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The ‘Election Season’ has finally begun. With Parties taking on each other with their full-fledged campaigns, it is becoming increasingly tough for the public to elect their leaders. Reason? Their (wrong)doings. We hear about scams, and molestations by senior party leaders almost every day. This not only tarnishes their reputation, but also adds to the chaos on the political front. Every other party claims to be different from the others. But with time, they begin to show their true colors. These Parties claim to be varied in their ideologies and policies. But when it comes to implementation, they’re all the same. Despite having wealth, as well as followers, they fail to achieve their own set of goals. Even though we have parties with lots of money power, why is our pace of development slow as compared to other nations?  Why are we not steady economically? Why is such a large part of our population still living in poverty? Why are they not being uplifted even though p...

There was this man who people proclaimed to be the pioneer of change. A man who would bring change to the nation, a man who would uproot evil from the nation, a man who claimed to be one among us all, a man who claimed to be just another common man. We set our expectations high, and waited patiently.  We waited patiently for the beginning of the end. Little did we realize, that we must never keep our expectations high. Yes, he was just one among us all. He was just another person who promised change, but failed to deliver his promise. He came, he saw, he got frightened, he left.

Be the change you want to see. Owing to the political scenario in the country since the last few years, the saying seems to be completely apt. But who wants to be the change here? Where political thinkers are shunned, how can we expect someone to even try and make a change? We are desperately in need of a change. A change that had to be brought about years ago. A change that could do well for the country. In spite of knowing everything, knowing how messy the system is right now, it’s shocking how most of us can pretend to know nothing about it. It’s obvious that we all focus on our interests better, but presently; our interests should lie with our nation. Dirty politics, corruption, and poverty; is this why the people under the colonial rule had struggled so much? Is this why they had to sacrifice their lives? To see the country’s reins in such unstable and unworthy hands? I’m pretty sure that they’d be regretting it now. It seems as though a 10-headed monster is slowly tea...

With each passing year, the number of students appearing for class X or class XII exams is constantly increasing. And though many come out with flying colors, there is very little that they actually know about their subjects. There are not one, but several loopholes in our education system, which are somehow hidden. Each student has their own special capabilities, which if nourished well, become an asset for the student. But this isn't as easy as it sounds. Students are forced to study all the mainstream subjects until grade 10, with the objective that the student will be able to decide what he wants to pursue in future. Even in this, there is a drawback. Every student might not have the same interest in all the subjects. And if there isn’t any interest, then there is no point in doing/learning it. Some students might excel in all the subjects, but then, everyone isn't the same. There are some who might be interested in sports rather than in studies, and some might be mor...