotrigintillion" is in some English dictionaries. It is the name for a very large number (10 to the 99th power), and it has 16 letters.

5. He climbed into the landing gear of a plane to get a free ride, and the temperature at 30,000 feet was 40 degrees below freezing.

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7. 12.

I said that,"that 'that' that that man wrote should have been underlined.

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- Yes it is, as it helps in creating a platform for yourself on which we can lay our plans & dreams.

- vrushali.

- Degree is necessary and it is also very important how you make best use of it.- Vipul

- In my opinion it is of no use, if you have all the creativity to put, you still can make good of your

life. -Akash

- Education degree would help in getting a performance over the other who is not qualified

- Amruta

- Yes it is. It helps as a gate pass which gives you an exposure to various aspects of life.

- Mayur

- Education degree can be an important part of success ,but it is not the heart for success.

-

Manish

- For me it has been a road way for the life which I had dreamed of and which I am living today-

Nitish

- Today unfortunately it has been reduced to just a piece of paper which does not require knowledge

and efforts but only money-Manali

- Education scenario is very pessimistic. Lot of concrete and broad changes are required to be made in

this sector to maintain its value-Abhijit

- Yes it is very important as it helps to widen an individual's vision, his thought process and it enables

an individuals overall development-Nikita

- Everyone cannot be Dhirubai Ambani and Bill Gates, they are rare exceptions. One of the world's

richest persons Aziz Premji also regrets of not having a proper educational degree-Vipul

IS EDUCATION DEGREE NECESSARY

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events

with What Next and the elimination rounds for Management Games, where each team was given a jigsaw of a business tycoon, which they had to assemble, identify and submit as quickly as their deft fingers would allow them. Day two was flagged off with Block n Talk, an event where the candidate has to debate with one's own self. This proved to be great entertainment for everybody. Following this was Management Games final, where the teams were asked to plan out an event with a given budget. Towards the evening was the event that has won everybody's heart ever since the inception of BTH- Mad Ads. Products ranging from 'breakmyshaadi.com' to Thinking Socks were given to participating colleges a day before and they had to enact advertisements and make them as hilarious as possible. The audience was left rolling with laughter, thanks to the delightful performances of all the colleges present. However MITSOM and Indira College of Arts and Commerce bagged the trophies in this category. Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce also won the individual Business Talent category.The participants loved the hospitality shown to them by the students of BMCC and appreciated their diligence and wonderful organizing skills. 'We would like to come here every year and keep participating. These people have amazing co-operation amongst themselves and the way they have organised this event just reflects that. Kudos to their hard work', says an excited participant.

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Boundless fun!

While the city was anxious and paranoid about the growing situation of the swine flu disease, Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce eased out the tension by organizing Business Talent Hunt-2009, an inter-college contest where in students from various colleges in the city participate and prove their worth. Into its 7th consecutive year, Business Talent Hunt was formally inaugurated by Prof. A.B.Deshpande,

th Principal, BMCC on the 17 July September. The students belonging to the Commerce Laboratory of BMCC had organised this event, BTH witnessed a record participation of around 25 colleges from the city. Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce were adjudged the winners, while Indira college were the runners-up. Comprising of six contests, Business Talent Hunt promises to filter the best team and individual and is one of the few inter-college events looked forward to, the most, by other colleges. The first day started off with the eliminations for business quiz. Right from the eliminations, the questions were tough, with few sitters and most of the teams got eliminated. Out of the final six teams that made it to the final round, Symbiosis Law College showed amazing brilliance and conquered the contest. The Symbiosis students just couldn't stop cheering and marveling at their teams performance. The next event, Group Discussion, witnessed participation of about 200 students. Only 40 of them, however, cleared the elimination. After a few catfights instead of discussions and some intervention from the judges, BMCC were adjudged the winners. Day one ended

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various articles like

chocolates,handbags,candles,diyas,rangoli,penbox,

book marks etc.This articles are later on sold

through conducting stalls at various places where

their creativity is rightly appreciated and

encouraged. Also various monthly adventurous

activities are conducted for the children like

teaching, paragliding and sports like cricket,

football etc. During the conversation with Dr

Nilima Desai, it was heartening to learn that

various youth and youth run clubs actively

participate in different activities of Navkshitij.

Also the location, layout of hostel was very

natural, spacious and hygiene factors were taken

care of. Like normal school kids, they too have

holidays during festivals like Diwali, where the

children go home to their parents. But it was rather

surprising for us to know that they are so well

groomed, accustomed and happy in Navkshitij that

they actually do not prefer to depart from it and

their friends for a long time.

Truly after visiting Navkshitij and meeting

Dr Desai and Divekar Maushi who in her late 60's

is actively working towards the development of

mentally challenged children, we

somewhere realized that Greatness

comes when you create something

with your life that is not only bigger

then you but outlasts you.

One of the most beautiful & enduring

experiences of Reflections is our association with

Navkshitij Institute which for us is a living

example of giving love, care, courage & selfless

devotion. Navkshitij is a registered institution (

NGO) which works towards the rehabilitation of

mentally challenged boys & girls above the age of

18 years. It was established on 27th November

2003 with an aim & purpose of helping the overall

development of mentally challenged children.

It started its own Hostel, a residential

facility for its children on 15 July 2007 in Marunji

village which is closely located to the I.T park of

Hinjewadi.We at Reflections got an opportunity to

visit Navkshitij and meet its founder Dr Nilima

Desai, she herself is a resident of Pune.

Professionnaly she is a BAMS.

Rehabilitation of mentally challenged,

according to her, is an attempt to help the children

to live a normal, happy and respectful life of

dignity. Navkshitij today has a total strength of 26

students. It is well equipped with a trained and

devoted staff of 14 people. Normally each staff

member is allotted with 4 students where they take

care of all their needs and requirements. Various

activities are a part of their day-

to-day life like

yoga,gymnasium,dancing,singin

g and workshop which provides

them training in preparing

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Designations And Members Of Reflections

1) Concept Visualizations And Event Concretizations Aparna Patil

2) Editor In Chief Vrushali

3) Editorial Head Nitish / Hitesh

4) Editorial Coordinators Manali, Karthik, Rohit

5) Creative Desk/ Head Akash, Nitish

6) Designer And Illustrator Akash, Apurv

7) Sponsorship/ Marketing Amruta, Shivani, Manali, Abhijeet

8) Assistant Editor Nahush, Manali, Amruta

9) Printing Coordinator Akash Graphic

10) Communication/ Networking Nahush, Karthik, Vrushali, Mayur

11) Special Gratitude All Sponsors

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