Greeting Customs of The World If there is one custom that might be assumed to be beyond criticism, it is the custom of shaking hands; but it seems that even this innocent and amiable practice is upon its trial. A heavy indictment has been directed...
Importance of Literacy A recently released UNESCO report on ‘Education has highlighted India’s dismal performance in achieving the stated objective by 2015 A.D. However, in all fairness, India is taking small but definitive steps towards securing a hundred percent literacy rate. The need for basic...
Love of Food Love of food is universal. As I see it, every festival, almost everywhere, is incomplete without food. Whether it is Diwali or Holi, Christmas or Id, it is looked upon as an excuse to have a fling of life, on the eating...
Women’s Self-Assertion One of the striking developments in contemporary society is the growing sense of self-assertion among women. On the surface, all seems well as women increasingly occupy positions of equality. Indicators, such as the number of women who drive their own cars, show that...
Advantage of Early Rising The great advantage of early rising is the good start it gives us in our day’s work. The early riser has done a large amount of hard work before the other men have got out of bed. In the early morning,...
Unemployment Millions of people across the country are either without jobs or are underemployed. They continue to be a burden on their families. With uncertainty written on their faces, they choose to leave their homes for other parts of the country in search of employment....
Self-Reliance Self-reliance is the pilgrim’s best staff, the worker’s best tool. It is the master key that unlocks all the difficulties of life. “Help yourself and Heaven will help you” is a maxim that receives daily confirmation. He who begins with crutches will end with...
Indian Educational System Education is the most important national activity, the backbone of a country’s progress. It helps to strengthen the fabric of a nation to produce men of education, enlightenment, and character”. However, the rising wave of unrest and growing population of the educated...
Spirit of Non-Violence We are now passing through a period of crisis. Let us hope and pray that a terrible catastrophe does not overtake the world. Let us hope and pray that the spirit of Non-violence — which inspired Ashoka, the Great, and even which...
The Extravagance of Indian Weddings Indian marriages, both among the rich and the poor, have had their full share of condemnation as a wasteful and extravagant display. Even apart from the waste, it is most painful to see the vulgar display which has no artistic...
