Hinduism is one of the oldest religions of the world. It is the most prominent religion in the South Asian region. Many scholars have said that Hinduism is the fusion of several cultures and beliefs of the South Asian countries. Another unique thing about Hinduism is the diverse beliefs within the various sects of the same religion. The concept of god in Hinduism is rather complex, it spans from monotheism even up to henotheism. Henotheism means that one devotes oneself in worship of a certain deity, but, also accepts the existence of other gods at the same time. Hinduism is…
Author: Abby Ahmed
We are all probably familiar with the fortune 500 list, but let me just briefly touch up on the subject. Well, fortune 500 is a list of top 500 public corporations of the United States, based upon their revenue performance. The companies that made the list are definitive organizations in their respective fields. And any company would like to be included in the list. Companies from several industries grace the list with their name and financial service companies are no exception. That being said, the prevailing economic conditions did not bode well for financial service companies, they did take a…
The internet has revolutionized pretty much every aspect of our daily life. From entertainment to daily chores, we can take care of most things online these days. And after the advent of smartphones, socialization and ubiquity have become synonymous. Ever since the internet became mainstream, businesses have been trying to commercialize it. And the most popular form of online business today is online retailing. Alongside the most popular brands worldwide, many other businesses and individuals today runs online stores. In these online stores, a buyer can purchase anything legal. The payment is made electronically, therefore eliminating the need for a…
A country’s education infrastructure is its backbone. With a good education system in place, a country ensures its sustainability. Because those who are mere preschoolers today, will become the people who eventually will run the country in the future and take it further. If a country is able to produce multiple generations of educated individuals, it can pull through any difficulty that it may face. Therefore, having a good education system is a must for any country. The importance of education cannot be described in the brief premise of this article, so I would not bother with that. But, today…
The modern workplaces heavily emphasize on group based approaches. A group of skilled employees is assigned tasks and they are given certain liberty regarding how they wish to approach the task at hand. Management only concern itself with the end results and not with the means, which were used to achieve the result. This approach has become rather popular for employees and management both. By delegating authority management is now able to motivate the employees better, and the added freed of not having to report their every move to the management, is highly enjoyed and appreciated by the employees as…
Hatred is a rather detrimental emotion for mankind. The hatred has spawned countless crimes against humanity, and if we actually take a moment to think, we will find that the feeling of hate toward someone who is just different from us is so hollow. God created all of humanity equally, who are we to judge and discriminate. As long as one’s life choices do not put another into danger, I personally think that people are entitled to a right of choice. But sadly, even today, in this era of free thinking and acceptance, people are being judged and hated, just…
Despite the current economic condition throughout the world, millions of cases of alcohol is being sold the world over every day. That just proves how mankind perceives alcohol based beverages. Alcoholic beverages have been around since the ancient times, it is believed that first alcoholic beverage ever produced was beer. When the early humans first discovered farming, since then alcohol has been produced and consumed. And today it has grown into one of the largest industries in the world. There are countless alcoholic beverage producing companies around the world, and few of them most definitely have gained worldwide fame and…
We spend quite a significant amount of time at work. And naturally while at work we get to interact and coordinate with quite a lot of people, from all walks of life. It is extremely important for us to have a professional and healthy relationship with our colleagues in order to derive job satisfaction. No one can, work in a place where he/she feels disconnected from the rest, and it shows in the performance of employees. An office where a friendly and cooperative corporate culture exists, will always outperform, an office where this does not exist. In modern multicultural workplaces,…
Today’s workplaces emphasize heavily on team based jobs. They recruit highly skilled individuals and then go on to form a team as per requirement of the organization. However, it is not uncommon to end up with a team, which comprises of members coming from various cultures, ethnicities and mindsets. In order to make the team as effective as it can be, only having highly skilled individuals will not do, there must be cohesion and chemistry among the team members. Otherwise the team would definitely fall short of its potential. If you expect the cohesion to form naturally and over time,…
Well, what I can say about the Beatles that has not been said already. They redefined pop and rock music genres more than once during their reign. But to the surprise of many of us they only made records as the Beatles for mere seven years, and within this short duration of time, they managed to achieve so much that hardly will someone be able to replicate the level of success. During their time, they had been in the center of pop culture revolution that is still resonating to this very day. And all of their albums from their debut…
I am sure that you are aware of the fact that people like singing together, from an elegant croonfest around a piano, or a down-home sing along around a campfire, or a hands in the air celebration in the church, whatever the occasion may be, humans are into singing. That is the primary reason that karaoke is such a popular leisure time activity. If done right, karaoke can be a really fun activity for an entire group. But choosing the appropriate song to play is the most important task. The song has to be popular enough that everyone knows it,…
We may belong to different countries, but there is just only one planet that we can call our home. Despite this fact, people around the world are doing things that are putting our planet, and in extension our very existence in danger, and one such thing is deforestation. All over the world, accommodation is in high demand, human population is growing, and in some countries it is growing at an alarming rate. We need more room, and thus we are to make this extra room we are engulfing hundreds of acres of forest. Also, another major reason for deforestation is…