Do it yourself

Some food for thought "There is not a more unhappy being than a superannuated idol. " —Joseph Addison (English Writer, 1672-1719) Word for the day Brainchild (n) A product of one's creative work or thought. First thought this morning The debate over "Bharat" and "India" dichotomy is age old. The debate highlights the divide between the middle class dominated metropolis aspiring to compete with the best cities in the world, and poor rural areas which lack basic civic amenities and finds place at the bottom of the global quality of life pyramid. Though past couple of decades have definitely seen the divide bridging to an extent, but still the contrast is conspicuous and unacceptable. During my travel in past one week I noticed another bothersome divide in India. Taking a stroll through media, one gets a felling that the whole country is totally immersed in election frenzy. Everyone is concerned about the c...

Some food for thought "Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble." —Joseph Addison (English Writer, 1672-1719) Word for the day Guddle (v) To catch (fish) by groping with the hands, as under rocks or along a riverbank First thought this morning Mohit Raj, a young man in 30s, completed his studies about a decade ago. He had two roads to choose from - (1) Accept the campus placement offer from a leading private sector bank and pursue a lucrative career in corporate banking and (2) listen to his heart and dedicate his life to welfare of underprivileged students. Mohit, younger of two brothers, comes from a lower middle class family from Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh. His parent worked about 14-16hrs a day to give good education to both the children. The elder brother followed the traditional path - IIT, IIM, MNC Bank, Singapore, marriage settled. But Mohit did not want to. He would rather choose the ...