The Indian culture, the culture in Asia at large perhaps is considered – Honour and Shame driven culture. The decisions are made based on enhancing honour and eliminating shame. What is ''right and just' are not the criteria by which evaluations and decisions are made. It is honorable to be rich, but it should be smart. If the person is caught, it is a ‘shame’.
CHENNAI: Three persons, including a woman and her infant son, were killed when an MTC bus, whose driver was allegedly talking over a cell phone, ploughed into them at a tea shop in Senkanmal village on the Old Mamallapuram Road on Monday evening.
We have shied away from a topic that is so integral and basic to all life, it is inescapable. The consequence is a vacuum, created by our own inability to guide people into a right understanding of sex. Talking about Sex has always been difficult in the Indian context. I remember reading a comment about Indians saying,
"I never gave much "thought" to this "activity", but its something that accompanied me into adulthood. I do it a lot and it is my biggest time waster." Do you ever sit around for hours & watch your thoughts swing from one subject to another? It's called the "swinging-monkey" concept. It's a state of mind described as a monkey swinging from tree to tree using its hands, its legs & tail.
The Congress has come out successful as the single largest party. Manmohan Singh got a mandate to give direction to the nation for the next five years. The victory of Congress led UPA is a great progressive step for India. The dust and heat of the elections have settled down. The Congress has come out successful as the single largest party.
Written by Mitch Albom, this book gives incredible insight from a man close to death, who teaches his former student about the important things in life.
I'm Free At Last!
Don't grieve for me for now I'm free,
I followed the path God laid for me.
I took His hand when I heard Him call,
Now face to face with my Lord I am enthralled.
"But, Dad and Mom, everybody is doing it. It's OK. I don't want to be a misfit". These words, verbally or non-verbally, echo in the recesses of our minds and the halls of our homes, workplaces, schools —even our churches.
India welcomed Independence from the British in 1947. The nation experienced a sense of patriotism and liberty from the British hegemony that prevailed over two centuries. There was no ruling of the foreigners anymore, and no limitations on freedom for indigenous expression of culture, language, traditions and practices. India was free at last!
Love and hate inspires, excites, calls people to be dynamic, daring, take risks and is also contagious. Leaders often choose ‘hate’ as the easiest option to mobilize people. It is easy to make people ‘hate’ rather than ‘love’.
The Indian culture, the culture in Asia at large perhaps is considered – Honour and Shame driven culture. The decisions are made based on enhancing honour and eliminating shame. What is ''right and just' are not the criteria by which evaluations and decisions are made. It is honorable to be rich, but it should be smart. If the person is caught, it is a ‘shame’. 
We have shied away from a topic that is so integral and basic to all life, it is inescapable. The consequence is a vacuum, created by our own inability to guide people into a right understanding of sex. Talking about Sex has always been difficult in the Indian context. I remember reading a comment about Indians saying,
The Congress has come out successful as the single largest party. Manmohan Singh got a mandate to give direction to the nation for the next five years. The victory of Congress led UPA is a great progressive step for India. The dust and heat of the elections have settled down. The Congress has come out successful as the single largest party. 
"But, Dad and Mom, everybody is doing it. It's OK. I don't want to be a misfit". These words, verbally or non-verbally, echo in the recesses of our minds and the halls of our homes, workplaces, schools —even our churches.