Are you a young and passionate Indian who proudly claps for dialogues like "Desh ke liye mar mitenge" ? Do you truly want to contribute to AtmaNirbhar Bharat and help lift the Indian economy ? If yes, then patriotism doesn’t only mean waving the tricolor or shouting “Vande Mataram.” You don’t need to go to the border to fight for the country — you can support India’s fight for economic recovery right from your city, your street, and your home. 🇮🇳 Real Ways to Contribute to a Self-Reliant India (AtmaNirbhar Bharat) But before you step out — don’t forget to follow all COVID-19 precautions : Wear a mask in public Carry hand sanitizer or gloves when needed Wash your hands frequently Sanitize packages and products before use Here’s how you can make a difference: 1. Buy Local, Buy Indian Support your local economy by buying clothes, footwear, furniture, and electronics from neighborhood stores . They’ve reopened — and they need your support more than ever...

Fate or feat of losing wallet should have been in my gene. Seems my father got his pocket picked atleast 3 times. I remember my brother missing his purse on one occasion atleast. Some how I did not carry this family tradition so far, untill recently. I didnot lose nor some one pickpocketed; it just "slipped away" in darkness of evening. The wallet contained some petty cash and half dozen cards -- debit cards, credit card,  Metro Pass, Driving license, etc. Went around the place where my wallet could have given me  a slip, but in vain. My whole family cursed that "thug(?)"  who would have got this purse. I swung into action and blocked all bank cards and ordered replacement. First replacement debit card arrived 3 days after I put a request. A few minutes before that a courier boy delivered a funny looking envelop. It was addressed to my late father !! I was wondering why some one sending this package almost 18 months after passing away of my father. The cont...

We think visiting RTO for Driving License related work, always an irritance. Long queue, touts hovering around, long list of documents, arrogant staff, etc etc. We try to take, so called,  easy route -- approaching an agent. I happen to lose my DL and had to get issued a duplicate one. Decided to go on my own and get new DL, what may come and test my patience and government efficiency. Thanks to digitisation bug, now most of DL related processes are online.  No need of passport size 3-4 photos and not even to sign any where. Even the form itself appeared online as almost filled, once I enter my lost DL number. Missing document was an FIR from police station. Surprisingly, Bangalore Police have even made that online and "It works". I could get "Lost Article Report"  in pdf in about 5 minutes max, at the comfort of my home(not visiting police station). Armed with all these documents uploaded on Parivahan site (https://parivahan.gov.in/parivahan/) and online...

Are you a vegetarian or a non-vegetarian? Have you ever paused to think why you eat what you eat ? Our food choices are deeply shaped by culture, society, geography — and as one insightful village story reveals — even by what we grow . The Invisible Connection Between Agriculture and Eating Habits Anthropologists have long studied food habits across societies. Food isn't just sustenance — it's identity, tradition, and a reflection of how communities evolve. A friend once shared with me a fascinating observation, sparked by a concern from a villager in a remote hamlet. This villager lamented a change in his community’s food pattern. The roadside tea stalls that once served simple, vegetarian puffed rice snacks , were now replaced with flashy stalls selling chicken kebabs . You could call it the effect of globalization, or maybe a shift in local taste. But his explanation was deeper and more profound: "We eat what we sow." A Village That Once Lived on Paddy ...

What’s the Best Gift You Can Give Your Child? Is it love ? Education ? Pocket money ? A cell phone , perhaps? Each of these has its place. But if you ask me, the greatest gift we can give our children is independence — the space to explore, make decisions, take risks, and learn from real-world experiences. In short, to grow by doing , not just by listening. 🌆 The Urban Irony In today’s urban life, we often work in reverse . We overprotect our children under the guise of care and security. We want them to succeed, yet we hesitate to let them stumble , even a little. Let me give you a simple example. Imagine asking a child to go to a stationary shop — just across the street — to buy a pen. In many households, this would raise a chorus of objections: “The traffic is too dangerous.” “It’s not safe.” “What if the shopkeeper cheats them?” “The maid can go.” “Besides, my kid is super smart — he ordered a ₹5000 shoe online for his dad!” Do you see the irony? We t...

🌍 What Should We Really Do on World Environment Day? Every year, we celebrate World Environment Day by planting saplings, writing blogs, conducting environmental quizzes, or organizing painting competitions. These activities are important — but are they enough? What do we do for the environment the rest of the year? And more importantly, how do we teach our children the real value of trees and sustainable living ? Watching nature documentaries or listening to lectures may create momentary awareness, but do they leave a lasting impact? 🌱 A Real-Life Environmental Education Example from Bhutan My son recently shared a simple yet eye-opening anecdote his teacher told him — one that made me rethink how we approach environmental education. In Bhutan , young students are each given a tree sapling to plant and care for. This isn’t a one-day activity — students are responsible for the tree’s growth throughout their school years, sometimes up to 10th grade . Their academic performan...