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Computer Man is very innovative by nature. He has invented many electrical devices for his comforts and ease but the invention of computer may be regarded as the jewel in the crown. Since its inception the computer technology has changed fast from personal to mini, macro and super computers. They can perform complex and repetitive calculations with high speed and accuracy, store large amounts of data and information, draw and print...
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Nelson Mandela Dr. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born on July 18, 1918 in Transkei, a territory in Cape Province in South Africa. When he was only 12, his father Henry Gadla Mandela died. In 1941, he fled to Johannesburg, the world’s richest gold mining area, where he worked in mines. The white-origin people in minority from various European countries had settled in South Africa over the centuries. They ruled the land...
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Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar saw the light of the day on April 14, 1891 at Mahu in Maharashtra. His father’s name was Shri Ramji Sukpal and his mother’s name was Bhimabai. Therefore, he was named Bhim Sukpal. From his early childhood he was sharp-witted and took keen interest in studies. He started his education in a nearby village school. There he had to face many hardships, disgrace...
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Release of Burmese Leader Suu Kyi Daw (Aung Sun) Suu Kyi, the iron lady of Myanmar (Burma) was born on June 19, 1946. She is the daughter of General Aung San, Burma’s independence hero and founding father. She was educated in Lady Shri Ram College, New Delhi. Later, she went to Oxford for further studies. She has a charismatic personality. She is endowed with all the qualities of head and...
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World Trade Organization The World Trade Organization (WTO) came into being on January 1, 1995. The new body has replaced GATT and will prove more powerful than it. It will settle disputes among the 85 member nations. World Bank, International Monetary Fund and WTO have now become the three economic pillars of the world wide dimensions. The WTO will cover more areas than the GATT. The WTO authorities in Geneva...
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Revolution in Communication The concept of Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam (the whole world as one family) is becoming a reality due to advancement in technology. Now, distant places are being brought closer day-by-day by modern means of communications. They have succeeded in removing a sense of alienation among people living in different and distant parts of the globe. With free exchange of news, views and feelings, today, the whole humanity shares happiness and...
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Liberty is, in my view, inalienably bound up with democracy. When democracy has been strong, as in ancient Athens or in England before the War, citizen: have enjoyed a large measure of liberty. Moreover, fresh liberties were constantly being gained. When democracy has declined or has been superseded by other forms of government, liberty has declined with it. Under a dictatorship, liberty disappears. Hence the circumstances which have produced the decline...
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We have seen that many craftsmen of former days put their heart and soul into their work. In many cases they produced the articles “elves from start to finish. The pleasure and pride which they felt in a well-made article cannot be equalled by the factory worker of today. In a big modern factory each worker contributes so little to the finished article that he does not think of it as...
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