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 fromanother book—BBC Mastermind India, edited and compiled by India’s Ace Quiz Master Siddhartha Basuand published by Teksons Bookshop, New […]

To Become What You Want To Be The headline of this message may leave you wondering: Save two whole hours?… that too from an already hectic schedule? That’s impossible!—many of you may shrug off incredulously. But believe us, it is possible. Your intrinsic commitment to your goal will make it possible. And these two ‘created’ […]

When we talk about Indian cinema, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? Bollywood! Of course Bollywood does have a huge audience but Indian cinema is more than that. Cinema of India consists of a wide range of films with Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Bengaluru and Hyderabad being the major centres […]

The British could not remain idle spectators to the turn of events. Lord Canning immediately called upon the troops from Madras, Bombay and Rangoon and despatched a big force to Banaras under the command of General Neill. He also ordered General Anson, the Commander-in-Chief at Simla, to march upon Delhi. General Anson led a large […]

A hobby gives us pleasure for we do it for the love of the work and not under compulsion for any monetary or other benefit. Thus, it is more fulfilling and gives us satisfaction and joy. My favourite hobby is reading. It is said ‘Reading is to the mind, what exercise is to the body’. […]

Right to Equality (Article 14) Article 14 declares that “the State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws within the territory of India”. The phrase “equality before the law” occurs in almost all written constitutions that guarantee fundamental rights. Equality before the law is an […]

Drug abuse is a patterned use of a drug in which the users consume the substance in amounts or with methods which are harmful to themselves or others. Drug abuse corrodes the foundations of society and has the potential to lead to child abuse as well as sexual and domestic violence. The problem is global […]

“Dream, dream, dream, Transforms into thoughts, Thoughts result into action”. This was stated by visionary Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the 11th President of India at a jam-packed hall in Kolkata on January 2, 2003 when he inspired thousands of school children to dream, to dream big, and let those dreams culminate in thoughts and actions. […]

A Tool For Doubling Of Farmers’ Income?? Prof. V.P. Gupta Director Rau’s IAS Study Circle, New Delhi – Jaipur – Bengaluru Tamil Nadu became the first State in India to enact a law on contract farming, based on the lines of a model legislation put out by the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare. This […]

Banking is as old as our civilisation. However, in Indian context, it assumed a contemporary new organised form during British rule. The earliest of the ‘joint stock banks’ was the Bank of Hindustan set up in 1770. Headway Post Independence Later, post Independence, a major headway in Indian banking scene came with the setting up […]