On the 2nd of December 2010, it was announced that Qatar will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup. After beating United States and Australia in bidding race for hosting the big game, Qatar became the first Arab state and the smallest country to host the World Cup. Qatar went ahead with full pride and colossal […]
Parinirvan is the prime principle of Buddhism. It means ‘someone who has acquired nirvana or freedom’ in his death. Mahaparinirvan Diwas is celebrated across India on 6th of December every year to mark the death anniversary of Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar and to remember his contribution to society. Dr BR Ambedkar was born on 14th […]
The 5th of December is celebrated as World Soil Day. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, World Soil Day 2022 and its campaign “Soils: Where Food Begins” aims to raise awareness of the importance of maintaining healthy ecosystems and human well-being by addressing the growing challenges in soil management, increasing […]
Though brief, the exchange between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Indonesia on November 16 has become a social media sensation. Xi, assertive if not domineering, lectured the visibly apprehensive Trudeau about the etiquette of diplomacy. This exchange can be considered another watershed […]
A reminder that we are all suffering in our own ways. Everyone is going through dreadful things and we all are pretending to be fine. And just like that, they kill themselves. As if giving away their life would sort out everything. As if their absence would stop the world from functioning smoothly. That they […]
Only one of his friends, TN Sheshan, used to call him by his full name: Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam. Later he acquired the name, Missile Man of India. Jainulabdeen and Ashiamma gave birth to Kalam into a middle-class Tamil family on October 15, 1931, in the island town of Rameswaram in the erstwhile Madras […]
By its name, the book sounds like a war strategy book, but it is not so. Anything that brings chaos or causes problems is said to be war. When we talk about winning wars by strategic tactics and schemes, only one book comes to our mind, ‘The Art of War’, written 2500 years ago and […]
Spending too much time on internet or a smart phone leads to a loss of concentration, which in turn leads to a weakened memory It is not uncommon these days to find young people waking up tired, with no zeal for work or studies because they slept late and spent many hours on the internet. […]
“We think of globalisation as a uniquely modern phenomenon; yet 2,000 years ago, too, it was a fact of life, one that presented opportunities, created problems and prompted technological advance.” These are the words of Peter Frankopan on globalisation and regional integration through Silk Road, put forth by him in the book, ‘The Silk Roads: […]
Unity prevents oppression, and the nation which has unity will never ever be under the feet of oppressors. However, people keep judging each other based on creed, colour, caste, etc. There are diversities in the world and in every single nation. Diversities can be of different types, be they traditional, cultural, religious, and so on. […]