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Crime Patrol which runs on Sony Entertainment Television is the longest Indian crime reality show. It has been airing since twelve years. It is an anthology series created by Subramanian S. Iyer. Conceived as a reality series, it was the first show on Indian television, where cameras travelled with the law enforcement authorities to capture crimes live. It started as a half-hour broadcast which extended to an hour. The fact that the time slot was increased makes me anticipate whether it was the Television Rating Point (TRP) or the Crime rates in India that made Sony to take this decision. Crime in India Report by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)  Madhya Pradesh tops the crime chart or the report released last year, 2015. It has recorded a total of more than two and a half lakh crimes under the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Maharashtra was ranked second in the report with 8.8 percent of the total crime registered in the country accounted for by the ruling government. Th...

“ People either inspire you or they drain you, choose wisely”. -Hans F Hansen The concept of brain drain came to India with the arrival of the British. Though in the beginning it was the emigration of labourers  from India to other countries for better trade and production of raw material. Slowly as the influence of the British culture increased Indians understood it better and idealized the British life style. They migrated to United Kingdom and their colonies for better education, jobs and life. But people and government realized this in the 1960’s. The top Indian professionals and entrepreneurs whose practise and business flourishes in either United Kingdom or United States of America had left India during 1960’s. The reason was not just the desire for opportunities but lack of specialisation. There was no scope and today also is limited to get employed in a research institute. The businessmen left in spite of having 0.7 billion people in their state during that time w...

The great Indian Epics, the lifeline of your culture and religion. The drama that teaches us about life and death, happiness and sorrows, love and revenge and lastly perspective. Mahabharta is an ancient literature written in Sanskrit which tells us the story of the two branches of Indian dynasty, Pandavas and Kauravas which have been in a lifelong battle for the throne of Hastinapur. The Mahabharta is the story I have enjoyed reading the most. Written in an era when oral communication was more powerful and hence easy to manipulate stories, one would want to know more about the characters which seem life like. The story of Mahabharta never seem to end, maybe that’s why people refer to it as the story of everyone’s life. As one reads more and does deep researching about the characters and the story, it may surprise you how caste system which was rigid and practiced in that era didn’t stop a Shudra from being the prime minister of Hastinapur (Vidhur), didn’t question the integrity ...