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How to inculcate the habit of reading? And why even read?

I was having this interesting conversation about books with my good friend Syed Saroosh. I had last week posted on my social media: “Sara aBOOKER deserved booker more than Banu Mushtaq.” It was a wordplay joke on “booker” word inside the name of Sara Aboobakar (I have not read both Mushtaq and Aboobakar and do not know their literature). My Saroosh told me that he was trying to read the book “Heart Lamp.” And the conversation went to – how…
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KB Ganapathy – The Mithra and Star of Mysore

I heard this news of senior journalist KB Ganapathy passed away on 13th of July, 2025 through Krishnaprasad on twitter. Krishnaprasad was the editor of Outlook Magazine. After a while, my colleague and friend Moses also shared the news. Being Mysoreans, I and Moses could understand the importance of KB Ganapathy in Mysore landscape and cultural space. Moses apart from being a Mysorean also worked as a journalist briefly. So, he was obviously concerned. The last I heard about KB…
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Why is dutching / equally paying the bill the best approach in groups?

Way back in childhood, if I went to a bakery, it was a practice that I would pay the entire bill. Sometimes, my friend would pay the entire bill. We would often fight as to who would pay the bill. This is often seen in old movies also. The person collecting the bill would be confused about whom to take the money from! But as we grew up, I noticed a new trend that when we go together in a…
Posted inLaw Resources

Public International Law – KSLU Notes – UNO WTO ILO

Unit 5 of the subject Public International Law as per KSLU Syllabus: 1. United Nations Organisation - Principal Organs and their functions Short ebook from UNO Summary of UNO by Dristi Leaflet explaining the various organs of UNO 2. World Trade Organisation - basics  3. International Labour Organisation Compilation on ILO - bodies, standards, how it works Leaflet - simple
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A poem for the friend

She was the friend Who troubled made fun of me. But kept reminding That she cares. And then I was singing one day I stopped to sip water And she completed the lines We sang more songs together. Said bye that day and moved on. It rained, She moved.
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Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) Act, 1961

Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) Act, 1961 A crucial piece of legislation in India designed to: protect bank depositors maintain the stability of the banking system. Purpose: To provide insurance for bank deposits, ensuring that depositors receive their funds even if a bank fails. To instill confidence in the banking system and prevent panic withdrawals during times of financial distress. Originally it also had a Credit Guarantee function, but those functions were separated.   Establishment of DICGC: The…