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Munnar truly a paradise in south India by Ms. Priyanka Singh
Brief About Munnar-: Munnar was the summer capital of the British in southern India. Munnar was developed to cultivate tea plants by British although it was first discovered by Scottish planters. Munnar is located at the confluence of three mountain streams Mudra puzha, Nallathanni and Kundala. Once, Munnar was the summer resort of the British…
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India approves death penalty for rapists of girls under 12 after nationwide outcry
NEW DELHI – India’s Cabinet on Saturday (April 21) approved the death penalty for rapists of girls below the age of 12, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held an emergency meeting in response to widespread outrage and protests over a series of cases. The executive order amends the criminal law to also increase the punishment…
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Women Entrepreneurship in Nepal by Priyanka Singh Taj Pharma Group
Woman kind is far from breaking the stereotypical shackles but they have surely made them weaker. “It is still “a long way to go.” They feel that there are a lot of other barriers that remain to be crossed, gender-equal policies, eradication of dogmatic beliefs regarding women as housewives, and financial access are most notable.…
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Vitamin D deficiency in children: eight symptoms every parent should know
Deficiency of Vitamin D can be very harmful for your little one. Some of the signs of Vitamin D deficiency in babies include bone deformities, soft skull and delay in normal development. You can also notice a weakness of muscles or bone pain. Your baby may have a sweaty head due to this also. Respiratory…
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Behind a mirror; there is a shadow
Behind a mirror, there’s shadow And gloomy sleep, your way I want to try — where it will lead And where there is the seaport. I see, the flag hanging upon a ship, And you, on deck, standing, all alone, You — in the smoke & sound of train, the fields In grieving of…
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A rainy day: a magical moment to recall
All night the sound had come back again, and again falls this quite, persistent rain. What am I to myself that must be remembered, insisted upon so often? Is it? That never the ease, even the hardness, of rain falling will have for me something other than this, something not so persevering am I…
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Crime Against Women in India
Background and History Crime against women has been a bane of India’s development efforts. With arcane customs like sex being a taboo in India, Sati, and Dowry, and the overall lower status of women further exacerbates these crimes. From the last decade’s crime statistics, we see sharp number of crimes registered under ‘Cruelty by Husband…
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Towards a better tomorrow; Civic Sense and Its Importance in Society
At birth most of us are born with five senses, exceptional few with sixth sense but none is born with civic Sense. Though we have the ability to speak but words and languages are taught to us by the adults. Similarly civic sense too has to be taught and inculcated. With the exception of a couple…
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Safety of Women Night Workers in India – Big issue
Since the Delhi gang-rape case, India has been taking molest cases quite seriously but even today women hesitate from working at nights. Till today women feel unsafe while traveling from their workplace to homes. Even in this 21st century, families of the women working at night live with an uncertainty and insecurity. What is the…
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A minor bird
I have wished a bird would fly away, And not sing by my house all day; Have clapped my hands at him from the door, When it seemed as if I could bear no more. The fault must partly have been in me. The bird was not to blame for his key. And…