Conquer challenges
The Japanese have always loved fresh fish. But the water close to Japan has not held many fish for decades. So to feed the Japanese population, fishing boats got bigger and went farther than ever. The farther the fishermen went, the longer it took to bring the fish. If the return trip took more time,...
Land for no women?
December 16, 2013, one year to the hideous gang rape of Delhi, has anything changed this one year? Rapes have been the highest in 2013 when compared to the last 13 years. Rape cases doubled, molestation rose six times since December 16, 2012 (source: Times of India). The cry for harsh punishment and introduction of new...
Bangalore most corrupt in India
Article published in TOI today lists Bangalore on the Top when it comes to corruption. Another No.1 which this city shouldn't be proud of, and the amount of bribe payed was staggering Rs.16 crores compared to the second in the list which is Chennai with Rs.7.05 crores. Most of these bribes are related to getting...
Sachin caught in Crab Mentality?
Just read an article about a case being filed in Bihar challenging the selection of Sachin Tendulkar for Bharat Ratna and charging Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde with hurting people‘s sentiments and ironically Sachin also has been mentioned as the accused. Also a complaint lodged by an RTI activist to...
Winner’s Mindset
Sports is a terrific metaphor for life and there are several sporting stories that inspire and motivate us. Karoly Takacs's story perhaps should top the list.Karoly was the top pistol shooter of the country back in 1938 (age 28 yrs). He won most of the major national and international championships. He seemed closest to winning...
Help other – What do we lose?
A true story, happened in 1892 at Stanford University: An 18-year-old student was struggling to pay his fees. He was an orphan, and not knowing where to turn for money, he came up with a bright idea. He and a friend decided to host a musical concert on campus to raise money for their education....
Feed your Mind
Life as we see it is a gift from god and human beings one of his best creations. We also know our brain is the most complex creation; it is composed of 10,000 million cells that‘s more than all the people currently living in this planet. We also lose mere 400 cells every day, guess...
From dust we came and to dust we return
I Read this story on Facebook and thought you also could get some valuable lessons from it.A doctor entered the hospital in hurry after being called in for an urgent surgery. He answered the call ASAP, changed his clothes and went directly to the surgery block. He found the boy, father going and coming in...
Education the Japanese Way
Some very interesting facts about Japanese students I came across, after reading them it made so much sense how idealistic Japanese people are. Did you know that Japanese children clean their schools every day for a quarter of an hour with teachers, which led to the emergence of a Japanese generation who is modest and…
Happy Independence day.. Happy?
Today marks 66th birthday of my country. Today we all celebrate India’s Independence day, the day British left our country, the day our country came out of suppression and slavery. We have come a long way since then, our country has progressed to what it is today. But a question which begs an answer is...