Vijay Netke

Technology plays a very important role in development of human society. Also it can be argued that technology can be very important in growth and proliferation of particular language. English is spread across the globe like a wild fire because of technology especially internet. To spread and increase the use of Marathi we need to convert content in English on internet into Marathi. People should be able to write in Marathi on net, yes of course there are some ways to write even now but they are quite cumbersome to use. People prefer to write Marathi in Roman script rather than Devnagari. We need to create online encyclopedias like Wikipedia in Marathi. This will make Marathi ‘The language of knowledge’. Instead of crying foul and projecting intolerant image coupled with politics of resentment and hate over the issue of language. Let us do some constructive work for Diasporas’ spread and development of our Marathi! The most disturbing thing that I find is younger generations of Mahar...

Well what we see happening is derailing of India’s growth story!! While we are busy with anti corruption campaign our GDP growth for last quarter is just 7.2% that too at a time when we were expecting it to be double digit… High inflation rate causing higher interest rates and it in turn slowing economic activities is the root cause for this slower growth. The same inflation has made it impossible for Aam Adami to meet his daily needs. While government is busy with Anna and Ramdev it should not think it is on holiday...!!Government need to carry out its critical functions!!

The recent events that took place in Japan are very unfortunate but what is even more unfortunate is media has diverted its complete attention from what is happening in Libya in particular and middle east in general to Japan.. The autocratic  regime of Muammar Gaddafi must be brought down international media should pay attention in middle east as well... Because it is now or never for Libyans.. Lets stand by Japanese and Libyans alike in their difficult times...

Prayas was really a wonderful and memorable experience to me this was first time I participated in any such activity. I went there on 30 th Jan at 9.30 pm one day late as there was an exam of my own on same day I took the exam and reached there hastily. Next day my Group that is Jangira was supposed to do all activities like making of breakfast, lunch and serving it. I was supposed to tell information about Jangira fort while breakfast. So even though I was tired from Exam and journey I studied for that short speech and slept at 2 am to wake up at 4 am but I could not take bath as there were many visitors to the temple (Siddhtek) on that night and they were taking bath so directly went Bhombora 5 km away from Siddhtek on bikes and helped in making breakfast told about Jangira during breakfast and distributed lunch (Bhaat) to volunteers who went to different schools. After that went to primary school in Dudhodi I was very happy to be with children that day. On first day I really didn’t...

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Government’s decision to give cash to the poor instead of providing subsidies to kerosene, cooking gas and fertilizers is a welcome step but I fear money saved in this process will not be utilized properly as I think it will be directed to present a popular budget this month to get political benefits amidst government’s tarnished image in scams and mega scams also too woo public sentiments ahead of state assembly polls in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam,Kerala and Puducherry this year.

  Almost every decade start with things that change the direction of the decade itself. In 1991 the fall of USSR marked the end of cold war era and beginning of unipolar world under hegemony of United States. Last decade began with Y2K bug but on 11 September 2001 WTC was attacked by terrorists and rest of the decade was largely related and indirectly result of the activities around the same fact. Now in this decade it all started with protests in Arab world from Tunisia followed by Egypt. In both the cases the younger generations with greater aspirations supplied with window of Internet were able to oust autocratic and unchallenged regime with uncontrolled power. These two revolutions in modern time will change the structure and view of the world and the effects of these revolutions will be felt throughout the world for whole decade..!