What great changes have occured in the new Millenium?

Sandhya you can write an article on this.Nice discussion and I think you will get promotion to editor or moderator of this site.You are really a knowledgeable and discussed so easily. We are proud by getting you as a friend.

Sandhya you can write an article on this.Nice discussion and I think you will get promotion to editor or moderator of this site.You are really a knowledgeable and discussed so easily. We are proud by getting you as a friend.

Thank you Ram for your compliment. As you said, I can try to write an article in the matter. But I think Mukherjeeji or Gulshanji can explain it more. Why can't anyone of you try it?

Ram.....my GK is very very very weak. As I studied IT, I didn't give much importance to GK or English.

Sandhya you can write an article on this.Nice discussion and I think you will get promotion to editor or moderator of this site.You are really a knowledgeable and discussed so easily. We are proud by getting you as a friend.

Thank you Ram for your compliment. As you said, I can try to write an article in the matter. But I think Mukherjeeji or Gulshanji can explain it more. Why can't anyone of you try it?

Ram.....my GK is very very very weak. As I studied IT, I didn't give much importance to GK or English.

I welcome the suggestion for writing article on environment, saving fuel and better utilization of resources etc. As regards the suggestion that I write an article, Please go through my articles on using natural resources and transport economy by following following links:

http://www.boddunan.com/miscellaneous/51-General%20Reference/7054-economic-use-of-transport.html

http://www.boddunan.com/business-a-finance/6-Other/5786-economic-use-of-natural-resources.html

Whatever we have inherited from our forefathers we have frittered it away and now looking to borrowing from our posterity!!!

A period of 12 years- Is there any term in English?

Dozen Years - I suppose!

Dozen Years - I suppose!

No....But I think there is a term in English. I read somewhere.
In Malayalam, it is called 'Vyazhavattom'.

A period of 12 years- Is there any term in English?

Years are in decades, centuries and millennium and not dozens, gross etc. We follow decimal system in counting years.

I have not comes across any single term in English denoting 12 years!

I have not heard of any English terms for 12 Years too.....but yes dozen years does't seem too appropriate.

[quote]In a new millenium india become the superpower in every aspect of field and achieve their goal. [/quote]

We are still along way from our goals, come think of it, which are not even clearly defined by our leaders! The new millennium in India has only seen corruption and more and more increase in its magnitude and scale!

India now lack an efficient leader and his assistants who can lead us from front. All are busy in their own activities. It is not easy to guide this second most populated country of the world. Yet, we can hope such a day with arise with new hopes and dreams to be fulfilled!

[quote]A period of 12 years- Is there any term in English? [/quote]

You may be referring to what is called a Tapa (a period of 12 years) in Sanskrit language. There is no term in English for that.

[quote]A period of 12 years- Is there any term in English?

You may be referring to what is called a Tapa (a period of 12 years) in Sanskrit language. There is no term in English for that.[/quote]

It is called 'Vyaazhavattom' in Malayalam. Perhaps I might have read the word 'Tapa' somewhere.

I think another aspect which needs highlighting is the kind of dehumanization process which our so-called progress and development have brought in.Our intimate interface with machine-driven technology is implanting a kind of robot in us.We have become impervious to the misery and sorrow of our fellow human beings. What do you say?

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I think another aspect which needs highlighting is the kind of dehumanization process which our so-called progress and development have brought in.Our intimate interface with machine-driven technology is implanting a kind of robot in us.We have become impervious to the misery and sorrow of our fellow human beings. What do you say?
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I agree! We have become more materialistic than ever before! All we highly value now is shining glitzy malls, multiplexes, cars rather than pleasing nature and intelligent humanity!

I think another aspect which needs highlighting is the kind of dehumanization process which our so-called progress and development have brought in.Our intimate interface with machine-driven technology is implanting a kind of robot in us.We have become impervious to the misery and sorrow of our fellow human beings. What do you say?

To gain something, we have to loss something. Yes, it is a truth that, for a past decade or so, we are more dependent on machines than humans. But to initiate machine power, some manual power is also necessary. It has created opportunities also,in a highly populated country, particularly in IT field. Also, it is not an easy task to do all operations manually when requirements are increasing.

As I have mentioned in my first post that IT revolution has indeed revolutionised our very view and outlook but here we have to accept that some seamy sides have already appeared.Our earlier view of this planet possessing infinite scale of resources has proved erroneous with remote-sensing sending chilling images of disappearing forests and polluted seas and rivers!IT can at best be a tool not a panacea to all our basic problems!

I got the answer from one of my Malayali friends.

We can term 'Vyazhavattom' in English as 'Jupiter year'
Vyazham in Malayalam means Jupiter and it takes 12 earth years for Jupiter to complete one revolution. So 12 earth years can be termed as 1 Jupiter year.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_long_is_a_year_on_Jupiter

[quote]As I have mentioned in my first post that IT revolution has indeed revolutionised our very view and outlook but here we have to accept that some seamy sides have already appeared.Our earlier view of this planet possessing infinite scale of resources has proved erroneous with remote-sensing sending chilling images of disappearing forests and polluted seas and rivers!IT can at best be a tool not a panacea to all our basic problems! [/quote]

I agree! Dependency on machines has helped relieve some physical stresses and hard labour but it has alienated us from some very basic and fine human feelings and touch with others. It has made us insensitive. what used to be the means to some finer things, has now become the goal, eg. money and money alone, rules!