Health related information, supported by data, sourced to both World Health Organisation (WHO) and the country’s official channels, in addition to articles by those who are regarded as knowledgeable, in periodicals of all hues as well as journals of repute is emerging at a pace leaving the readers confused, if not dumb-founded. Even as the…

Whenever any event goes through its paces from start to finish, whenever a set up functions without any glitches, whenever any project meets all its goals from launch to conclusion, whenever a programme is pursued to the full satisfaction of both its stakeholders as well as stockholders and so on, apart from the members of…

The era of drawing water from the depth of wells, digging earth to sow seeds for raising food crops, walking distances to reach destinations, lifting heavy articles for stacking, creating fire by lighting firewood, straining lungs, for cooking food, chopping trees by using axe involving physical labour as well as needing hours of work, constructing…

India’s democratic set up, touted as the world’s largest, meaning most populous, has often been bestowed adoration by many heads of State across the world while addressing functionaries in high posts in their respective countries from different platforms and the media has been promptly publishing their complimentary accolades for public consumption. The galaxy of speakers…

Nearly nine hundred million adults, past the age of 18 years in the country, being called upon to exercise their right to vote as a duty, even sacred duty, go to the polling booths in order to choose their representatives in the different law-making bodies and also to govern the country. The duty of fulfilling…

The saying “To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved”, attributed to Scottish author George MacDonald (1824-1905), lends meaning to relationships bound by love and trust triggering the question “How can one be loved if one is not trusted first?” The feature of trust, as an enduring bond between two persons, friends…

The advisory that is being flashed on the small screen namely recycle-reuse-refuse for the land’s people aimed at minimising, if not totally getting rid of the demonic plastic menace may have come too late, given the large number of users of the ubiquitous plastic bag showing no signs of responding to the call given by…

The terminology that economists take fascination to explain various features relating to countries in a seemingly simplistic way often challenges the comprehension on the part of lay people, including even the literati. The economic health of a country is portrayed by them with terms such as GDP (Gross Domestic Product), literacy, life expectancy and also…

The steady fall in the female to male ratio in the country figured in the media during the years of recent past, mainly because of numerical equality between the two sections, is universally accepted as ideal. Debates on the issue led to the view that unabated female foeticide in many regions across the country was…

Naming the new-born, naamakarana in Kannada, a practice dating back to antiquity and continuing to this day in different sections of society, has its load of sentiment, sanctity and spirituality that cannot be expressed adequately in words. The Bard is quoted as saying that rose, called by any other name, smells as sweet, but that…