Month: August 2012

Is it an illusion that the most important learning happens in school? School has become a ritual of certification, a badge for success, and almost a strange kind of religion. This religion has nothing to do with God, because the students, or shall I say the worshipers bow down to a diploma. A student may… Continue reading School: An Institute of Learning, A Sign Of Success Or A Brick Box

It is a terror no woman or man (yes!- man) is immune from, no matter what his or her age or what he or she is wearing. (Recently in the news an 88-year-old grandmother and a 6-month-old baby were raped on the same summer night.) But the most neglected aspect of rape is: Rape is… Continue reading Rape: Common Sense Key To Safety

An important factor in getting good grades in college is your ability to take clear, well-organized class notes. Listening carefully to the instructor’s lecture and writing down the important points is the key to successful note taking. The process of listening and writing at the same time will also help you understand. A few basic… Continue reading During Class Lectures, Are You Note-Worthy?

A motion picture is the most efficient medium when it comes to leaving a message with an impact. This music-video by students of Manipal Institute of Technology,  is trying to motivate people not to drive when they are drunk.  Call it irresponsibility, insanity, illiteracy or whatever; drunken-driving is a phenomenal disease that the mass (youth… Continue reading Aakhri Alvida – A life in ruins and dreams shattered

We Indians boast of being knowledgeable and good in almost all the fields that can possibly exist under the sun. And it’s true. Still, why do we always end up ‘almost’ winning? It’s very common for us to find the following headlines in the newspapers – Mr.ABC almost won the gold.  Miss.XYZ almost won the… Continue reading Why do Indians always ‘almost’ win ???