by Sandra Gudala-Bagadiong The precipitous attack of COVID-19 worldwide lost the ability to sustain its accustomed economy and vast development. Hundreds, thousands, and millions of people have lost their jobs because of the pandemic that hindered us from continuing our normal and peaceful lives. Stress, low-paying salary, and COVID-19 are […]
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Be Unique Be You
by Syed Inshaallah Tahir There is something deeply wrong when we try to be someone else and forget our own individuality. When you are born, you are not given cloned identity, you are endowed with certain qualities, unique patterns, colors, unique capacities, and specialties and therefore you are to perform […]
The Literary Life
by Swati Moheet Agrawal I open the window. The March sun comes flooding into my room. Mumbai, sweltering beneath the crushing summer heat, smelling of cinnamon, cardamom, wood smoke, and asphalt. There is also the penetrating smell of fish in the air. There is a mango tree shimmering in the […]
My Observations in Australia
by S. Chandra Shekar I have come on a four-month visit to Australia. My wife Gayatri and I landed at Sydney on a Saturday morning at about 7 am. As we walked out of the plane into the aerobridge the first Australians we saw were two Policewomen. They gave us a broad […]
Kadhi Khichadi: The Unique Speciality Of Parbhani
by Siddhi Dharmadhikari The diversity of India is reflected in its food. Equivalent to its culture, the food is also considerably diverse. One of the main reasons is that it has been infested by many foreign rulers such as Mughal, Afghans, Persians, Turks, Portuguese, English, etc. It is said that […]
Communication – The Fuel for All Relations
by Pooja Shahani **Your absence should be long enough so that somebody misses you, but it should not be so long that somebody learns to live without you** This quote if we read carefully, has a very important message for all of us in today’s superfast life (especially in our […]
Positive Outlook in Teaching Mathematics
by Sandra Gudala-Bagadiong Equations, algorithms, problem-solving; these are just some of the basic algebra lessons that we teach to young learners. However, if we try to further understand the essence of why we, educators, teach them these lessons, we are not only teaching them academic lessons but also ethical values that […]
The Sadist-masochist Cult of Power
by Kohan Kolam Post-British Raj, despite recent carnage, hope was in the air. Our own government would solve all our problems, there would be justice and equity. The weak would not need to fear the strong. But seven decades later the rule of law lies in tatters. Cruelty is institutionally […]
Decoding Pope Francis’ Call for Peace in Ukraine
by Anish Esteves The military conflict between Russia and Ukraine has garnered a lot of outrage and concern globally. More importantly, it had prompted Pope Francis to call for a day of fasting and prayer for peace in war-torn Ukraine on March 2, Ash Wednesday for Catholics around the world. […]
A Tribute to the Legendary Shane Warne
by Deepanshu Srivastava The multifaceted Australian cricketer shocked the cricketing world with his untimely death on March 4. A calm and quiet Shane Warne will be remembered for his contributions in all three formats of the game. He was not only a fine leg-spin bowler having a precision of a surgeon […]