GREATER VOICE™
Education
…she would make me dreamy – such was her beauty
Maybe she was destined to come so early into my life, walk few miles and then go very far. I am happy she at least ensured the honeydew for me, to prize her all my life. Continue reading
Say No To Exams, Save Paper
My CEO who also happens to be the Editor-in-Chief of India’s premier news agency The Press Trust of India or PTI, however, is just a graduate. And he is at the helms for last 20 years, without clearing much examinations, without wasting much papers! Isn’t he an example! Continue reading
Where in the world do students go to study?
Where do students go to study? Where do they come from? All data on the mobility of students particularly of India, on the shifting demand for higher education. Continue reading
Let More & More Women Be ENTREPRENEURS
During a visit to Kathmandu, over a decade ago, I had found women in bad shape. I was informed that the Nepalese families would spend little money on girls’ higher education, forcing them to marry early. But now, I am told that the cycle of poverty is being taken care of by people there… Continue reading
Change The Models Of Indian Womanhood
Can’t we ensure our women equal pay? Why can’t we prevent domestic violence? What is the hurdle in creating new economic opportunities for the women? Don’t we also have a woman as our Head of State — Pratibha Devisingh Patil as our President? Continue reading
Drink to me with thine eyes…
Oh! It reads so beautiful. It reads wonderful. So romantic. Hope you feel like saying it to someone you really love. Continue reading
When I got Padma Bhushan
People go to Delhi’s G.B. Road for different purposes. For those not familiar with Garstin Bastion Road, may I share that it is the red light area of the national capital — a full-fledged sex district. I went there too. And I went for over a month, to teach Spoken English to a group of very young enthusiasts … Continue reading
UNICEF | 2010: Challenges & Achievements
This 3 minute video highlights some of UNICEF’s challenges and achievements in 2010. Continue reading
I’m the breeze heralding spring
While I consider Makhanlal Chaturvedi’s ‘Pushp Ki Abhilasha’ the most powerful Hindi poem, one of the longest poems I memorized for its beautiful words and that I often quote is “Hawa Hoon Hawan Main Basanti Hawa Hoon, Suno Baat Meri Anokhi Hawa Hoon”. Here is the Hindi poem ‘Basanti Hawa’ composed by Kedarnath Agarwal, followed by English transalation of just few lines for better understanding for non-Hindi readers.
Pilgrimage from the grave of Gandhi to Kennedy’s
Would someone tell me the American President’s contributions, if any, to our nature, to world peace! True, in the words of Gandhi, with which the documentary also ends, Obama must become the change he wants to see in the world. Continue reading
