I Broke Down On This Valentine Day

By: Satyendra Kumar Singh, Editor-ICN What is supposed to be the day of love and celebration, has got varied agendas, courtesy freedom to speak and freedom to act. If you are love birds and are found hanging around, beware of the so-called saviours of culture and traditions who might lathi-charge you on various pretexts. Only God knows, how this gunda like acts be a part of our rich human traditions! Some people are in favour of celebrating this day as “Parents’ Day”.  I have witnessed prabhat feries near my house for…

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Social Media-An Addiction

By: Pragya Singh, Asstt. Editor-ICN LUCKNOW: Social media has become an important part of our lives. The popularity of Social Media has never been higher and shows no sign of fading. Researchers at The University of Chicago recorded the cravings of several hundred people for several weeks and concluded that in some cases social media addiction was stronger than addiction to cigarettes and alcohol.   Coffee tastes better after 15 people double tap on its picture on Instagram. Who doesn’t love the internet? It’s a great and weird place filled with…

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“THE CURSE OF DOWRY”

By: Dr. Abhishek Kumar Pandey, Asstt. Editor-ICN LUCKNOW: India is home of many highly educated and intelligent people, as well as to many who are illiterate, poor, hungry and troubled. India boasts the beautiful Himalayas, deep blue seas, green forests and glistening rivers, but also acres of slums and dry lands. The country is also famous for its big, Indian weddings – a major and thriving industry. But in India, the dowry system is an ever-present menace which frequently changes shape to adapt to society. There are many dead, rotten, harmful and old…

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Career Selection-A Basic Insight: Part 13

By: Satyendra Kumar Singh, Editor-ICN EVENT MANAGEMENT This is a career option that is gaining its popularity today. It requires management skills apart from the angle of creativity. The events like wedding ceremonies, Birthday parties, Music Concerts, corporate events, Fashion shows, sports events, Adventure parties etc are just to name a few and give good name and fame to the organiser. This job needs to understand the type of event that the client wants and plan the same with the inputs of creativity. It requires interacting and dealing with caterers, security…

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Excellence with G.O.P.T.A.© Series: Part 45

By: Dr. Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Sr. Associate Editor-ICN Group (In the past article, we knew about how to identify your life purpose among various goals. Today, we will know something more about this and how to identify what legacy you would like to leave behind you.) Be realistic at start You should take care that your life purpose is realistic and does not contradict your other goals. If you are not realistic, you are planning to fail. For example, if I decide that I will guide at least 100 crores of…

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