Our Duties to the Poor Many successful people in easy circumstances refuse to admit that they have any duties to the poor. They agree with Tennyson’s “Northern Farmer” when he said, “ The poor in a lump is bad.” They comfort themselves with the belief that all poverty is due to laziness, drink, or stupidity, and is, therefore, the fault of the poor themselves. Even if this were true, we should...

Importance of Cleanliness The high value attached to cleanliness is expressed by the proverb which says that “Cleanliness is next to Godliness.” Indeed, in some religions, cleanliness is regarded as a part of godliness and is prescribed as a religious duty. In the law of Moses the priests were required to wash their persons and their clothes, when they had to appear before God, and the tradition of the Jewish elders...

Cultural Unity of India India is a well-marked geographical unit. It is big in size and dimensions. It is more like a continent than a country. It is as large as Europe without Russia and about twenty times the area of Great Britain. In its vastness are found such varied physical features and social conditions that India has aptly been described as the epitome of the  world. It is a land...

Age of Information Technology This technological age is a highly revolutionary age and of all the technological revolutions are information technology has attained the peak of its growth. This explosion in information technology was not foreseen some years ago, and all over the world information technology has helped spread of information from one place to another very , very quickly. Computers are the backbone of this information technology industry. The unexpected...

Wars- Destructive for Humanity War is, without argument the worst collective experience of humanity. It has created new nations on the rubble of destroyed cities and humans dead. It involves mass killing without humane feelings even   if short and swift. Our recent experience with Kargil , which was not even not even a full-fledged war, reopened the sordidness of military action. Wars, when prolonged like the world wars, result in human...