Indian Values and Western Culture   The mysteries of nature were explored and exposed in India which is termed as the cradle of an ancient civilization. The Vedas, the Puranas and the Upanishads were written in India where personalities like Gautam Buddha, Lord Mahavira, Swami Dayanand, Swami Ramakrishna Paramhansa, Mahatma Gandhi, Swami Vivekananda and many other were born. We have a value system which is unparalleled in the world; this value...

Preservation of Tribal Culture in India Our tribes, through the centuries. have been leading a life V absolutely different from the lifestyle of the common men in the rest of India, weaving a colourful pattern of folk songs, folk dances, values of life that value the innocence of man. Their social customs, cultural traditions and economic lives are distinctly their own. They have been least affected for ages by the razzle-dazzle...

Making Successful Decisions The ability to make effective decisions is a fundamental requirement for both professional success and personal happiness. An effective decision is one which brings about, more or less, the state of affairs we are hoping for. More than that, an effective decision can result in surprising but welcome changes to our lives. An ineffective decision, in contrast, has either little or the wrong effect. A though effective decision-making...

Godmen and New Cults Since time immemorial religion has always been a source of fascination for the human mind. Man is afraid of his death but not of his deeds. Man feels that his deeds are not worth a scrutiny. But we always consider death to be a supreme change that would lead us to salvation. So, we use religion as a tool to meet our ends gracefully. Man also uses...

The Importance of English Nobody can deny the importance of English language in the present time as global language. It is clear that the English language has become more dominant around the world. In some countries it is used as the mother tongue and in other countries it is taught as second language in their schools. This makes English widespread. In addition, it is used for communication between people around the...

Examination System Sons and daughters are sent to school by parents so that they can acquire education. Teachers work year in and year out to fulfill the task which society entrusts to them. The students are expected to study hard throughout the session. If no examinations were to be held periodically, neither teachers nor students would know the result of their efforts. Besides, examinations present a goal before students so that...

Merits and Demerits of City Life Though India is mainly a land of villages, there are many cities as well in the country. Some of the cities like Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata are very big in size. They have a population of several millions. Life in those cities is quite different from the life in a village. There are good arrangements for education in big cities. Big colleges and universities are...

Prohibitions or Curse of the Bottle I n the Indian National Congress, Mahatma Gandhi and his I followers were not the first, nor the most vehement opponents of the habit of drinking. Although drinking dates back to ancient times and there is mention of the drinking habits of the doves as well as in our mythology, drinking has been widely condemned as a social evil in modem society. Protagonists of prohibition...