With General Elections in the country going on, it looks like polity is reaching its nadir. I have never seen such types of name calling; INDI alliance leaders and other opposition parties’ leaders offering freebies right, left, and centre; filing complaints to Election Commission against the opponents, etc.etc. In this Dance of Democracy, if you…
Bollywood-Serial Killer Films
In this weekend’s blog, I am writing on Bollywood. Bollywood is generally known for making stereotype masala films, but sometimes directors try making films of other genre, and one of the genre is portrayal of serial killers, which has always been a fascinating subject for both filmmakers and audience. Over the years, Bollywood has produced…
Sleep and Seniors
Friends, as we age, our sleep patterns change, and most seniors complain about lack of sleep. As per the studies conducted, it has been found that up to 70% of older adults have chronic sleep issues. Ageing does affect sleep. But people must understand what happens and find workarounds to fall asleep. Understanding the impact…
Issue with Covidshield Vaccine
Friends, you must have read/heard about the news related to Covid Vaccine which Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca developed in partnership with Oxford University. In India, AstraZeneca issued the licence to manufacture the same vaccine to The Serum Institute of India (SII), and in India this vaccine is known as COVIDSHIELD, and this vaccine was administrated to…
The Movies-Nobody Wanted
In today’s weekend blog, I am writing on Bollywood. Recently, Bollywood has shown a lack of concern for quality content. Driven solely by numbers, Bollywood excessively focused on box-office collections, disregarding the importance of well-written scripts and fascinating movies. From dull script to regressive and toxic characters, certain movies should have been discarded during the…
Changing Times
If you are not ready to adapt to the changes around you, you will certainly be left behind in life’s race. This is also true for the companies and their products, if with CHANGING TIMES the companies do not modify/change their products then it is sure that the product will lose its market share and…
Seniors Living
As we age, nothing is more comfortable psychologically than being in the same house we have been in for many years. There is a feeling of belonging, knowing where what is, having trusted neighbours, and so on. However, it is also true that as we age, we become less flexible and mobile with more chances…
National Policy-Senior Citizen
Most of the senior citizens in our country are not aware that there is a NATIONAL POLICY ON SENIOR CITIZEN in place, and this was announced by Atal Bihari Bajpayee led NDA government in the year 1999. The policy envisages State support to ensure financial and food security, healthcare, shelter and other needs of older…
Inheritance Tax
Yesterday a controversy erupted in the Indian political scene on the statement of the Chairman, of Indian Overseas Congress Sam Pitroda who while speaking on the topic of ‘wealth distribution’ that India should have an ‘Inheritance Tax’. Immediately there was a reaction from the BJP leadership criticising the Congress party of Sam Pitroda’s comment on…
Teachers Hiring Scam
There is one news item that has caught my eye for the last two days, and it is the ‘West Bengal Teacher Hiring Scam’. The Calcutta High Court on 22nd April 2024 declared as null and void the recruitment process of State Level Selection Test-2016 (SLST) in West Bengal government-sponsored and aided schools, ordering the…