Martyrs’ Day (January 30) Mahatma Gandhi, the father of Indian nation, was assassinated on January 30, 1948, India observes Gandhi’s death anniversary as Martyr’s day every year. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948) was one of the most charismatic leaders who fought for the freedom of the country with ahimsa (non- violence ) and satyagraha (way of truth) as his only weapons. Gandhiji influenced  both nationalist and...

Rich and Poor People Despite the high growth rate of the economy, in absolute terms India still is a low income economy, with its per capita income just over $1000 per annum. Low per capita income is a pointer towards the existing sharp divide between India’s wealthiest and poorest sections of society. The Planning Commission of India has accepted the Tendulkar Committee report which says that 3700 of people in India...

Drug Abuse and Addiction in India Drug abuse is a complex phenomenon, which has various social, cultural, biological, geographical, historical and economic aspects. The disintegration of the old joint family system, absence of parental love and care in modern families where b0th parents are working, decline of old religious and moral values etc lead to a rise in the number of drug addicts who take drugs to escape hard realities of...

India and Corruption Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Corruption and hypocrisy ought not to be inevitable products of democracy, as they undoubtedly are today” Corruption in the Indian society has prevailed from time immemorial in one form or the other. The basic inception of corruption Started with our opportunistic leaders who have already done greater damage to our nation. People who work on right principles are unrecognized and considered to be foolish...

How to Win Friends through Tact Tact is difficult to define and hard to cultivate, but it is indispensable to one who wishes to get on in the world soon and smoothly. Talent is no match for tact. We see its failure everywhere. In the race of life, commonsense has the right of way. It is believed that Indians are easy mannered and quick to make friends. That, they are the...