Click here to support the blog.            Adam Smith, the Scottish economist, often hailed as the father of Economics, wrote a book titled An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of The Wealth of Nations , generally referred by its shortened title The Wealth of Nations . In this book, first published in 1776, Adam Smith talks about the things that make a country rich or poor. Now, almost two and a half centuries later, we still are having huge economic disparities among various nations, that keep widening with the passing time. We all have heard the phrase, “Money cannot buy you happiness”, at some point in our lives. Of course, money can’t buy you happiness, but it can buy you things that can make you feel happy. Forget about the villas, the private jets, and the luxury cars. You need money to put food on your table, to shelter you, and to cover yourself. All these are basic human needs that one cannot get without money....

Map used by the Portuguese Click here to support Portuguese Conquest of Goa      Portuguese were the first among the other European Powers that colonised India. In 1510, Goa was captured by the Portuguese General Alfonso de Albuquerque from the Sultan of Bijapur, Ismail Adil Shah. Albuquerque set up Goa as a base for his future expeditions of Malacca and Hormuz in 1511 and 1515 respectively. Goa was used as a strategic location, by the Portuguese, to expand their "semi kingdom" in Asia which included other parts of India such as Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Malacca and other bases in Indonesia, Macau in China, the Persian Gulf and many Japanese trade bases. Hence, Goa became their "Asian capital".   Estado Da India      In 1757, Joseph 1 of Portugal issued a  declaration , prepared by his  minister  Marques de Pombal,  allowing  Portuguese citizenship to all the subjects of their colonies in India. The enclaves o...

               Click here to support Where is Sikkim?  Sikkim is  a state located in the north-east of India and is the smallest state in terms of population (about 671,720), in India. It is bordered by the Indian state of West Bengal to the south, by Nepal to the west, by Tibet to the north and north-east and by Bhutan to the south-east. Its capital is  Gangtok and hosts the world's third highest and India's highest peak Kanchenjunga (about 8,600 metres). Nearly two-thirds of Sikkim consists of snow-covered mountains, dominated by the Kanchenjunga Massif. The Kingdom of Sikkim The Lepcha were the early inhabitants of Sikkim and they were followed by the Bhutia in the 14th century. The Kingdom of Sikkim was a monarchy from 1642 to 16 May 1975. Its official title up to the 1800s was Dremoshong. It was ruled by Chogyals of the Namgyal tradition and the religious and social ties with Tibet were exceptionally solid.    Its fir...

हे भारत के वीर उठो। हे भारत के धीर उठो। विषाणु करोना नहीं टिकेगा , जब शौर्य तुम्हारा उसे दिखेगा। माना चिनौती हे बलवान , बनना होगा तुम्हे महान। हे   भारत   के   वीर   उठो।   हे   भारत   के   धीर   उठो।          सभ्यता तुम्हारी  आदि  काल की, ना कर चिंता  किसी जाल की। पुरुषार्थ के लिए हर हाल सही है , परिस्थितयां कोई ढाल नहीं है।  हे भारत के वीर उठो। हे भारत के धीर उठो। अकर्ता हो कर हाथ ना मलो अब, संघर्ष पथ पे हे वीर चलो अब। सामने खड़ा है विपत्तियों का तूफ़ान, दिखाओ अडिग धैर्य तुम्हारा, हे चट्टान। हे  भारत के वीर उठो। हे भारत के धीर उठो। गीता का तुमने ज्ञान दिया था, योग व आयुर्वेद का दान दिया था। तुमने ही तो शरशैया पे शांतिपाठ पढ़ाया था, तुमने ही तो खांडववन को इंद्रप्रस्थ बनाया था। हे  भारत के वीर उठो। हे भारत के धीर उठो। परिश्रम की रच दो  नई परिभाषा, भारत की तुमसे यह अभिलाषा। बनाना है तुमने एक राष्ट्र नवीन, कर दो नवभारत निर्माण, प्रवीण। हे  भारत के वीर उठो। ...

        Both, in the title of my post and in the current political situation in India, the "Centre” is not in the centre. And the reasons for that are many, but the most profound of them is the state of ignorance, that “Centre” is founding itself in. The leader of the “Centre”, of course is Congress. But INC is a bunch of ignorant and puzzled politicians (I am deliberately not using the word “leaders”) as they don’t know what to do and which way to go. I know some of you may think, “But that’s what centre does, it sticks to the middle and doesn’t go for the extremes”.  But that’s not the point, as Congress is right now like a fish out of water and is surviving on the nitpicking of the Government, lacking any substantial issues to come forward with. Wherever we see an issue raised by the others, Congress seems to pounce like a hungry desperate cat on it and spoils it for others also. Now, mentioning Congress alone in the topic can’t be called as fair means of r...

       Introduction :-    On every Mother’s Day, we post the pictures of our mothers and then get busy in our lives for the next year. What we fail to realize that we all have a common mother, whom we neglect even on the Mother’s Day. Yeah! I am taking about Mother Nature. Some of you do not even consider nature as your mother and treat her like a slave of yours, which sadly many of us, even do to our human mothers as well. Whether it is “Human Mother” or “Mother Nature”, each deserves respect and care that they themselves provide unconditionally and without any asking. It’s not about morality but about the principle of natural justice or karma. It is plain and simple, if you don’t care for something, that thing ceases to be of yours. If you don’t respect your health, you will become unhealthy. If you don’t respect your wealth, you will face abject poverty. If you don’t respect yourself, you lose yourself. And it is applicable to everything around you...