The Power of Words All over the world, words are the primary way people communicate with each other. It doesn’t matter where you live, what color you are, or what creed you follow; words convey your thoughts. There is no bigger medium of expression. We use words to thank, to plead, to rejoice, to grieve, to instruct, to congratulate. It doesn’t matter if they are written or they are sung. You...

Munnabhai and M.K. Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the architect of India’s independence from the British and the bearer of the sobriquet “Mahatma” is omnipresent in India. You see him looking up at you from the currency notes, the postage stamps, the picture frames in government banks and offices; almost every big city has a road named after him. History books are an ode to his greatness, and the world salutes the...

Call Centres A country that takes pride in its educated youth is now on the verge of going the western way. With the surge of call centres which require just grade as minimum qualification, more and more students are quitting college and taking up jobs in call centres. The lure of money and independence that can be derived from it is luring the youth away from college. The call centre generation...

T-20 Cricket First there was test cricket, then came one day limited overs cricket and now, the T-20 cricket. Yes we have watched as the game has gone from being a slow five day game to a really fast action packed 20 over game. There is only one thing that is constant in life and that is change. One can evolve only if one chooses to change. Yes, the T-20 cricket...

Bollywood Dancing Dancing comes naturally to Indians. It’s in our genes. Bollowood dancing which is a quintessential part of Bollywood movies is not as frivolous as its name suggests. It is the commercial name for modern Indian dancing but it is the combination of classical Indian dance, folk dance, and has been known to occasionally show Latino and Arabic influences as well. That we are a nation obsessed with dancing is...

Should Students Travel Abroad For Education? When you go abroad to study, you don’t just get yourself a degree, you get yourself an education in real life. On your own, fending for yourself, with no mom to cook for you, or Dad to take care of your bills, you learn fast to stand on your two feet. Studying abroad has its advantages and disadvantages. It is a great way of building...

Reality Television Imagine Tom Cruise picking up weeds in your back yard, or Aishwarya Rai in your kitchen learning to cook from you. A couple of years ago it might have been unthinkable, but not anymore. Welcome to the decade of reality television, a place where fiction meets reality. A place where you can share a common platform with celebrities. Reality television cuts everyone down to size. That is the beauty...

Acrophobia Many people suffer from a phobia of some kind. An involuntary, extreme, irrational, crippling fear of heights is termed as acrophobia. Acrophobia- the irrational fear of heights is very common. While most normal people would feel some anxiety while peering over the edge of a forty feet drop, for an Acrophobe something as simple as climbing a ladder, or standing in the balcony is a debilitating experience. Just the thought...