You Are Your Biggest Competitor

Dear Friend, Imagine this—If Michael Phelps was to be considered as a nation, he would rank as the 39th most successful nation in the 122- year old history of the Summer Olympics. His 23 gold medals are almost two and half times the gold medals won by India (nine) in all Olympic Games taken together. […]

UNSC SEAT

Nehruvian Period To Current Scenario Prof. V.P. Gupta, Director, Rau’s IAS Study Circle, New Delhi – Jaipur – Bengaluru This article caters to the International Relations (I.R.) section of General Studies-Paper II and for Essay Paper in UPSC Main Examination There has been a recent controversy in the context of India’s permanent membership to the […]

TECHNOLOGY CANNOT REPLACE MANPOWER

Since the inception of the human species, the collective aim of mankind has always been the same: to grow, to evolve, to progress and to wake up to a better tomorrow. In this journey, man has achieved great things; he has done everything in his power to make life easier for himself on earth. He […]

SHOULD VOTING BE COMPULSORY?

A vote is a medium through which popular will is expressed. It is used as a means to arrive at a decision peacefully and cordially. The Oxford Thesaurus defines vote ‘as a formal expression of opinion or choice, made by an individual or body of individuals’ and voting ‘as expression of choice and will in […]

Questions And Answers From The BBC World TV Quiz Game

By Siddhartha Basu of Kaun Banega Crorepati Popular T.V. Show Competition Success Review had been serialising selected questions from the book BBC : The Complete Mastermind. Now we are proud to present different sets of questions every month from another book—BBC Mastermind India, edited and compiled by India’s Ace Quiz Master Siddhartha Basu and published by […]

COMPASSION IS THE BASIS OF ALL MORALITY

“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.” —Dalai Lama It was the deep-rooted love and compassion that made an ordinary British nurse, Florence Nightingale serve the wounded soldiers in Crimean War so selflessly that she became immortal in the pages of […]

DOES OUR BANKING SYSTEM NEED AN OVERHAUL?

“Whatever the problem is, the answer is not in the fridge”. —Anonymous Our banking system, after being established in the later part of the 18th century, has seen some major changes that have driven a great deal of success into the system. The working of the banking system has constantly been subject to review and […]

MY MOST MEMORABLE JOURNEY

The most memorable journey in my life has been my visit to Hampi, also called the Group of Monuments at Hampi which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in east-central Karnataka. I visited along with my parents and neighbours for just one day when I was studying in the eighth standard.  My joy knew […]

PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE

“Prevention is better than cure” is one of the most common and popular proverbs. It teaches us that it is better to take appropriate measures before the commencement of a problem than after it has already ensued. It is a highly valuable advice and when applied to deal with our daily life issues, it can […]