Dr. Lenin Raghuwanshi People carry different opinions. A garden appears enchanting from flowers and plants of different hues. For a vibrant and better world, it is imperative to accommodate varied opinions, identify multiplicity of opinions and appreciate divergent views. Debates and discussions are important, yet it should be based on …
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Weekend Rendezvous: Hina’s poetry is all about raising bars
Hina Rizvi Haider- it may not be a very known name on the Urdu Mushairas circuit, but it sure is a much loved and respected name in the hearts of all those who love reading good Urdu poetry. As a teenager, Hina, started her poetic journey by composing nauhas, (elegies written and recited …
Read More »Good satire, humility wrapped in Lucknowi Tehzeeb together mean Gopal Chaturvedi
His humility is so real and his welcome is warm and spirited. There is something so endearing about him that it transports you back into the old-world charm. Octogenarian GOPAL CHATURVEDI, is a Hindi language, luminous satirist. He creates magic with words. Devoid of blatant, uncouth expressions, his satire is …
Read More »Managing in-country air pollution sources can reap incremental benefits for South Asian countries
“Air pollution is the fourth leading cause of mortality and contributes to 12% of global deaths after tobacco and dietary factors, but in South Asia air pollution is the highest risk to public health compared to global factors.” This was stated by Health Effects Institute’s President, Dr Daniel Greenbaum at …
Read More »Climate change fueling Monsoon mayhem in India, extreme weather events to rise further
India’s western coastal states of Maharashtra and Goa along with the Himalayan region of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand have witnessed a spate of extreme weather events. Hundreds of people have lost their lives owing to deadly floods, cloud bursts and landslides. Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated since …
Read More »Weekend Rendezvous : From fighting crime to fighting hunger, story of Ex COP
A decade after retirement, Maharashtra DGP, D Sivnandan, is on a dedicated mission -that of satiating hunger pangs of the needy and poor. He set up Maharashtra’s first Roti Bank in 2018. Totally dedicated to the cause, this cop has been working relentlessly ever since and is 24x 7 available. …
Read More »Great Barrier Reef ‘in danger’ due to climate change and global warming
Dr. Seema Javed World famous scientists, royalty, former presidents and actors have signed an open letter asking UNESCO to list Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef as ‘in danger’ due to climate change and global warming. As you may know, the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO made the recommendation late last …
Read More »Khelega India toh khilega India
Olympic games in Tokyo is set to be flagged off in a day. Though postponed by one year, sports lovers worldwide yet anxiously awaited the magnificence and grandeur of opening/closing ceremony. But it was not bereft of misfortune even this year as terrifying pandemic too had its wings spread on …
Read More »WEEKEND RENDEVOUS: Train Teachers as mind healers to enhance student’s critical thinking ability
Trained in Psychiatry at NIMHANS, a premier institute of mental health in Bangalore, Prof Alok Bajpai did two stints in Australia, then returned finally to India as he felt he was more required by his own people. He joined Regency Hospital, Kanpur, as a Consultant Psychiatrist. To Prof Bajpai goes the …
Read More »An unique global traffic jam
Our notoriety for no adherence and flagrant violation of traffic rules is an unhidden secret. This, not so dignified notion, satirically transpired print and social media world over to identify Indians, to alleged global traffic jam in Suez canal a few months back. A 400 meters long cargo ship ‘Ever …
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