Sex Education in Schools These days children are bombarded with sexually vivid images. Whether it is a raunchy music video or a revealing advertisement, this generation is being exposed to sex everywhere. They are also being exposed to a wide range of attitudes and beliefs in relation to sex and sexuality. To a naive mind these appear contradictory and confusing. On one hand they are listening to messages that emphasize the...

I Love Mumbai Mumbai is the financial capital of India generating 5% of India’s GDP and accounting for 25% of its industrial output, 40% of its maritime trade, and 70% of the capital transactions of it’s economy. Those are just statistics. Yes! The Reserve Bank of India is here, India’s Hindi film and television industry (Bollywood) is here, and so is the Bombay Stock Exchange, and the National Stock Exchange. Yes,...

Athletes as Role Models Everybody loves athletes. What makes them shine so bright? We see them performing on TV, the world their stage. They are our heroes, we worship them. They can do stuff that most of us can’t. They defy gravity, they stretch and dunk the ball like it is nothing, all the while making it seem effortless. Their faces stare at us from the idiot box and from our...

Advertising That Targets Children No generation has faced it as badly as this generation has – the assault on young minds by advertising. Children no longer want to be doctors and engineers when they grow up. The universal answer these days seems to be, want to make lots of money.” There is a reason why advertising targets children. For one, the child of today is the man of tomorrow. Also, once...

The Effect of Cell phone Usage on Society In the eighties, when the mobile phone made its first appearance, it was a bulky gadget that let you talk while you walked. It was a gadget only the rich could afford. Today, almost everybody wields one, and it is the one gadget that has scaled all boundaries of gender, race and age. A host of features like appointment scheduling, faxing, emailing, net...

Ekta Kapoor Ekta Kapoor is probably one of the most famous female entrepreneurs of our time. Born to former Bollywood star Jitendra and Shobha Kapoor, Ekta’s claim to fame has not been her genetics but her work. She is one of the most dynamic and enterprising businesswomen of India. Ekta Kapoor is singularly responsible for changing the face of Indian soap operas. She gave the term family entertainment a whole new...

Cyberstalking Stalking an individual or group through electronic means, especially the Internet, is termed as Cyberstalking. Cyberstalkers harass other individuals by means of false accusations, threats, identity thefts, or damage to data or equipment. An isolated incident of inappropriate cyber behavior cannot be termed as cyber stalking. Cyberstalking is the unsolicited assault on the mental senses in which the offender constantly breaks in to the Internet world of the victim with...

The Pros and Cons of Working in A Call Center A look at the dailies will ascertain that the maximum job opportunities available in India today are for individuals aspiring to be call center executives. A call center is an office where a company’s outbound calls are made or inbound calls are received. It serves as a centralized customer service unit and may also provide customer support. A common misunderstanding is...