Man versus  Machine                                   “A man’s best friends are ten fingers.”                                         — Robert Collyer                                 Gone are the days of stone age when man used to work hard day and night and used to go on foot or by bullock cart without having any comfort in life.  It was difficult for him even to get the basic necessities of life.  He had a very tough time working like a...

The Television Craze Or The Doordarshan Or The Magic Picture-Box Or Advantages and Disadvantages of a Television set Or Television and Its place in life Or Television as means of Entertainment and Education                                 Television, the modern magic picture-box is one of the chief miracles of science.  Science has revolutionized life with its various gifts.  It has proved to be an Aladin’s lamp at the beck and call of humanity.  Television ...

Cinema – It’s Good and Bad Effects Or Motion Pictures- their Advantages and Disadvantages Or Impact of Cinema in Life Or Why I like Movies                                 Nobody can deny the fact that recreation is as important in life as work. All work and no play, makes life dull and boring.  Life would lose its charm if there is no amusement in it.  That is why recreation has always been an important...

The Video – CD Craze Or The Video – CD Menace                   “What is this life is full of care.                 We have no time to stand and stare.”                  —-W.HB. Davies                                   Amongst the various means of entertainment provided by science to the twenty first  century man, video cassette recorders and video-cassette players are the latest. A video-cassette is a magnetic...

Value of Newspapers Or Power of the Press Or Newspapers – Their Role in Life Today Or Newspapers as Guardians of Social Welfare Essay No. 01                 “Thou god, our idolatory the press                 Boy thee, religion, liberty and laws                 Exert their influence ; and advance their cause.” – William Cowper   Newspaper is the greatest and the most useful gift received by the man with the invention of printing. ...

Democracy Vs Dictatorship Or For Forms of Government Let Fools Contest                   “Democracy requires us to respect each individual as sacred.”                  — Dr. S.Radhakrishnan                                   Democracy is a form of Government run by those people who are elected by the common people for the welfare of the country.  All the adult citizens over the age of 18 have a fundamental right...

Future of Democracy in India Or India and Democracy Essay No. 01                             “For forms of government let fools contest                                 Whatever is administered best, is the best.” —– Alexander Pope                                 These famous lines were written by Alexander Pope in the 18th century but they are as true today as they were when they were written for the first time. The form of government does not matter at...

Adult Education in India Or Each One, Teach One Or Eradication of Illiteracy from India Or Education of the “Old Parrots” Or Three R’s for the Adults Essay No. 01 “Education is the cheap defense of nations.”                                                              —- Burke                   India is a democratic country.  No democracy can function successfully if its masses are illiterate.  In a democracy, people elect their own rulers.  The illiterate masses are generally exploited by...