Pray in Peace

I pray in silence the noise will so away; And not disturb my hamlet month and day. Have closed my ears and door, when it appears, I fail to endure any more. The fault lies inside me and thee, As we fear their might and flee. There is no strength in our hands and word, […]

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Delink research and teaching

Higher Education system in India is facing so many challenges. The biggest one is quality or the standard of teaching.  In the New Education Policy 2020, the biggest thrust is on research. This makes one believe that developing a big pool of quality research and teaching is enough to conquer the fort. Teaching is the […]

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NCC and Employment

The National Cadet Corps has completed 72 glorious years in the Service of the Nation and the people. The NCC has developed from strength to strength since its foundation in 1948. The cadets, both past and present, ANOs, defence personals and civil staff, carry on the glorious work tirelessly and contribute heavily their energy towards […]

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ARNOLD’S CONCEPT OF DUTY AND THE BHAGAVAD GITA

Background In the nineteenth century, poets and writers made duty an important topic for writing poems and articles. Wordsworth (1770/1850), Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Samuel Smiles (1812-1904), wrote vociferously on the importance of duty in life. Wordsworth wrote ‘Ode to Duty’, emphasizing the role of duty in regulating the life of an individual. Throughout the ode, […]

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Campuses-Now and then

Nearly 40-45 years back, sometimes students and teachers protested or went on strike. They were always afraid of police or authorities. Times have changed. A few months back, the nation saw a protest by a few hundred people at Shaheen Bagh near Jamia Milia University but police and the authorities were afraid to act. Were […]

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A world of Godmen lovers

Why does the world love Godmen? Looking for easy solutions to the intricacies of life, people are lured by the tricks used by crafty Godmen and God women. They claim to tell the true meaning and purpose of life. Media, police and authorities expose very frequently the fake Godmen, it is shocking at the blind […]

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Open schools in parts

After the lockdown phase, now Unlock India Phase is going on and being discussed widely. The government is very open to suggestion and adopting democratic ways. Human Resource Development Ministry, now renamed as Ministry of Education, has asked the state government and union territory authorities to take the suggestions and feedback from the parents about […]

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Link our rivers: India is heading for a grave floods and water crisis

India is a nation of rivers. All the ancient cities and ancient Indian civilization plus rich cultural heritage are linked with the rivers. All the great ancient Indian scriptures were also connected with rivers. Soor Das produced his immortal verses at the bank of river Yamuna at Mathura. Goswami Tulsi Das created ageless “Ramcharitmanas” at […]

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