Monthly Archives: July 2014
“Jab Sabu ko gussa aata hai, toh door kahin jwalamukhi phat ta hai”. The line reminds every one of their childhood. And what to say about Chacha chaudhary, jinka dimaag computer se bhi tez chalta hai! No one can forget this great man who has inspired every Indian kid. Pran Kumar Sharma, the creator of the above characters is...
Manufacturing is considered as the Achilles heel of the Indian economy, and while rigorous attempts are being made to expand this sector, India should not lose sight of the potential of the services sector.
When you get a chance to go around a factory, you go past huge machines, trying to catch the explanations over thundering noise, and come away...
2014 Commonwealth Games will be one of the largest commonwealth games to be staged to date with 4947 athletes participating from 71 commonwealth teams in 261 events in 17 sports (Aquatics, Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Cycling, Gymnastics, Hockey, Judo, Lawn Bowls, Netball, Rugby Sevens, Shootings, Squash, Table tennis, Triathlon, Weightlifting, Wrestling). It is the third largest multi-sport event after the...
"Karl Popper once advised a student that if he wanted to reap intellectual fame, he should write endless pages of obscure, high-flown prose that would leave the reader puzzled and cowed. He should then here and there smuggle in a few sensible, straightforward sentences all could understand. The reader would feel that since he has grasped this part, he...
The recent debate over a terminally ill patient’s right to end his/her life through administration of euthanasia has mixed and varied responses. Some claim that legalizing euthanasia would be one form of suicide, which is an offensive act, while others seem to argue that one should be relieved from the pro;onged agony of being on a life support. There...
As I was hanging out with friends this weekend at CP I happened to notice an old man selling hand puppets by the roadside. The quirky sound which he created out of them seemed to say “Please buy me”.
But the sad part is that nobody cared. They just walked by him. Everyone was too busy to even take...
By Raavi Aggarwal
Having sailed halfway into the twenty-first century, one would expect to see greater diversity in economic occupations than what is observed today. India has witnessed a virtual transformation of its occupational structure over the last two centuries, particularly due to the advent of technology and modernization techniques. From Agriculture dominating in the 18th-19th centuries, a significant amount of...
By Vartika Savarna
The internal conflicts of Iraq have been going on for too long. The continuous struggle for power between the Shiites, Sunni Arabs and Kurds is now running out of hand. The Iraqi government and security forces are controlled by the Shiites. They have slowly but surely isolated the other religious groups from the government, thus forcing rebellions to...
By Krishni Miglani
A year ago if you’d have asked me about who the prime minister of this country would be, I would take a minute to answer and still not be sure of my words. But this very year, I --and tens of millions of other Indians—would have quoted with confidence that it’d be Mr. Modi and no one...
Every religion, every culture and every country, be it Sri Lanka, Austria or America, will always have a history and with that history comes great fables and legends. Similarly, in India, as we all know, over tens of thousands of gods are worshipped since time immemorial and with each god came an incarnation or earthly form, during which he...
Continuing from the first part (http://edtimes.in/2014/05/corporate-social-networks.html), here is an account of some more corporate social networks and project collaboration platforms.
Sphere
http://www.the-sphere.com
Sphere is a closed social networking website where membership is allotted on selection basis. The users are required to fill up a detailed sign up form regarding their interests and preferences, which in turn is analyzed by a board. The...
DU's new academic session is set to begin next week, and for the 'college-starved-bored-of-holidays' species as well as the diametrically opposite 'college-haters-holidays-should-never-end' species, there are at least three things to look forward to- as college begins anew-
1) College Cursing Rhetoric- All of us have hated our college at some point or the other, be it because of the strict...
We at ED, look at the players who have been widely speculated to move to a new club throughout the transfer season .The negotiations are far from over but these players are expected to make the switch before the start of the next season.
Mats Hummels, Borussia Dortmund
The world cup winning centre back might say that he's happy at Dortmund...
DEATH comes as the end. Anyone born in this world must perforce die, despite the level of medical knowledge and skill at present. And when that medical knowledge is quite certain that a person’s sickness is not going to be cured, in other words she/he is terminally ill, would it not be merciful to allow the person to die?...
She was 19 and survived an acid attack but what she did next will astound you.Meet Monica Singh and her unfinished story.
Monica Singh was a victim of an acid attack at the age of 19, with her neck, head, 75% of her face and her upper body completely burnt off. Her father spent his life savings on keeping his...
Night club mai aaya, mai toh
Mujhko rokega kon aur kaiko
Maira mood mai dance karega
Kisika daddy sai ni darega
Jisko jo bi hai wo karna wo kar lo
Idhar hi hoon mai khada pakad lo
Ghar pe jaake tum Google kar lo
Mere bare me Wikipedia pe padh lo
Apt for the person who grew from being a non entity to the betaj badshah in...
Hey Guys, thank you for your great reviews on my last article based on the different parts of tanpura, this article will be based on the different gharanas in our Hindustani vocal music. Gharana- as defined in my 2nd article (http://edtimes.in/2013/10/indian-classical-music-part-2.html) in simple words is a system which links musicians and classical dancers to a lineage or apprenticeship by...
Director: Kundan Shah
Producer: NFDC
Screenplay: Kundan Shah, Sudhir Mishra, Satish Kaushik, Ranjit Kapoor
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Ravi Baswani, Om Puri, Pankaj Kapoor, Satish Shah, Bhakti Barve, Satish Kaushik, Neena Gupta, Deepak Qazir, Rajesh Puri, Zafar Sanjari, Ashok Banthia, Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Awards: Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role, Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director
Jaane Bhi...
Estádio Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, 14th July 2014, Brazil, is where it all went down. The world’s most followed sport, Football, with its final match; the FIFA World cup took place in the midst of the South American continent. Millions of fans filled the stadium in vast numbers, many took to streets and bars; poor people like us took...
Many people do not understand why or how other people become addicted to drugs. It is often mistakenly assumed that drug abusers lack moral principles or willpower and that they could stop using drugs simply by choosing to change their behavior.
In reality, drug addiction is a complex disease, and quitting takes more than good intentions or a strong will....
Artist: Dillon
Albums: This Silence Kills, The Unknown
Genre: Indie, Pop/Rock, Club Dillon.
A Google search would probably give you information on Dillon, a city in South Carolina; Dillon, a Municipality in Colorado; Dillon Francis...and quietly tucked away somewhere in the corner-Dillon, the Brazilian singer and pianist and perhaps you might see the mention of her album “This Silence Kills” somewhere below...
By Saloni Singhal
Movements and uprisings are most likely to occur when a prolonged period of objective economic and social development is followed by a short period of sharp reversal. People then subjectively fear that ground gained with great effort will be quite lost; their mindset and actions become rebellious and an uprising is born.
It all started with the great...
A photo essay by Tonight at Dawn's Kimberly Cecchini, a New York City journalist, photographer and educator.
Bollywood has always been on the lookout for inspiration and books have proved to be the premier ‘muses’ in this case. Many a famous film has been, well…filmed on the strong base of a book, be it Devdas in the 1950s and 2000s, or the many remakes of Romeo and Juliet in different parts of India (Gujarat- ‘Goliyon Ki...
1. Ganji’s : for this summer season girls must own colourful ganji’s. To break from the normal tshirt and jeans combination, you must try wearing ganji’s. You can wear these under a nice shirt if you like layering your clothes (this works well in case you are conscious about your arm fat) or you can just wear ganjis accompanying it...
