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We, the people of India, often feel so perplexed that we can’t decide whether we should be boasting of the efficiency of our government and bureaucracy or be ashamed of them. Can you recall the Balakot air strike? The government could measure the exact number of terrorists killed there within a few days only by counting number of mobile connections. NTRO system reported that there were 300 mobile phone connections there and hence the damage could be measured easily. Who can dare question the credibility of the government? But this time we are really baffled to know that the government has no data regarding death of migrant labours during lockdown. Minister of state for Labour and Employment, Santosh Gangwar, has clearly stated in the Parliament that there were no data available to the government till date. Given the fact that these migrant workers are responsible for 10 percent of India's GDP, government can't ignore or brush aside their importance in economy.  Had there been a...

  Every year the Teachers' Day is celebrated as a grand fete all across the country. Right from the very first celebration in 1962 all sections of the people find it important to celebrate the day as it provides a humble way to pay respect to the maker of the future of the nation. But this year is quite different. Though the process of unlock has already started, the normalcy is yet to come. The normal activities of schools and colleges are still suspended. There is a long shadow of uncertainty looming across the educational campuses across the country. No one really knows when the normalcy will be restored in the campus. This year has been really challenging one. There is no doubt that in a pandemic situation the first priority is to save the lives of the students across the globe and hence several precautionary measures have been evolved to ensure physical distancing. It has been proven that the measures are effective to slow the spread of infection rate and hinder the fatality o...

  “I’m a little coconut, Sitting under this tree here Everybody steps on me, That is why I’m cracked you see.” And when the coconut is cracked it finds various celebrations. From its sweet water to delicious kernel the fruit leaves an enticing effect on our mind. The choir outside or its green leaves has several usage in cottage industries. Therefore it has been considered most benevolent tree found in nature. The tree has also ignited several imaginations and practices throughout the years. Religion was one of the first intellectual activities of primitive man. It may be considered as the first intellectual approach to understand the nature coherently. In the Hindu religion it is an important ritual to break the coconut before starting any new venture. It is said that once human and animal sacrifices were common in Hindu religion but in an effort to stop this inhuman practice Adi Shankaracharya stepped in and replaced it with coconut as the fruit resembles a human head...