Archives August 2012

“Advancement in Science and Technology has given man power fit for 'God' yet he can't be 'God* unless has peace of mind, inner satisfaction respect for moral, ethical and spiritual values." Today science and technology come to play key role in almost every branch of human activity. The wondrous advancement of science and technology in different spheres has completely changed the pace of way of living of the present society. If our forefathers could rise from their grave they would be amazed and bewildered to see the present world. In the field of education, health, transportation, banking, defense, communication, the progressive use of newer scientific and technological equipment, have changed the spectrum of functioning. The gradual use of computers in all walks of life has changed the means and modes of utilizing time and energy of present society.  Blessing: Every new invention have its merits and demerits. No invention is more...

"Disability is a class in itself that anyone may fall victim at any time. It can come about as a result of a sudden accident, a fall down a flight of stairs or disease. Disability maintains no socio-economic boundaries. Since disability catches up with most people in its fold in old age, it is a class that any of us may fall in it someday." Even today the disabled in India see their physical or mental I imitations as either a source of shame or a source of inspiration for others. By concentrating on overcoming the disability, we fail to notice that a disability itself cannot be overcome by a disabled person, however, heroic she or he may be. In the West, the Disability Rights Movement has realized this and, therefore, they proclaim that "it is okay, even good, to be disabled". The Disability Rights Movement: Unlike other movements like more...

“It is against the fundamental principles of humanity, it is against the dictates of reason that a man should, by reason of birth,  be denied or given extra privileges"          —Mahatma Gandhi The Constitution of India does provide special privileges to the downtrodden sections of society called Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The special provisions were primarily for a limited period often years from the date of application of constitution. There is no fixed period for continuation of this privilege. The ten years period of constitutional safeguards continued to be extended each time by ten years. Before the period of earlier ten years expired. According to historians, the most important factor in the growth of caste system was the occupations. Occupations were classified in order of their social status. Initially based on Karma and the percentage of the Gunas; Sattav, Rajas, Tamas, the system became very rigid. During the British reign, more...

"As soon as the Government came to know, that thousands of Pakistani intruders have crossed the LoC (Line of Control) and perched themselves on strategic heights six to seven kilometers inside Indian territory in Kargil sector of Jammu and Kashmir, the government realized file seriousness of the matter and an operation Vijay was launched to flush out the infiltrators from  the Kargil sector." On May 6, 1999. an Indian army patrol party first noticed some unusual movements in the Batalik sector. The extent of intrusion was discovered the next day itself when a second patrol party was sent to the area. By May 10-14, 1999, the Pakistani intruders were well into the Drass, Kaksar, Mashkoh and Batalik sectors, hazardously threatening the safety of Srinagar-Laeh highway, the virtual line of communication.  This was the third time in the history of Independent India that Pakistan tried to occupy the Kashmir by assisting more...

Many Chief Justices, Judges of lie Supreme Court, the High Courts, The Law Ministers, the Law Commission, the media, the great writers anil thinkers have all lamented over the delay in the dispensation of justice. The inordinate delay in the provision of relief amounts to the virtual denial of any relief found in number of cases. If a case of accidental compensation is decided after ten years when the career of the children is already spoiled for want of money, if a case of property is decided after the death of the plaintiff, what is the value or use of such a decision? Seen in the real or practical sense the courts or the government or the procedures arc the real culprits for the sufferings of the plaintiff- Instead of saying that Delayed Justice is denied Justice, we should say Delayed Justice is the INJUSTICE. Millions of cases are pending more...

"Patriot of Patriots ", this is what Mahatma Gandhi described him, Subasli Chandra Base, popularly known as Neta Ji, occupies an honored place in the history of Indian independence movement. He was a man of great courage, a single minded and dedicated leader completely filled with patriotism. He wanted to free India from British yoke not by peaceful means or petitioning but by waging open. war. Known as Netaji (leader), Mr. Bose was a fierce and popular leader in the political scene in pre-independence India. He was the President of the Indian National Congress in 193 7 and 1939 and founded a national 1st force called the Indian National Army. He was acclaimed as a semi god, akin to the many mythological heroes like Rama or Krishna and continues as a legend in Indian mind.  Subhash Chandra was bom on January 23rd 1897 in Cuttack as the ninth child among more...

"Man’s life work is a masterpiece or a sham e as each little habit has been perfectly or carelessly formed. A canvas painted by a Van Gaiigh fetches millions. One by a slob not even a hundred." —John Riiskin. A habit is like a tree grown crouched. One cannot go to orchard and take hold of a tree grown such and straighten it and say now get straight and make it obey him. When one is young, he can acquire good or bad habits. One starts doing certain act for the sake of pleasure, log the sake of fun and i the is doing that things, that particular act at regular or irregular intervals, he starts enjoying it and starts feeling the necessity of doing it again, at that particular time and it gradually takes a form of a habit. Every chain smoker or a habitual drunkard never starts smoking more...

'Will' means not the ordinary desire but an unflinching, un daunting wish to achieve something. If you have a will to achieve your goal, you will positively overcome the difficulties that come in your way. Every problem has its solution. Whatever inventions are seen today was a problem one day, but the will and hard work of the inventor found their solution. Impossible is possible for the persons of strong will. Path of success runs through many labyrinths of failures. One who has a will to achieve the success, never get frustrated by the odds and failures of the path? Every successful man was failed many times but with their unshaken faith and strong will, they become successful one day. Think high, try your best, without being daunted by the odds of the path, success is yours. One can certainly win and achieve one's goal, if one firmly believes in more...

"Till Sept. 77, 2001, the increasing number a incidences of  International Terrorism, couldn’t  awaken the US and the world from the slumber of overconfidence of their intelligence, and their preaching to soothe the wounds of the suffering nations was s \ routine political mechanism for them.  The terrorist struck on the US heart and soul on Sept. 11,2001 made every a aware to the grave menace of international terrorism and compelled the national over the world to initiate urgent measures to fight the devil. The terrorist attack on Indian Parliament on Dec 13,2001 made every lead vulnerable to any such attack and the urgency of taking measures against growing terrorism became more serious. On Sept. 21, 2002 the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution seeking all nations to enact laws to curb Terrorism. Tlie U.K. had already passed Anti-Terrorism Act 2002 and India followed her by scum Prevention of more...

More than one year has passed since the fall of Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq. B When the Saddam's statue fell, it was American's moment of triumph. Three glare purposes had been fulfilled within a short span of three weeks. Firstly, the threat of Saddam's weapons of mass destruction had been eliminated. Secondly, the possibility that Al-Queda would forge a strategic link with the dictator Saddam Hussein and| acquire a new sanctuary in Iraq had been averted. Thirdly, the long suffering people had been liberated from the yoke of a blood thirsty dictator. It was hoped that life would become stable and predictable and the world would see the end of a History. A democratic modem secular, Iraq would soon become beacon for the other nations of West Asia to follow. Terrorism would also the deprived of the soil which had nourished it so far.  Today all the hopes turned more...