Entrepreneurship refers to a person who organises, runs, and bears the risk of a commercial enterprise. An entrepreneur, in my opinion, is a risk-taker and a dreamer; it takes a lot to start your own firm, and even more to be successful. As an entrepreneur, you have the flexibility to make your own decisions, but … Read more

My favourite game is badminton. Badminton is a game that can be played as singles or doubles. The side that gets 21 points first would emerge as the victor.  Badminton is considered an excellent sport and is played both nationally and internationally. It is a popular Olympic sport.  Although considered an indoor game, it is … Read more

Google defines a mother to be “a woman in relation to her child or children.” This impersonal sentence does not encapsulate who my mother is!  Maya Angelou said, “To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colours of a rainbow.” Indeed, my mother is … Read more

Wikipedia defines the term to be as follows: “A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town, with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand.” This matter-of-fact statement does not begin to encompass my village!  My village is one that is … Read more

Meghalaya is one of the states in northeast India. Being part of the 7 sisters, Meghalaya is nicknamed the ‘Abode of the Gods’.  Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972. It is famous for its high rainfall, subtropical forests and biodiversity.  Khasi and Garo along with Jaintia and English are the state’s official languages; other … Read more

Google defines the term ‘monsoon’ to be “a seasonal prevailing wind in the region of South and SE Asia, blowing from the south-west between May and September and bringing rain (the wet monsoon ), or from the north-east between October and April (the dry monsoon ).” Thus, the rainy season accompanying the wet monsoon is … Read more

Confidence is one of the main keys to success. It is the attitude about one’s skills and abilities. Some people have low confidence, while some have high confidence. To be successful in what one does, one has to be confident in oneself. As Michelle Obama quotes “your confidence will be determined by your own confidence … Read more

Corruption is a word well-known to the society of today.  It’s defined as being dishonest, conducted by the people in power. The root cause of corruption comes from a lack of transparency, greed, and lack of control by the above authority. In India, Maharashtra records as the one state that has the biggest case of … Read more

Abortion is derived from the Latin word “abortio,” which means to abort. It is the clinical procedure that involves removing the foetus or embryo from the uterus in order to terminate the pregnancy. It occurs during the first six months of pregnancy. There are two types of abortion: spontaneous abortion, which refers to a miscarriage, … Read more

Prior to the introduction of computers, calculators, and even paper and pencil mathematics, the Abacus was mostly employed for number counting. Prior to the advent of the Abacus, individuals used their fingers and toes to perform mathematical computations. It is a device that uses sliding counters and a rod to compute or count. It was, … Read more