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In my school days, except the 12th Board and CET results, I was never topper in my class. But nonetheless, I was AMONGST the toppers. On every 1st May, the day when school results are declared in Maharashtra, I used to be very excited. But a result day is a damn stressful day for many. Expectations bring stress. I was never sad about my numbers. After going back home, dad used to ask " कितवा   नंबर   ?" [What is your Rank?], and I used to reply "Fourth!" (As usual). In our schools, from the ages, no one bothers about fourth rank onwards   junta.   Only the first three were felicitated and lauded. My father knew I was not exactly fourth, but he knew it very well that rank doesn't matter anyway. By most of the parents,  Education is always compared with ranks and numbers on certificates. My father never forced me to study and get rank in school. After working as a teacher for more than three and half decades, he knew that numbers fade away, what remains ar...

It’s been almost four months now, and I’m thoroughly enjoying her company. She’s sleek, sporty, and built just the way I like. We first met on February 14, 2016, and soon after, she became a permanent part of my life. Riding her brings me immense joy. Meet my all-new Mach City [Red]—a seven-speed beauty, crafted with passion and designed for urban roads. More than just a bicycle, she’s my perfect companion on every ride. Bicycles: The Ride Toward a Better Future Today, for the first time, I participated in a bicycle rally. It was an incredible and enriching experience. The rally was organized for a meaningful cause—"Save the Environment." As expected, the event kicked off early in the morning with energetic music and a warm-up session. What stood out was the diversity of participants, ranging from school-going kids to 80+ senior citizens, all united by their love for cycling. During the rally, I also discovered various cycling groups in the city, like "Pune Cycle...

​ Indian Polity has gone through different remarkable phases post-independence. Tryst with Destiny led to different (and unimaginable!) future than what was envisaged by our forefathers, those who drafted the Constitution, at least when it comes to (mis)use of  Article 356 . While answering to criticism of “State Emergency” provision, Dr. B R Ambedkar replied, ‘This provision under Article 356 is supposed to be a  dead letter . And the president of the time shall take moral responsibility before invoking this provision.’ With only one exception of using Article 356 on Kerala (to dismiss the democratically elected Communist state government in 1959), the provision was literally dead till for the first decade and a half. 1967 was a watershed year for Indian Polity when  nine  state assemblies were occupied by non-Congress parties. And there was a shift in Centre-State relations. So far smooth relation due to  Single Party dominance ...

Delhi -Chandigarh-Amritsar –McLeodganj- Dharamshala - Delhi -Mathura-Agra- Delhi Like every other year ends, this time also we planned for the tour. This time we thought to “cover” north India part. I was stationed in Delhi for the brief period. And my other tour mates were from Pune, Jamshedpur, Gurgaon, and Chandigarh. We all were connected through Hangout [Google’s product!] initially and then decided to make a group on Whatsapp [this is a mobile application of messaging and people THiNK that it is next to impossible to remain connected without this app. I am an exception to this mentality and well connected to all my dear ones. I was on Whatsapp for exact 7 days!]. After hours and hours of chat, we all were confused about destinations. But everything was finalized before making the first booking towards the tour. The task of booking Hotels and Vehicles was distributed. We decided to book Zoomcar – Scorpio!  [Zoomcar is a car renting concept. You just need one/two goo...

Many a time, in our day-to-day life scenario, we come across a situation of “should I do it?” It’s not like we love or hate to do something, but we just give a thought over it. And then, we choose to do whatever our conscience directs us to do. We must be clear that there is a difference between Whimsical Behavior and Cognitive Conscience. Whimsical Behavior is irrational, also called ‘Animal Instinct’ whereas; Cognitive Conscience is developed over a period of time. Cognitive Conscience is similar to what ‘Inner Voice’, as Gandhiji used to say. In many situations, we just follow rituals. For example, someday we don’t feel like having tea, but just drink it because that is what we do every morning. Many a time we keep following rituals without knowing the rationale behind that activity. The situation gets even complicated when it comes to the decision which will affect one’s life. Many of us come across the following two events, which we will discuss in subsequent paragraph...

Socio-Political Green : Green, being one the dominant color on our flag, has special meaning in Indian society & politics. If fact, the Flag’s green strip is specifically called “India Green”. It represents agricultural prosperity. It stands for faith and loyalty. “The colors adopted in the flag had no communal significance” Dr. S Radhakrishanan (President of India (1962–1967)). It is a general assumption that the colors on our flag represent different religions, which is completely wrong. We are a secular country. Corporate Green/Green Engineering/Design : Today, every corporate, every nation is seeking Sustainable growth. We all are aware of Carbon Credit and its importance. A carbon credit is a generic term for any tradable certificate or permits representing the right to emit one ton of carbon dioxide or the mass of another greenhouse gas with a carbon dioxide equivalent to one ton of carbon dioxide. It is obvious that Future Technology should create minimum Pollution (th...

Can anybody tell me what is the definition of the Constitution? Come on, I’m not asking for a bookish definition or web searched definition (Googled one, that is what they say nowadays). THiNK and answer. Ok, leave it. Keep your answers to yourself. But, have you ever tried (we hardly try for anything other than gal) to KNOW our Constitution. From what I could figure out, the reasons behind this reluctance to know about The Constitution is: WE HAVE HEARD, it is too lengthy WE HAVE HEARD, it is so confusing and vague WE HAVE HEARD, it is mostly COPIED from many other constitutions (we don’t know any of them either) WE HAVE HEARD, it is supposed to be studied (?!) by LLB students only WE HAVE HEARD, constitution means mostly jurisdiction wala part only (and you know, how much I hate court and all stuff) Does it matter if I don’t know about the constitution? Why the hell I should worry about it at all The Constitution?! Is it any holy book like Geeta, Quran, ...