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India has a huge population and one of the biggest in the age group of 18 to 35.  This is often called the "democratic dividend" of India.  In other words, a great number of people are engaged in highly productive professions like...

It is often said that there is no one who has ever succeeded without common sense. This fact is more true of any business, particularly the service businesses and is of course, true for working professionals in formal organizations as well. It is...

Indian society is at cross-roads.  There is a growing intolerance among people, almost everywhere.  The worst part of the whole thing is that the ruling party at the Centre, is pushed by its main force --- the RSS -- to simply play its...

By no stretch of imagination can economic theories work in practice, as the social world is a horrible world, full of contradictions and social structures that prevent the very poor from enjoying even the basic amenities.   One of the famous...

The will to do something really meaningful has to manifest itself in solid action, that can be seen and felt on the ground.   Unfortunately, most of us do not do this either in our personal or social lives.  We are lazy, we tend to...

We, the great people of India, have a great deal of tolerance of the ambiguity.  We are very patient people;  We make our politicians very corrupt, we just watch when they do all sorts of atrocities and do nothing when injustice is done...

On the 23rd of May 2015, Ms Jayalalitha was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for the fifth time, after being set free by the Karnataka High Court. As can only be expected, the learned Judge has conveniently twisted facts and has...

After all the hype and the huge hysterical drama that preceded its release, Lingaa the Tamil Film starring the 64 year old Superstar, Rajnikant turned out to be one of the worst flops of 2014. Along with the film, his fans have reportedly gone...

There are many of us who always feel that we are insecure.  In the name of resource mobilization, every Government, including the present Union Government, wants to really squeeze the middle classes, and naturally, we feel very much worried...

From time immemorial, man has been subject to a huge range of emotions.  Many think and argue that such emotions are very natural. However, one of the most harmful of such emotions is jealousy.   What exactly is jealousy? In very...