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Just a few days back, SSC results were announced. Students have done well. The increase in the number of marks given to students is becoming tremendous. For example, a student gains more than 100% but just because 100% can’t be printed on the certificate and mark-sheet, it gets lowered down by 0.1% making it 99.99%. Almost every student gains such kind of ‘so called’ amazing marks. ‘So called’ because 45 out of 60 students in a class getting more than 90% with ease. After a bit of survey, I found out that out of total 650 marks exam, 160 marks are internal i.e. given by the school. 160 marks make 24% and this number is too much for a failing student to pass. Also, every school wants cent percent result and hence, it is seen that maximum marks are given to their students for making the result of the school better and better year by year. In all this, the ones who really work hard the whole year face a huge loss even after securing good marks. During my batch, in 2006-2...

This one is a very abstract, out of the box thinking but I liked it this way, it gave me immense pleasure and hope it will impress you as well. Recently I was at a medical shop to buy some medicines. One of calcium and other of vitamin. One strip was of oval shape, navy blue colour and the tablet too was of the same colour. Other was a regular white colour strip. Also, I had a seen a yellow colour strip with a nice yellow colour tablet inside. And there are many such medicines (as in tablets and capsules) which come in a very tempting packing, colour and shape. It looks very tempting to the eyes, very colourful. Medicines give us life in our worst condition. It helps us in innumerable ways. Of course, excess intake of some is bad for health but leaving aside the negative effect of it, I look at it as a colourful substance, meaning, life is very much colourful. It’s a package which comes in different colour, shape, form, size and taste, so why not enjoy every bit of life? ...