Trips! Journey! Travel! Whether short or long requires deliberate planning and careful packing. We know that advance booking reduces the stress and makes us more organised. A short trip for a professional development program at a venue of historical significance, Sydney Olympic Park sounded like lots of fun and sight seeing as the venue was... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/9NaqvwKHsfk We are not unfamiliar with what Area 51 stands for or the different names the military base has, such as Dreamland or Groom Lake. Two years ago, I viewed a video uploaded by NASA, or so YouTube claims, in which an Alien was interviewed by an interviewer. I have always wondered if aliens existed... Continue Reading →
One evening when I returned from work and accessed the mailbox to check if there were any letters, notifications etc. I noticed a colourful flyer which arrested my attention. It was about Muslim dating. I was a little amused at first. Australian culture permits dating at the age of 16 and hence it is not... Continue Reading →
Ever since I migrated to Australia in 2003, I am accustomed to and tired of hearing myths about people belonging to different race, colour and creed. I must make honest admissions about my subjectivity before I ramble on about the status quo. Societies or people around me have a significant role in influencing me to... Continue Reading →
Confident women are exerting themselves in the political arena. While it is not a surprise to hear about leading politicians being women in different countries in the world, it is the 11.7% in the Lok Sabha and 11% in the Rajya Sabha representation that is noteworthy in the Indian Parliament. The marginal difference is not... Continue Reading →
When we talk about social issues, the first thing that comes to our mind is media. Different forms or different types of media be it radio, television, magazines, internet, YouTube, Newspapers, News channels, mobile phones, iPad etc. represent social issues from a totally new angle or perspective. Hence, media texts become excellent resources for teaching... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8tI9qbuyGA Film direction used to be men's forte fifty years ago. With gender equity gaining its own priority in every country, women are creating an everlasting impression in the minds of their audience irrespective of whether their fanbase are comprised of males or females. If tinsel world is celebrating the success of female directors in... Continue Reading →
Idolising celebrities is not an unfamiliar occurrence as we know that there are millions of crazy fans who would lay their lives down for their favourite heroes or heroines. Should the fans be blinded by the glitterati to such an extent that even humorous observations fetch scathing attacks from them? Can't they take a joke?... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IFa0tqHrwE A few minutes of viewing this psychic entertainer's performance and absorbing what he had to convey, enhanced my curiosity about this art or theory called 'Mentalism'. It is a performing art in which the practitioners use highly developed intuitive abilities to focus on others perception and thought processes; in other words they are mind... Continue Reading →
