Social justice

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    The Pune Porsche Accident, Justice and Social Values

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    The gruesome accident in Pune that was caused by a drunk youth, driving recklessly in his newly gifted Porsche car has literally lifted the seal on the can of worms that is eating into our social fabric. From one serious mistake to another, starting from a father gifting such a luxurious car to his son, the bar serving liquor liberally to a minor boy, the machinery which took a ‘liberal’ view of this atrocious crime, the political machinery which woke up even at ‘2’ in the morning to be on duty for their benefactor’s son, the official bureaucracy in the form of doctors and medical

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    Leadership in Education

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    What is Leadership? How do you experience leadership, especially in Education? A leader, by any wide definition of the term, has to lead. The leading has to be towards the implementation, execution, and realization of an aim, objective, target, or goal. Since the dawn of humanity, the issue of leadership and the debate as to why some people become leaders while others cannot has been complex and addressed by philosophers, thinkers, theorists, and strategists alike.

  • The Monk

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    The Monk by Matthew Gregory Lewis. A Romance was published in the year 1796. The word romance may be a little misleading and has to be understood in the context of the 18th century as Imaginary or Super-natural. Is there a place for the super-natural amidst human society? If the scriptures are to be believed,…

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    Uncertainty

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    The endeavor of Philosophy is to understand the position of the human being in the Universe, the Nature of life, the cause and purpose of creation and the classic conundrum as to ‘Who am I?’ Rene Descartes famously declared “I think therefore I am” imparting essentiality to thought and contemplation. In Buddhism humans are beings with a mind stream. Although, other animals like Monkeys, Dolphins, Chimps and Elephants can think and display intelligent behavior, it is the human being, who is capable of ‘self-reflection’ which opens the doors of philosophy and epistemology. The primary question or quest that has spiraled generations of thinkers has been

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    FIFA 2022 WORLD CUP

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    The FIFA 2022 World Cup is going on in Qatar. But for me like many other fans all over the world, the loss of Brazil diminished the allure of this tournament. Watching the Football World Cup matches has been a habit since 1986. That was the first World Cup to be telecast live from Mexico and despite the odd hours, me and my Dad stayed awake late into the night to watch the matches.

  • Little Dorrit

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    Little Dorrit has been called a masterpiece among masterpieces by G.B.Shaw. Like many of Dickens’ novels this too is a London novel; the metropolis in which Dickens locates his characters. The urbane, aristocratic, well –to-do citizens of this city in contrast to the struggling impoverished folk from the poorer sections gives an ambience and canvas…