Dr Brainerd PrinceThe bags are packed, the water bottle shut tight, and the rucksack firmly secured on the back. The researcher, all tooled up, is ready to begin her climb.She is very clear in her head about wh
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Hes gone now, to the great beyond, but many years ago, as I returned from my walk, I used to find a slightly oldish man waiting for me, his back bent, body trembling with Parkinson's, but eyes staring eagerly a
As I bid farewell to the masons, carpenters and electricians and the last of the construction workers after they had repaired my old house, in the process carrying away three lorry loads or more of debris, I wa
Harleen BaggaMany students would likely cite the desire to learn as the primary reason for committing to four years of college. But what do we really mean when we use the word learn? It is something we do right
Be secular: Supreme Court on PIL for ban on parties with religious link TOI, 1st FebWhats the news in India? asked my American friend, as I read an Indian newspaper in an airport in America.A Supreme Court judg
Mornings are coffee time, and a time, which I spend most conscientiously brewing the concoction to perfection! Quite a few of my friends, knowing my love for the brew, send me packets of the pod from all over t
Once while conducting a workshop on Purpose and the Job a participant stopped my talk and asked me, "I am a senior manager of a materials department and joined this organization twenty five years ago as an engi
IANSlife Sankalp Beautiful World, a charitable trust focused on a mission to eradicate cancer and Shiva Ravi, an ultra-endurance cyclist, embarked on a noble mission in support of Cancer patients. Shiv
Purnaka L de Silva Inter Press Service The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is the principal organ within the United Nations System that is mandated under the tenets of the UN Charter for maintaining
Will Traditions and Customary laws keep Naga women away from politics in the upcoming election? Sentsuthung Odyuo Research Scholar The persistent underrepresentation of women in the Nagaland state
Emisenla Jamir Bobita Rai’s debut book, Mirrors, is a collection of 40 poems that is “sprinkled with scattered pieces of my emotions and imaginations” (Rai, Introduction). In a world that i
Was sitting in my garden this morning, when I was struck by the sheer beauty all around, the joy the different shades of green gave out, and looking more closely realized how the leaves of the different plants
Forward, the Light Brigade!Charge for the guns! he said.Into the valley of DeathRode the six hundred.Forward, the Light Brigade!Was there a man dismayed?Not though the soldier knewSomeone had blundered.Theirs n
Rajiv Kumar Chief Election Commissioner of India Today, January 25, marks the foundation day of Election Commission of India, also celebrated as National Voters’ Day (NVD) since 2011. Its purpose is t
And during the next elections as different parties promise freebies to the poor, and the same poor people with stars in their eyes jump to claim them, remember its your tax money that is being paid in exchange-
DC Pathak IANS Human beings have been given the rare gift of 'discretion' which can be defined as the 'pause' one makes to allow for application of mind before some 'action' was init
Robert ClementsIll have another drink, he told the waiter.Its your fourth, I said.So youre good at counting, he acknowledged.Dont you think youve had enough?I know when to stop, he said, looking at me red faced
I pressed the horn, stomped on the accelerator, cursed the driver in the next car and nearly shouted at the traffic policeman. Whats the matter dad? she asked.I hate being late, I grumbled.Dyou know of all the-
Dr John Mohan Razu The planet we live – the earth is bountiful and grandeurs. It is so well intrinsically blended in such ways that we see the connectivity and inter-connectivity within and between eac
Heres a small story of two brothers who lived side by side in their own farms for many years, until one day, a foolish argument caused a rift between them. This was the first serious disagreement the brothers h
