Cries of Tibet
photo of Potala palace in Lhasa A land is in agony, and its people cry out in pain because they are occupied and subjugated by the Chinese. It is Tibet that is hidden away in…
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My heroes: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
photo of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose There is no person as important as Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose in the history of Indian struggle for its independence from the British. Although the whole world remained ignorant of the sacrifice he made to…
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What is your mettle?
A brave man defies the tank in Tienanmen square in Beijing This post deals with the subject of sheer human courage called mettle that can bring about profound changes in the society and challenges the wrongdoers but often suffers the consequences in terms…
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Divine justice
Crane removes the monument dedicated to US Supreme court chief justice outside Maryland State house, in Annapolis There is a great hunger in people who have suffered injustice because of their skin color, ethnicity, race or religion to seek justice. It is no longer a case of slavery of African Americans or mistreatment of the…
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Fight for supremacy
Large statue of Genghis Khan The quest for supremacy to gain territories and fortune using brute force was the practice not too long ago when it gave rise to brutal conquerors like…
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Sexual depredation of women
Woman boxer throwing a punch to a man’s face All over the world women face sexual harassment and have now started to come out to denounce those who have mistreated them with the hope that the culture of sexual…
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Why burn books?
Book burning in a pile with Nazi soldiers watching and holding torch The intolerance of other ideas expressed in books has led to massive book burning in many countries under authoritarian rule. You will never know your past history if it is systematically erased by those who want to rewrite…
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The world of PWD
Stephen Hawking, the scientist Many people are unfortunate to be born with a disability while others get it in wars or accidents. Some like the famous scientist Stephen Hawking developed the disease that made his life so difficult and there are those who develop post traumatic stress disorder( PTSD) that makes it difficult for…
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Crime and punishment
Crime and punishment The news media are full of crimes committed everyday somewhere so people become inured to such news but crimes are a social phenomenon that have their origin…
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How trade has changed
Shipping containers stacked in massive ports for export We have come to accept the age of international trade as a fact of life and expect to find in the market a wide range of goods imported from somewhere. The volume of trade grows…
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Women today
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…