Day: September 15, 2019

To Call A Spade, A Spade Or To Spin A Yarn: Exploring The Truth Behind A Lie

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By : Barnali Bose, Editor ICN-Group KOLKATA: Many of us will  remember the fairy tale character of Pinocchio, whose nose grew longer every time he lied. Thankfully, it doesn’t happen in real life otherwise, I can say with much conviction that everyone would see Pinocchio’s image in the mirror. Elders never tire trying to inculcate the  moral value of truthfulness in children, do they?  And is there anyone who  has not heard of the proverbial saying that  nothing can be better than honesty? But in real life, speaking the truth…

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Navlokan : Living Shadows Of Genius Urdu Poetry

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By: Tarun Prakash Srivastava, Sr. Executive Editor-ICN Group The great poet Nida Fazli has rightly said : “Har aadmi me’n hote hai’n das bees aadmi, Jisko bhi dekhna ho, kai baar dekhna.” Though the approach of this couplet is negative and it suggests that everybody has several faces just to cheat you but I know a person through whom we can go through several personalities and it is not less than a miracle for me. In this world, where it is next to impossible to know even a single person…

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Book Cafe With A Difference

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group SHIMLA: The unique cafe, built by the Shimla Municipal Corporation and Himachal Tourism Development Corporation under Shimla beautification plan, that offers a serene reading place with splendid titles and educational books stacked in a beautiful ambience  enjoyed by locals and tourists alike with steaming hot coffee and snacks and drinks may also not make a news. But the fact that the Book Cafe opened  just a few days ago that is on 11th April 2017 is being run by two jail inmates convicted for life under…

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Review of the play, Imam-e-Hind: Ram by Dr. Mohammad Aleem

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By: Eram Fatima, Asstt. Editor-ICN NEW DELHI: Long time ago, I had read in my textbook during my late schooldays some excerpts of the great epic, Ramayana. Then, I was too small and too ill-equipped to grasp it well. Now, after so many years, finally, when I got my hands on it again, I felt not only fortunate but excited also. It was the stage adaptation of the Valmiki Ramayana in Urdu, titled, Imam-e-Hind: Ram by Dr. Mohammad Aleem, an award winning playwright. I decided to read it all through.…

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Excellence with G.O.P.T.A.© Series: Part 100 (Effective Utilisation of GOPTA in ‘Prioritisation’)

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By: Dr. Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Sr. Associate Editor, ICN Group (In the past few articles, I discussed 3 limbs of prioritisation i.e. To-Do List, Prioritisation and Delegation. Today, I will sum up this crucial learning as to how GOPTA can be effectively used in prioritisation.)   Effective utilisation of GOPTA in ‘Prioritisation’ NOIDA: In the past few articles, we learnt about 3 limbs of prioritisation, namely, To-Do List, Prioritisation and Delegation. Before summing up the learning, I appreciate my heartful thanks to all of you who are with me till completion of…

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