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A Drizzle in the Desert

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              THE ONLY ANSWER TO CRUELTY IS KINDNESS       Fire can’t extinguish the fire. But water can. Venom can’t nullify venom. But an antidote can. And cruelty can’t revert cruelty. But kindness can. The popular mantra of “ Tit for Tat ” does have its limitations and is not applicable to real life situations all the time. Quoting the omniscient Newton’s third law, “ To every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. ” What is the opposite of cruelty ? It is the kindness of equal magnitude. Great is the person who can trample his instinctive nature to retaliate and shed kindness whenever meted out with cruel and rude behavior. A consummate person is wise enough to acknowledge that the cure to cruelty is benevolence and intelligent enough to act accordingly as and when required. Ample instances are present in the forms of our great forefathers who lived and devoted their lives for the propagation of a peaceful co-existence. The father of our nation
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DILLI CHALO

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            TRAVEL DIARY -  DELHI             The world is a small place. And, l ife is a short story. Few things like traveling enthrall our soul and spirit, thereby breaking the reverberating monotony of our humdrum lives. Visiting a new land can act as a panacea for a soul down in the dump.             And, what better place to pay a delightful visit than our capital city? The tout ensemble of Delhi is one exuding unparalleled exuberance and couth splendor. The scenic beauty coupled with architectural marvels is an ideal conglomeration of modernism and antiquity.             The trip to Delhi came as an unforeseen but pleasant surprise when my dad declared it during the commencement of my winter vacation last year. The idyllic trance of Delhi had forever captivated my rumination and to finally visit the place was a dream come true for me. We reached Delhi by flight and checked-in to our pre-booked suite. The next day we set off on our worthful venture of explori
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Location: New Delhi, Delhi, India
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Independent! Are we?

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HOW INDEPENDENCE MATTERS TO TODAY’S YOUTH ? “We are not birds; not cage ensnares us: we are independent human beings with an independent will.”                                                                                                                                     –Charlotte Bronte            On 15 th August 1947, India had her “ Tryst with Destiny ”. An independent India was born. Her dwellers were finally liberalized. No other child would have to see the dark clouds of dominance. Every new-born would bask in the sunshine of freedom. In the words of our, the then Prime Minister, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru- “ Such a moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when the world sleeps and India will awake to life and freedom .”            And, after seven decades of having attained our long-sought independence, the question is- “ Where are we? ” For most of us youngsters, Independence Day has become just another holiday in the yearly calendar. The spirit o
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Location: Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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A World Without Wars

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WHAT IF WARS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN FOUGHT?           What a tranquil place the world would have been, save the unsolicited maladies of battles and wars. History books would have been thinner, being spared from the burden of being witnesses to the amassing destruction and the conglomerating bloodshed. Since time immemorial, people have been fighting each other; sometimes over possessions, sometimes over territories, sometimes over resources, and at other times over spilled milk. The legacy of wars is a never-ending saga. The very thought of what and how the world would have been today had the concept of wars not risen its malicious head, tickles the imagination. So let us delve momentarily into this unique rumination.           The inception of wars came along with the dawn of civilization. The resplendent chronicle of the antique is demarcated by the existence of some mighty civilizations like the Greek civilization. History tells us that the great Greek civilization was d
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Location: Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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The Biggest Scam: Spiritualism

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CONTROVERSIAL GODMEN OF INDIA:  A LIST OF SELF-STYLED ‘GURUS’ AND THEIR CONTROVERSIES                        The golden rule for every business is this: “Put yourself in your customer’s place.”                                                                                                                                             – Orison Swett Marden But these days, the aforementioned adage has taken the shape of, “The golden rule for every business is this: Put yourself in God’s place.” Exploiting spirituality and squeezing out respect and money from the blindfolded superstitious followers has become not only a trend, also it is a fine piece of artwork which requires shrewd guesswork and nimble convincing skills. Making a fool out of multitudes of people in broad daylight is not a small feat. It is a proud achievement of great magnitude, at least that’s how those counterfeiting chameleons surmise their deeds to be. India is a holy land. Oh, I mean India used to be a
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Location: Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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