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If the hospitals in our country are running out of business, I am sure they would look forward to more ministers and actors getting arrested. While the hospitals would rejoice over the prospect of receiving more patients, it may not be the same for the hospital staff. The growing ill health of arrested celebrities will surely add to their woe. It has been observed since quite some time that ill

Migrant life today is characterized by the permanent back and forth movement between two countries, societies and cultures through their regular ''multi-stranded'' activities. Migrants, through their everyday practices and ways of being, and their constant identity negotiations, create a transnational social space which encompasses their societies of exit and entry into a single continuum. These

“Let us celebrate with joy, the birth of the Virgin Mary, of whom was born the son of Justice… Her birth constitutes the hope and the light of salvation for the whole world. Her image is light for the whole Christian people” (From the Liturgy) As these texts so clearly indicate, an atmosphere of joy and light pervades the Birth of the Virgin Mary. Historical details about the feast: The origin of

Mrs. Lata R Kini is the recently elected President of the Kanara Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI). As the 49th President of KCCI, she happens to be the first women President to be at the helm of the Chambers, in its seven decades of existence. She is a post graduate in science with distinction and a gold medal to her credit from Mangalore University. Wife of businessman R D Kini, this vibrant

Do we need festivals? Most of the time they are communal festivals. A particular community celebrating and spreading happiness everywhere. Though they have been cause of tensions and conflicts in some cases, yet the festivals have outlived those marginal aberrations and have decorated the Indian psyche with its real pluralism. Festivals do definitely promote pluralism and they express the

The most celebrated period with many festivals is the months of August and September. Among the festivals during this period Ganesh Chathurthi is celebrated with much grandeur and festivities. Yummy eatables ,decorated grand idols of ganesha ,pooja pandals with distribution of prasadam, are just a few of the activities that go in making this Hindu festival one of the most enjoyable. Preparations

How could this happen? Is there no poetic justice in this world? Was it destined to end this way? No, these weren’t questions I asked when Tim Bresnan’s length delivery at Edgbaston saw Shantha Sreesanth hole out to gully and signal England’s rise to the top of the ICC Test rankings for the first time since 1980. No, these were questions I asked myself when, in 1999, I witnessed the heartbreaking

In today’s world, almost everyone has his or her own digital camera. Or at the least they carry a borrowed one whenever they go out and explore places or people. The cameras come in handy whenever you stumble upon something you want to cherish forever. The world we live in is now like a digital haven. We embrace all things digital. The birth of computers and the World Wide Web has certainly

“I was born in an upper middle class family in Jharkhand. I received education in one of the finest private schools of my town. Now, i am studying in one of the most expensive universities in the country. I am proud to be an Indian, I should be. I have no reason to be not proud, this country has provided me everything it promised. I have had the social, economic and political justice, I have had

In Hinduism, relationships become more than often the essence of any occasion, celebration or festival. Raksha Bandhan is one such festival that celebrates the emotional bond between a sister and a brother by tying a holy thread around the wrist. It means ‘a bond of protection’, and Raksha Bandhan signifies that the strong must protect the weak from all that’s evil. The festival also affords a