Kerala — God’s Own Country Kerala is one of the smallest states of India. The state stretches along the Malabar coast on the western side of the Indian peninsula, is sandwiched between the hills of the Western Ghats on its eastern edge, the Arabian sea on the western edge and is bordered by the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. God’s own country is a phrase that was first used in...

Incredible India India is a land apart, a destination like no other; mysterious-, colorful, exotic, and always memorable. A visit to the country is a changing spectacle of religions, customs, festivals, sights and sounds. With a historical backdrop of 5,000 years, India is one big package of culture and legend that never fails to captivate the imagination of the visitor. From the moment that one sets foot in India to be...

Rural Games in India India is a vibrant country with a varied culture. Rural sports have been a part of the culture for many decades. These games have been traditional in nature and the heart beat of any festival. Villages light up with gaiety and glee when young boys and girls participate in these rural games. Some of the popular village sports are : Tirinjen One of the popular organized forms...

Sport Psychology The increased stress of competitions can cause athletes to react both physically and mentally in a manner that can negatively affect their performance abilities. They may become tense, their heart rates race, they break into a cold sweat, they worry about the outcome of the competition, they find it hard to concentrate on the task in hand. This has led coaches to take an increasing interest in the field...

Hockey – The National Game It is not known when and where hockey began. Historical records show that hockey type game was played in various antique civilizations. 4,000-year-old drawings found in the Beni-Hasen tombs, in the Nile Valley (Egypt) depicted men playing this sport. Some other traces show that the Arabs, the Persians, the Romans (a version called paganica), the Ethiopians and the Aztecs were playing a variation of hockey. The...

Infosys – The Indian Success Infosys was India’s first global company, with more than 90 per cent of its US$2.1 billion in annual revenues coming from overseas. It was also the first in India to adopt a code of corporate transparency, offer stock options to employees and list shares in the United States – on the NASDAQ in 1999. Today, many young Indian engineers shun offers from global giants like IBM...

Corporate Social Responsibility Over the past decades, there have been increasing concerns from the public that many businesses have little concern for the consumer, care nothing about the deteriorating social order, and are indifferent to the problems of the environment and minorities. What do business and ethics have in common? Is ethical behavior expected and rewarded in the business world? Is it sufficient as a businessman to manage business as long...

China – An Emerging Economy  For the past two decades, bosses have been chasing the Chinese Dream and finally the long march is reaping benefits. More than 450 U.S. companies surveyed by the American Chamber of Commerce, 68 % of them say that they are profitable, and 70 % say their China margins equal or exceed their global average. Before China’s entry into the World Trade Organization this would have been...