If Public Spaces Reflect Who We Are, What Does Our Civic Responsibility Say About Us?
Social progress can be measured through its civic sensibility. This is what separates a developed society from a developing one.
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The Rise of the Global Citizen
They transcend boundaries, geographically or politically, and form an image which identifies them with their ideas and responsibilities, not nationality.
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Celebrating Festivals with Eco-Conscious Values
Festivals is all about spending time with family and friends. Focus on this aspect so the children understand the meaning behind the celebrations instead of focusing on just the material aspects.
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Celebrating Women’s Day – Do we need to?
Women’s Day celebration has become a part of the annual festivities calendar and is gaining more prominence with each year. But what is it that we are celebrating and is all this noise of any use? Should we stop celebrating Women’s Day?
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The (Lost) Art of Conversation
How hard is it to talk? Isn’t it what we’re doing for a large part of our waking hours? But how much of our talking time is used for having an actual conversation? A conversation is when you talk to someone, engage in a meaningful dialogue. It is an essential tool for building relationships, expressing ideas and opinions, and learning from others.
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15 August …Always
The tricolour flutters in the monsoon breeze. Its bright colours dazzle in the backdrop of the grey skies. It happens every year as it infuses a fresh dose of patriotism into our weary minds. Preparations for the Independence Day celebrations start off days ahead with much-needed fervour. But this year, something seems different. The atmosphere is charged, the spirits high and the tricolour ready to dominate the skies in full glory, announcing its presence to the world.
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Boys Don’t Cry … Really? Ills of Gender Stereotyping
The other day while watching TV, I saw the ending of an ad where the once-upon-a-time big-screen diva Madhuri Dixit was saying something about boys don’t make others cry. As I had not seen the complete ad, this little teaser intrigued me and I wanted to see the whole of it. I sat in front of the idiot box, like an idiot, waiting for the ad to reappear. It was sometime before I was able to break free from its hypnotic grasp and think.
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The Forest of Enchantments – Book Review
The Forest of Enchantments turns out to be a suitable title for the narration as it is in the forest that the story unfolds, it is here that the people undergo transformations at a deeper level.
