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Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose might not be a household name, but he really should be. Born in India during the period of British rule, he would become one of the most prominent Indian scientists of all time.

Jihãd is one of the basic doctrines of Islam, but the average Indian's knowledge of it is both superficial and unsatisfactory. Hindus usually render the term as dharmayuddha, but this rendering is totally misleading. Dharmayuddha means "war fought according to rules laid down in the Dharmashãstras" such as not attacking a person who does not have a weapon or has dropped it, not molesting an adversary who has surrendered, not pursuing a defeated enemy who has run away, not attacking the non-combatants in the enemy camp, not harming the women and holy people and places in the enemy's territory, etc.

NCERT or National Council of Educational Research and Training is a government organization that comes second after the ICSE board in the educational system of India. The books published by the board is used by over thousands of students in their academics. Textbooks published by NCERT are prescribed by the CBSE from classes I to XII, with exceptions for a few subjects. Around 19 school boards from 14 states have adapted the books.

Like many isms before it (Communism, religions, cults), feminism seeks to dismantle the traditional family unit for its own gain. Why? To the ism, old loyalties are like bad habits interfering with an individual’s ability to pledge unwavering allegiance. Isms want control, but families tend to put family members and their needs before the demands of the ism, reducing the ism’s power and influence and therefore undermining its control.

The modern world – a global village under universal ideas – is a design and function of post-renaissance Christendom. Guns, cannons, industry or technology; all tools were effectively used by Europeans, of Europe, of America or elsewhere, to further their remoulded set of values packed in a universal bag. They were successful, extremely. So much so that hardly any intellectual ponders over their influence’s cancellation.

Recently, a scholar of Aligarh Muslim University, Danish Rahim, has alleged that he has been denied PhD degree for praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi. While the university has later denied the claims, it must be mentioned that AMU has a history of being in the headlines for controversial reasons.

The Syed Modi International Badminton Championships, held annually in India in memory of Commonwealth Games medalist Syed Modi, assembles the best shuttlers from around the country and the globe as they fight for top honours in the BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament. Since its inception in 1991, the event has been held at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium, Lucknow, although it was shifted to Hyderabad for a year in 2010.

The year 2002 is etched into public memory due to the riots that occurred in Gujarat following the Godhra Train massacre which laid the foundations for the rise of Narendra Modi in national politics. But the year was significant for other reasons as well. It was in early 2002 that allegations of misconduct against the Vadra family surfaced and Robert Vadra denounced his own family in public.

‘Comedian’ Munawar Faruqui on Sunday took to Twitter to say that this was his time as comedian and thanked the audience and hinted that this may be the end of his ‘comedy’ career.

Any person who runs a business venture knows well that keeping the workforce happy and satisfied is important. In doing so, we need to make sure all their basic needs are met. Any person who is even faintly interested in human psychology or organisational management would tell you of the importance of Maslow’s need hierarchy theory.