One day my 15 year old daughter asked me, ‘Amma! You are educated, self-sufficient, if people like you will not help the needy, then who else will? ”This daughter’s question distracted me. I asked myself, what is the goal of my life? Everyone should ask themselves this question. Sometimes a question to oneself gives a […]
Many days of childhood are missed. Watching movies after school, walking on the beach, reading books and hanging out with friends. As if it were all about yesterday. We had a small house. The mother opened a small bakery shop to cover the expenses of the house. Mother had no big dreams about me. He […]
Pullela Gopi Chand won the All England Open Badminton Championship in 2001, but he did not perform well due to injury later. Nowadays he runs Gopi Chand Badminton Academy. Here are excerpts from one of his speeches- Importance of sports Today, many experienced people from many fields are present in this program. Before me many […]
My childhood was spent in Palakkad district of Kerala. Later we moved to Mumbai. I was very fond of watching films since childhood. During school days, I used to go out to see the film as soon as I got a chance. Shabana Azmi and Madhuri Dixit were my favorite actresses. Seeing them, when would […]
Nigeria-born Cheemamanda Ngoji Adichie is a well-known writer and woman activist. After his initial studies in Nigeria, Adichi went to America for higher education. Last year, Time magazine included her in the list of hundred influential women in the world. Here is excerpt from one of his speeches- The meaning of feminism As a child, […]
The spirit of victory is necessary to play, but winning does not mean defeating others. Victory means making the most of your abilities. When you apply full strength to achieve a goal, then you realize your true potential. Victory is not just about thinking for yourself, victory also means motivating people working with you to […]
I wish there were days when women should be responsible for running fifty percent of the countries of the world. I wish there was a time when women held the top positions of fifty percent of the companies in the world. If that could happen, it would surely be a better world. She is the […]
She is All in One – Business Woman, singer, dancer, song writer, musician, live performer, record producer, model, philanthropist, representative of UNICEF, advisor to US President, etc. He is beautiful, young, rich, well-known, but he is also humble, hardworking, kind and dignified. More than that, he is intelligent and accustomed to tell the truth. The […]
I decided to become a bodybuilder. Knowing this, my mother was deeply shocked. I had a great career in body building. Then I decided to go to the film. However, the film agent rejected me on seeing it. But I stayed From body building to films and finally politics. Born in a simple Austrian family, […]
Santosh Hegde, a former Supreme Court judge and former Lokayukta of Karnataka, has been very vocal about corruption. During his tenure in Karnataka a number of scams were reported. There he lodged his strong objection to the illegal iron-ore mining case. Excerpts from one of his convocation speeches in Bengaluru: Morality essential Today’s occasion is […]