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India will be witnessing general elections in the coming month, where about 900 million voters including millions of first-time voters will participate in the festival of democracy. The once extraordinarily dominant party that has seen some of its clouds dwindled and of course splintered opposition making this election more interesting. In this article, Let's discuss how things might turn out. In 2014, general elections, the key factor was anti-UPA and anger against Congress. Modi led BJP was able to encash this anger in a very adequate manner into votes and established a government with a majority however current year election issues are different for different political parties. BJP is going into the election with slogans of nationalism, national security, strong leadership. BJP is pitching everything around PM Modi, while on the other hand INC and regional parties would like to focus the attention on the failure of the government by referring to the issues of unemploymen...

Swami Vivekananda travelled across the country. He invited the youth to sacrifice and work for uplifting the poor, as it was their duty to society: “who cares whether there is a heaven or a hell, who cares if there a soul or not, who cares if there is an unchangeable or not? Here is the world, and it is full of misery. Go out into it as Buddha did, and struggle to lessen it or die in the attempt. Forget yourselves; this is the first lesson to be learnt, whether you are a theist or an atheist, whether you are an agnostic or a Vedantist, a Christian or a Mohammaden.” Of course, sacrificing one's personal desires and aspirations and going out and serving the poor is not easy. There would be many who would oppose and ridicule. In a letter to one of his disciples, Vivekananda writes that passing through this test is important. It is the school that steels us and makes us strong: “I have been ridiculed, distrusted, and have suffered for my sympathy for the very men who scoff and...

Once upon a time, there was famous in the Nalanda University. The site of this famous university is located in the current state of Bihar. Nalanda was established in the 5th century AD. Back then it trained students in the fine arts, medicine, mathematics, astronomy, politics and the art of war. Their curriculum included subjects such as the Vedas, logic, Sanskrit grammar, medicine and Samkhya. Nalanda attracted pupils and scholars from Sri Lanka, Korea, Japan, China, Tibet, Indonesia, Persia and Turkey. You can visualise how important a role it played in improving the education system in the history of India. The quality of education was world class. Coming to the current state of Bihar, Is the current educational system in Bihar still world class? Unfortunately, things have become worst. For the past few years, Bihar is in the news for its malpractices in examinations. Bihar has set records for mass cheating, topper-scam, etc. Cheating has become a normal norm in Bihar. In 201...

We have seen an exponential growth and mindblowing innovations in the technology sector in last few decades. It seems like we have future filled with astonishingly exciting new technologies. And along with these new technologies we will have a bunch of new opportunities. Future looks bright, isn't it? I have some concerns here. We have heard those jobs that did not exist a decade back such as vlogger (YouTuber), Social media manager, Uber-Driver,  App-Developer. etc. The technological advances brought us most of these new jobs. In this post, I want to talk about some of those jobs that we may see disappear due to the next leap in technology, which would be driven by artificial intelligence (AI). According to a study done at Oxford University, 45% of all current jobs will disappear in the next decade with some of them being completely automated or at least enhanced so that only a fraction of the workforce is required. Let's look at some of the jobs that will radicall...

"Pakistan or The Partition of India", a seminal work by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, offers an exhaustive and analytical examination of the circumstances that led to the partition of India in 1947. A figurehead of the Indian independence movement and the principal architect of the Indian Constitution, Dr. Ambedkar presents the situation from a unique standpoint, that of a social reformer and a constitutional law scholar. The book, written prior to the actual partition, reflects the political climate of the time and proffers a prophetic view on the forthcoming division. The crux of the book revolves around the reasons for the demand of Pakistan by the Muslim League. Ambedkar analyses the factors that led to this demand and reflects on the implications for a newly independent India. Throughout the book, Dr. Ambedkar seeks to provide an objective viewpoint, focusing on the historical, social, and political aspects that led to the demand for Pakistan, rather than critiquing the Muslims or ...

'Tick Tick...' Sound of a clock ticking. Sometimes when we are sitting alone in a quiet room and if you have an analogue clock on the wall, there is a chance, you will hear that 'tick tick' sound. Whats special about that ticking is the synchronisation with time. when you are listening to that ticking sound, you might not notice but those seconds are gone out of your life and no matter what you do, you will never get it again. We often don't realise that our time is limited. During school exams, we get a specific time to write answers and we are not permitted for extra time. If some get that extra time that could be their advantage. Our lifetime is also like that exam time but the examiner is the god, who is biased towards some people and does not offer same time limit. Just like exams, we have so many questions in our lives and they all start with our birth.  Look at any child around you, try to talk to them about something they are curious about. You will be...

Artificial Intelligence is technology that can imitate intelligent human behaviour. Many apps and software are taking over soporific work and doing it seamlessly for us, simple example, spam filters in your mailbox. Furthermore, companies like Uber, Google are developing on cars that can travel from point to point, negotiating obstacles and taking smart decisions on their own to ensure the journey is fully automatic. Artificial Intelligence is an emerging technology that will be ruling current century. It has tremendous applications in almost every aspect of society especially in developing country like India. Yet, the dread associated with the technology cannot be quietly sidelined. We need be cautious while we travel this path. The recent debate on social media between 'Neuralink' founder - Elon Musk and 'Facebook' Co-founder - Mark Zuckerberg has brought the concerns associated with Artificial Intelligence into the limelight. An online squabble raised about art...