A Real Friend Friends are the most precious people we have in our lives. It is however, very difficult to find a true friend. If one observes closely, he/she may realise that from among the bunch of friends, only one or two may be real...
A Heart of Gold My mother got sick one afternoon. She was sweating and feeling run down. I, a small boy of six years, got scared and telephoned my father. He rushed home, closely followed by an ambulance. My mother had a heart attack and...
Net Friendship – Facebook Style In the 1980s, pen-friends’ network was used to stay in touch with out-station friends. Children and adolescents wrote letters and receiving a message every month was a good frequency! The scene has changed today with the internet enabling replies in...
Our Contribution to Society We all live as a part of a large community. Unknowingly, we draw from this society, be it togetherness, security, our identity, or our support system. It, therefore, is imperative that we give back something to society to enrich ix and...
Our Duties towards Society We live in a society and partake of all the benefits but forget our duties towards it. We can live individually but can survive only collectively and thus need to have a better societal orientation. Our aim should be to sacrifice...
Bringing a Change in India We realize that a change needs to be brought to India but turn a blind eye to our common problems. There are innumerable aspects that are screaming for immediate attention but public and government apathy is causing our structure to...
Our Duties in The Constitution A citizen of India means a legal resident of the Republic of India. Our Constitution came into effect on 26 January 1950. As a citizen, you enjoy full civil and political rights. While you enjoy the rights, you also have...
I Will Vote When I Can Every citizen who has attained the age of eighteen years enjoys the right to vote irrespective of caste, creed, religion, or gender. It is essential to exercise this right as it is the mainstay of democracy as we can...
The Boy – Mania in India Is it fair to discriminate between a boy and a girl child? Overall, the views are split. Some argue that given the one-child norm, people prefer a boy to carry the family name forward. The vile practice of dowry...
Evening Classes for the Uneducated While returning from a movie one night, we saw Camilla didi, drive into her house. As we spoke, she said that she was returning from the evening classes she conducts for slum dwellers. I didn’t quite understand the idea and...
