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POVERTY AND LACK OF CHOICE
Quote of the day by Mary Sarton: 'Loneliness is the poverty of self. Solitude is the richness of self' - The difference between loneliness and solitude explained by Belgian-American novelist and poetPoet Mary Sarton's timeless wisdom distinguishes between loneliness and solitude, a crucial difference often missed today. She argues that ...- Quote of the day by Nelson Mandela: ‘Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of…’ – Nobel laureate’s message on poverty, justice, and shared responsibilityNelson Mandela powerfully declared poverty an injustice, not an unavoidable fate. He argued that like slavery and apartheid, poverty is man...
- R Madhavan was told to follow this formula, the film crashed badly & that’s when he decided he would never...Following his breakthrough in 'Alai Payuthey', R Madhavan was advised to emulate Rajinikanth's rural appeal for superstardom. He chose a fi...
- Thought of the day by Greek Philosopher Diogenes: ‘Wise kings generally have wise counselors; and he must be…’ Timeless lesson on leadershipThought of the day: Diogenes was not a thinker who pursued influence through political systems or institutions. Instead, he cast himself as...
- Quote of the Day by Kofi Annan “The quality of a civilization can be measured by the.....” Life lessons on what power truly signifies— moral authority, restraint, and responsibility— by a man who challenged the idea that strength lies in control, redefining it as the ability to elevate othersQuote of the Day by Kofi Annan: More than 75% of global wealth sits with the top 10%. The rest struggle for basic dignity. This is not just...
- African proverb of the day: “The poorest person in the world is not the one without money but the one without vision” — Lessons on human nature, personal growth, motivation and why vision matters for successAfrican proverb of the day highlights a timeless truth about life and success, emphasizing that true poverty is not the absence of money bu...
- Quote of the day by Esther Duflo: ‘The logic is that when you provide schools or any social service to people, they have no choice...’Poverty limits choices. Families cannot afford essential services like education and healthcare. They rely on state provisions, accepting a...
- 'Intellectually dishonest': Cong slams govt assertion on India being among 'most equal' countries, calls PIB as Press (mis)Information BureauThe Congress party has strongly criticized the Modi government's claim that India is among the world's most equal countries, labeling it as...
- Afghanistan world's unhappiest country, even before TalibanThe annual report ranked Afghanistan as last among 149 countries surveyed, with a happiness rate of just 2.5. Lebanon was the world's secon...
- Artisans deserve better facilitators than NGOs and govts for their businesses to thriveThe poor have little trust in governments or NGOs. For most, it’s just a new person to ask for dole from in the face of rudeness and stonew...
- UBI only after withdrawal of present schemes: Arvind SubramanianBut he sounded a note of caution as "it is very easy to introduce new programmes in the country, but it is very difficult to withdraw the e...
- Ban Ki-moon lauds Indian for efforts in improving sanitation"I know their leadership and fresh thinking on tackling real-world problems will inspire us all," UN Secretary-General Ban said.
- Work on India helped Angus Deaton bag Nobel Prize for EconomicsDeaton proposed an ingenious way of using household consumption data to indirectly estimate whether daughters are given less than sons.
- Jankidevi Bajaj Gram Vikas Sanstha launches E-learning project in MaharashtraParents have reported increased interest of their children in studies and also superior performance in school examinations through such E-L...
- Congress dares Narendra Modi to open debate on governance model in Gujarat"Gujarat CM is in the habit of making one or the other statement daily...If he is so confident, he should come and debate," Manish Tewari s...
- Don’t rush with cash transfers as it needs preparationCash transfers to hand out subsidies is sensible, but a national rollout needs preparation as it can reduce inter-generational transmission...
- Mayawati's lack of ownership of MGNREGA have hindered its proper implementation: ReportThe alleged lack of interest has been attributed to the fact that the Mayawati government has several poverty alleviation schemes of its own
- Debate on the role of growth and redistribution in poverty alleviation in India turns on some fallaciesThe debates on the role of growth and growth in alleviating poverty go unabated in the real and virtual forums around the country.
- Creating a subaltern stimulusBy making choices available to the poor, the NREGA-plus avoids the assumption that all poor are ready to engage in physical work only.
- Having the cake and eating it too!What is obvious even to the casual observer is that neither limitations of money nor surfeit of it can bring fulfilment by themselves.
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