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...
A True Citizen Being a citizen of India is a privilege. This privilege is accompanied by certain duties which ought to be carried out. These duties benefit the nation and also promote a feeling of patriotism among the citizens. Our duty is to respect the...
Educating India Manjudidi works in our house as a house-help. Her 12-year-old daughter would accompany her once in a while. I realized one day that she wasn’t attending school and instantly thought of a day in class when our teacher spoke about how children from...
Recycling Gifts To The Needy When my petite sister was born, I was jubilant. At her ‘naming’ ceremony, we invited about fifty guests. All the guests congratulated us and blessed the newborn with gifts. The party has done, I got curious and asked to open...
Aiding the AIDS Patient HIV/AIDS is one of the most dreaded words confronted by mankind in the last few decades. A person contracting AIDS is literally shunned by society when in fact; he needs a strong support system at that time. I saw the trauma...
Radio Jockey Nina was keen on doing something different in her career. Her teacher said,” How about being a Radio Jockey? Radio Jockeying is a glamorous career for you. You have a passion for music and possess an impressive voice. You will anchor music programmes...
Tailor- The Garment Maker He has magic in his fingers; he feels the fabric and designs in his mind. He is the tailor; the local craftsman on him we depend so completely to make garments for us. Tailoring is one of the most important elements...
