Reflections from the Village Bard
Hunger has no national boundaries. It is found in every country but the number of hungry people varies from country to country and depends upon the national resources to fight hunger. There is no doubt that hunger is a global phenomenon that needs answers and concrete ways to fight it. A documentary by Karolina…
Arranged marriage custom in India The arranged marriage is still prevalent in traditional societies like in India where a woman marries an unknown person and hopes to have a long lasting relationship but it is not certain. Now the educated women wish to select their own mates instead of depending on their relatives. Such marriages…
When I was 22, I went to Vietnam to serve as a volunteer agronomist to work with the farmers and try to improve their agricultural practices and introduce new high yielding rice varieties developed in other countries. That was in 1967 when the country was being devastated by the never ending war imposed on…
A small town waitress serving food at low wages We all come from somewhere but the ones who come from small towns face more difficulties in their lives than the most and have a harder time to overcome them. This explores the possibilities of improving their lives if only they have the courage. Where a…
The tailor used to make your clothes but no more He was our tailor when we were young, but I saw the disappearance of personal tailors with the change of times, when the ready-made and second-hand clothes have diminished the role of traditional tailors like Suleiman. I still miss him. He was our tailor while…
People of different ethnic background work together smiling The world needs to be more inclusive in order to have justice and equality for all irrespective of race, creed, color, sex or religion so that we can make progress. The concept of exclusivity has no longer…
The text says that our generation is becoming so busy trying to prove that women can do what men can do that women are losing their uniqueness. Women were created to do everything a man can’t do. I know that women all over the world are fighting for their basic rights and gender equality and…
An agronomist also dreams of spreading technology to help farmers grow more food As an agronomist I used to dream of great achievements in improving the lives of poor farmers in Africa and Asia. There have been some pioneers like Dr. Borlaug and Dr.De Datta but such people are very few and their contribution to…
He was a very good dog who was loyal, protective and took no nonsense from any one or any dog. He was aggressive to anyone he did not like including feral cats. He gave us a lot of joy while he lived. I miss him. Once we had a dog called Levko. He…
Terry Fox who died of cancer but raised money for all cancer patients The sterling character of steel in a person is appreciated by everybody so they look up to such a person as a role model the way people admire Terry Fox and his legacy. But the parents have a role to play in…