Raghav's blogs

As we enter New Delhi, it's a land of towering Five Star hotels, government institutions & residences. But, whenever we pass through the roads of the National capital, one can never miss a panoramic view of huge landfills & massive sight of more than 100 feet tall Garbage Mountains of the decaying trash having an acrid smell and obnoxious gases coming out of it. ''On September 1, 2017, two people died and five people were injured in East Delhi after a large part of the Ghazipur landfill — which should have been closed 15 years ago — collapsed in the afternoon of 2 nd September, sweeping several people on a road nearby into a canal. Heaps of garbage dropped into the Kondli canal running alongside the landfill, creating a giant wave of slushy water that hit the road next to the canal. It washed away four vehicles -an Accent car, a scooty and two bikes -which fell into a drain on the other side of the road.'' This was an extremely unfortunate incident...

Joblessness is the condition of unemployment or not having a job, often referred to as being "out of work". Not having a job is the most difficult situation of life for any individual which makes it impossible to meet financial liabilities and obligations for daily needs and survival of the family. Joblessness is a major social issue in India. This becomes the main cause of malnutrition and illness, and major sources of mental stress and depression , which may have further negative impact on the health . The rate of unemployment changes with the change in the economy. In the 80s, India was going through a major unemployment and then it little recovered in the 90s. The boom in Indian economy was seen after the advent of BPO(Business Processing Outsourcing) and IT (Information technology).  The BPO industry employed many graduates who were otherwise would have been unemployed due to tough competition. IT industry also employed a huge number of people. But it seems now t...

India has seen ups and downs throughout its long history stretching beyond 5000 years. For thousands of years, India has had a common culture no matter which empire ruled and which empire fell. Mauryas, Satvahanas, Kushans, Guptas, Palas, Mughals, Marathas, the British Raj and finally Sardar Patel kept rebuilding the pieces after everything fell apart.  Lots of people with a limited knowledge of India predicted that the nation would fall apart easily. They have very little clue of the very strong binding forces that underpin India. There instead came a time during the 1940’s that a few historians and a strong ground in believing that the partition would not be a solution and ultimately the nation will dissolve.  As late as 1991, New York Times penned editorials about the impending collapse of India.              Why India's Unity Matters  |Pity India...  Indian disunion would be a calamity for huma...