If there is a will, there is a way. I do agree with this. One may have umpteen ways but the will to make it active is somewhat difficult. One way to make yourself active is to sing some of your favorite songs (whether you are a singer or not, try again and again. Your …

It is very clear that migrant workers are in a hurry to go back, mainly because of the uncertainty. But they may also wish to be home as long as possible, especially during a calamity. On top of this, on a normal day, these workers cannot afford to leave as and when they please, so …

Of late, I have developed some habits (good or bad, I can’t say). It is as simple as recalling the names of some famous people whom I used to worship! It could be the authors of some famous books or some politicians (jovial). The other day, I was struggling to remember the name of a …

Most of the countries in the world have frequent problems with the neighboring countries and some are wise enough not to let such problems snowball into a crisis so that their internal problems could be tackled by and by. As far as India is concerned, the nation does have such problems but, the frequent regional …

The latest version of the Olympic games [the ancient Greek athletic festival held every 4 years or the international revival of this] were as exciting or breathtaking as ever, though Usain Bolt stole the show! As far as India is concerned, millions of sports lovers watched events despite the fact that our “stars” were outshone …

Though the world has undergone a sea change during the past 40 years or so, certain developments seem to remind us of the adage, “old habits die hard.” One important matter which made it easy for economic and technical developments during the 40 years or so mentioned above is of course the attitude of almost …