Knowledge Archives - Page 7 of 26

June 23, 2018
Sushmita Mukherjee
Criticism

Hi Friend, Hyphen!

Sushmita dwells on the small dash, the hyphen. Other than its grammatical functions, it revealed something unique to this scribe. Read more, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different...

June 20, 2018
Hemashri Hazarika
Governance, Obituary

Love is Not Love Till You Give it away!

Hemashri pays tribute to a former IAS officer, who was also a pro bono lawyer. His immense love and compassion for others set him apart. In him, she found...

June 16, 2018
Reetwika Banerjee
Crime, Cyber Crime

Do Not Fall Prey to Janus Attack at Free Wi-Fi Hotspots

Janus was the double-headed Roman God of Gateways, depicting a transitional connection between our past and future. In light of cybercrime, the message sender or originator is pigeonholed as...

June 15, 2018
IPA Service
Migration & Diaspora, Profile, Tribute

Marx Was a Great Scholar in Mathematics, Linguistics

Perhaps very few Marxists and admirers of Marx know that Marx’s contributions were not at all limited to economics and politics. Mathematics apart, his notes, manuscripts, and correspondences cover...

June 13, 2018
Hemashri Hazarika
Governance

A Life-Enriching Training

Hemashri shares her experience of training as a bureaucrat, which enriched her. She shares her experience in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. I was nominated for training...

June 2, 2018
IPA Service
International Relations, Politics, World

India is Top Sacrificer for Peace around the World

India is among the top contributors in terms of contingent troops, police, experts on mission, and staff officer. By 2016, India had emerged as the second largest contributor in...

June 1, 2018
Tanya Singh
People, Place, Relationship & Lifestyle

What Causes Human Misjudgement?

Tanya tells us what causes human misjudgements, according to Charlie Munger, exclusively for Different Truths. Charlie Munger, the famous investor, and partner of Warren Buffet stated the following reasons...

May 31, 2018
Lovita J. R. Morang
People, Place

World Record Holder Anshu Jamsenpa, Queen of the Everest, the only Woman to Scale Mt. Everest Five Times

Anshu is a world record holder to have scaled Mt. Everest five times. The first Indian woman, she is rightly called the ‘Queen of the Everest’. She is also...

May 28, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

HDK Gets It: The Dog Always Wags the Tail

Journalists see in HDK’s statement clear acknowledgement that things are lopsided in the JD(S)-Congress combination because of the permutation. The ‘mutant’ political order brought about by the fractured mandate...

May 26, 2018
Anish Passi
Education & Career

Seven Steps Performed by Students to Clear the UPSC Exams: After They Failed to Clear it Earlier

A second chance can often be a blessing in disguise. The following are some common things people do that successfully help them clear the prestigious UPSC examinations in their...