The  saying All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, meaning that without time off from work, a person becomes both bored and boring. The exact origins of the phrase remain unclear. It appeared first in a book of proverbs in English and other European languages published in 1659. Later, some writers are…

The age of the universe, of which planet Earth is but a speck of dust in volume when compared to all the celestial bodies in toto is believed to be not only infinite but also endless. The age of Earth, as determined by scientists, also called its chemical age, is accepted to be about 4.5…

The blame-game currently at its peak with the land’s people in many vociferous circles confronting the top brass in the Governments both at the Centre as well as in the State seems to have resulted in both parties side-lining the onerous task of getting on with the agenda of the nation’s continued progress and welfare…

In an imagined exchange of pleasantries between countries to the expression commonly heard “How are you?”, India may in all likelihood respond saying “So far so good” in an apparent intent not to make the dialogue turn gloomy by unloading the multitude of woes bugging the country. What the other party, engaged in the exchange,…

Internal unrest and external threats of skirmishes across borders of countries in many regions across the globe is the order of the day. India takes the cake as it were among the countries currently witnessing both social disruption within its territory and proxy war at the so-called Line of Control (LoC) by an unfriendly neighbour…

Self-image of the nation visualised in the backdrop of happenings across its territory, reported by media and that expressed by external agencies, both subjectively and objectively, during the 365 days of 2019 may be said to conform to the optimum spectrum in the sky, familiar to all as the rainbow, comprising violet, indigo, blue, green,…

Medium of teaching the children at Primary and Secondary School stages, setting question papers of public examination in the final class of Secondary School, contents of textbooks conforming to the syllabus followed in the Schools that come under the purview of the State Government, stipulation of minimum age for admission at the start of schooling,…

At a wedding event in a shrine the presiding priest called upon the guests who had come to bless the newly weds to proceed in a line to the altar for receiving bread and wine as a symbol of sacrament cautioning the congregation that only those who follow a particular faith were entitled to receive…

Writings of the land’s philosophers and scholars in Sanskrit and Prakrit dating back to ancient times scripted on palm leaf that are stored in the many archives such as the Mysuru-based Oriental Research Institute (ORI) provide an insight into the ways of the life of people far different from the ways of current generation. While…

The exercise of imagining the future of an individual aided by either a positive outlook or negative thoughts and pondering over the country’s social fabric in foreseeable future taking into account the current scenario are different cups of tea. Public speakers, knowledgeable about the land’s history of several centuries, writers of articles referring to its…