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Side Effects Of Corona Virus --- Part 2

Covid 19 has developed into a war- like situation in socio-economic   front not only in India but across the globe.It seems that no remedy still on date has been officialy invented to fight corona virus.Therefore, the other side of the tunnel is still enveloped   in utter darkness and there is still no light in the offing.But a news item has lit a ray of hope stating that Indian economy will see a revival with the participation of   foreign companies . Every one knows that every coin has two sides .Scientists are leaving no stone unturned to find vaccine and drugs to combat the spectre of Corona virus . It has come to light that nearly thousand alien companies are thinking of opening business ties in India . Most of them are planning to leave China and start business in Asian countries like Vietnam ,Indonesia, Phillipines   and India. India has to take up with competitive   spirit to bag business offers .Korean companies   have   already expressed...

TOLERANCE AT STAKE

What is Tolerance?   According to Wikipedia, toleration means allowing, permitting, or acceptance of an action, idea, object to which one dislikes or disagrees. Infine tolerance represents that quality of mind which warrants one to endure the presence of company of others. Its essence prevails in the spirit of co-existence. Tolerance is   of supreme value in every walk of life as well as in social or even in national life.     India being   the birth place of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism has practised religious toleration from   yore. Islamic faith was preached and practised much later in India. India today has a population of about 175 million Muslims more than the entire population of Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia combined. Through centuries history speaks volume of India as a cradle of religious tolerance and non- violence. Tolerance is the essential concept in India that binds people to live together in peace and harmony irrespectiv...

A CLOSE LOOK AT THE GIFTED

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A query is often asked in different learning institutions --- who are gifted children? According to Wikipedia the gifted are identified in academia  through ‘ GATE ‘ & ‘TAG ‘  popularly known as gifted and talented education  and   talented and gifted programme  respectively The classified gifted or talented children are assigned the scope for enrichment and acceleration. But in most cases the gifted are not properly taken care of resulting in the drainage of the endowment. The pivotal question of inappropriate handling of the gifted children is uppermost in the minds of educationists and sociologists, in particular. In fact, the under achievement of the potential of gifted children is most discouraging when it is judged and overhauled from different spectrum and dimensions. The quintessence of the gifted can be gauged and understood by standardized tests. IQ tests may be instituted to determine giftedness in children. Depending on tests excepti...

MUSIC & MUSIC THERAPY

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In the wake of COVID-19, everyone is much worried about one’s health as the pandemic is spreading like wild fire across the globe. Everyday precious lives are lost and scientists are groping in the dark to find proper vaccine or drugs to combat the demoniac malady. Everything is in disarray, and we are utterly helpless, living every moment in apprehension. Most importantly, scores of patients suffering from dreadful diseases, awaiting death needs solace and tranquility which drugs fail to cater. How can this hurdle be overcome? The simple answer to it is MUSIC THERAPY. Not only in the field of medicine but in other domains, it has worked wonders. In today’s world, music therapy is commendably successful in a variety of health care and educational settings. In fact, music decreases pain perception, reduces depression in pain patients. Music therapy touches every aspect of the mind, body, brain and paramountly on the behavioral environs. So, today trained and certified music thera...

IRRFAN KHAN - THE UNDAUNTED SOUL

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The news of the sad demise of Irrfan Khan has come to most of us like the bolt from the blue.In fact, the actor was undergoing treatment for neuroendocrine tumor,but no one expected  him to leave this mundane world so soon at the age of 53.The Bollywood star died today ,the 29 th of April2020 in Mumbai in the ICU, Kokilaben Dhirubha iAmbani Hospital due to colon infection.The tragedy lies in the starking fact that he lost his dear mother only last week and failed to attend the last rites because of restriction arising out of Covid19 The star will remain immortal in the minds of his fans for his contribution to hindi ,english and bengali as well as in other regional language.He was born in the Northern State of Rajasthan and had immense passion for drama and film.He attended the National School of Drama  in New Delhi. His laudable role in "Life of Pi","Slumdog Millionaire "brings out his classic participation in the domain of filmdom. He gained national re...

PUNCTUALITY - AN OBLIVIOUS WORD

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Literally the word punctuality is best defined as being on time or keeping to the appointed time.The strength of the word seems to be almost fragile as its importance is never reflected in any domain of life today. Right from the students' community as well as in professional world the word has become meaningless. It is a well-known fact that the key to get success in life, punctuality is indispensable. Today the importance of punctuality in learning institutions is almost forgotten. Even in business world professionalism lacks punctuality. We fail to find a reliable and trustworthy employee as they are far away from punctuality which is the stepping stone towards discipline. In fact, a punctual man, however busy or engaged, secures time for more work whereas a man without punctuality on the other hand finds difficult to complete an assignment on time. In the military field, punctuality is of paramount importance. This signifies how important punctuality plays a pivotal ro...