Notes of Nagesh

In 1987, a 74-year-old rickshaw puller by the name of Bai Fangli came back to his hometown planning to retire from his backbreaking job. There, he saw children working in the fields, because they were too poor to afford school fees. Bai came back to Tianjin and resumed his job as a rickshaw puller, securing a humble lodging near the railway station. He remained available for customers around the clock, consumed basic meals, and dressed in cast-off second-hand attire he stumbled upon. Every penny he earned through hard work went towards assisting underprivileged children in accessing education. In 2001, he drove his rickshaw to Tianjin YaoHua Middle School, to deliver his last installment of money. Nearly 90 years old, he told the students that he couldn't work anymore. All of the students and teachers were moved to tears. In total, Bai donated a total of 350,000 yuan to help more than 300 poor students continue with their studies. In 2005, Bai passed away leaving behind an inspirin...

"The Absent Father Effect on the Daughter" by Susan Schwartz explores the impact of father absence on daughters' lives and relationships. Here are 10 lessons from the book: 👇👇 1. Father-Daughter Bond: The father-daughter relationship plays a crucial role in a girl's emotional development and self-esteem. Schwartz highlights the significance of this bond and its lasting effects on daughters' lives. 2. Emotional Consequences: Father absence can lead to a range of emotional consequences for daughters, including feelings of abandonment, inadequacy, and low self-worth. Schwartz examines how these emotional wounds can affect girls' relationships and well-being into adulthood. 3. Impact on Identity: Fathers play a pivotal role in shaping their daughters' sense of identity and self-image. Schwartz explores how father absence can leave daughters searching for validation and approval from others, impacting their sense of self. 4. Attachment Issues: Father absence ...

Conducting a caste census in India is a complex and contentious issue, with arguments both in favor and against it. The potential benefits and drawbacks of a caste census can be analyzed to understand its implications for Indian society. Arguments in Favor of a Caste Census Data for Policy Making : Targeted Welfare Programs : Accurate data on caste demographics can help the government design and implement more effective welfare programs aimed at marginalized communities. Resource Allocation : It can ensure that resources are allocated more equitably, addressing the specific needs of disadvantaged groups. Addressing Inequality : Social Justice : A caste census can highlight the extent of socio-economic disparities among different caste groups, prompting measures to address these inequalities. Affirmative Action : It can provide a basis for fine-tuning affirmative action policies, ensuring they reach the communities that need them most. Academic and Sociological Research : Informed Resea...

Curated hegemonic discourses refer to the controlled and selective dissemination of dominant ideologies and narratives by powerful entities to maintain their influence and control over societal beliefs, values, and perceptions. This process involves shaping public opinion and reinforcing existing power structures through various forms of communication and cultural expression. Here’s a detailed look at curated hegemonic discourses: Key Characteristics Control and Selection : Curation : Powerful groups or institutions curate, meaning they carefully select and present, specific narratives and information that align with their interests and goals. Gatekeeping : These entities act as gatekeepers, deciding which ideas and perspectives are amplified and which are suppressed or marginalized. Dominant Ideologies : Hegemony : The dominant group’s worldview becomes the accepted norm, often perceived as common sense or natural by the wider population. Ideological Dominance : This dominance is achi...

Ethiopia is old, even older than Egypt, but its  antiquity is somewhat different. While Egypt was the world's first indisputable nation-state, unique in its complex politico-religious system augmented by magnificent material remains and a corpus of epic literature, in Ethiopia, the very cradle of mankind, the material evidence of its ancient civilisation alone attests to its former glory. The Ancient Egyptians, from the earliest times, kept records of their kings and this chronology is central to the chronological structure of the early Aegean, Levantine and Mesopotamian civilisations. It is, however, of no import to Ancient Ethiopia. If the  Ethiopians did keep records, these have either been lost for ever or not yet discovered. The attempts by unnamed writers to compile an Ethiopian king-list -- the Kebra Negast or Book of the Glory of Kings -- from  the Queen of Sheba to the rise of the Zagwe dynasty, is believed to be a 13th-century creation; its aim seems to have bee...

  Ethiopians have had very intimate relations with Indians. In fact, in antiquity the Ethiopians ruled much of India. These Ethiopians were called the Naga. It was the Naga who created Sanskrit. A reading of ancient Dravidian literature which dates back to 500 BC, gives us considerable information on the Naga. In Indian tradition the Naga won central India from the Villavar (bowmen) and Minavar (fishermen). The Naga were great seafaring people who ruled much of India, Sri Lanka and Burma. The Aryans described them as half man and snake. The Tamil knew them as warlike people who used the bow and noose. The earliest mention of the Naga, appear in the Ramayana, they are also mentioned in the Mahabharata. In the Mahabharata we discover that the Naga had the capital city in the Dekkan, and other cities spread between the Jumna and Ganges as early as 1300 BC. The Dravidian classic, the Chilappathikaran made it clear that the first great kingdom of India was Naganadu. The Naga probably ca...

Mohan Guruswamy It’s not my mother tongue but I speak(Telangana dialect), read and write it; unlike my mother tongue- Tamil, which I only speak, that too in a manner of sorts. I happily go along with this paean to Telugu sent by an editor of a prominent newspaper.  “1. Telugu Language was  known to exist since the Time period 400 BCE. 2. In 2012 Telugu was voted as the 2nd best script in the world by International Alphabet Association, Korean ranks no 1. 3. Speaking Telugu Language activates about 72000 neurons in your body, highest for any Language in the world proven by Science. (???) 4. An ethnic group from Sri Lanka called Sri Lankan Gypsy people mostly speak Telugu. 5. There are many many Telugu communities in Myanmar Just do a Google Search. 6. In 16th century an Italian Explorer Niccolò de’ Conti found that the words in Telugu language end with vowels, just like those in Italian, and hence referred it as “The Italian of the East”. 7. Telugu ranks 3rd by the number of na...