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  "Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all!" The above words of 'Aristotle' imply the importance of education with values . The objective of education is enlightenment. Enlightenment can be achieved only by educating both the mind as well as the heart. According to Aristotle, educating humans goes much beyond the cognitive aspect of learning. In order to ensure complete and holistic development, our education should be backed by values like empathy, compassion, rationality, etc. Values such as humanity, accountability, Integrity, confidence, courage must be imparted as a part of education. Education is not just confined to a defined set of syllabus or knowledge of certain fields or having degrees and diplomas. A person can be highly versed with many subjects and still come up very short in integrity and character. A truly educated person is one who understands the purpose of creation. He works with intelligence for the benefit of everyone...

 In every human person, there is a deep desire for good. Human beings by nature tend to be good. Each man/woman desires what is best for himself/herself. Not few are the people who ask this question: Why should we be moral? Why should we take part in the moral institution of life? Why should we adopt a moral point of view? Ethical principles and moral practices help one to attain what is best. It helps a person to perfect himself/herself as a moral being. Morality has to do more with one's interior self than the practice of some customs or set of rules. Viewed from this point, morality is a deep-down desire in the human person and is something to do with the very nature of the human person. Being moral (or good) is necessary for having self-respect. Self-respect is necessary for happiness. ... And only people who can make just and fair self-assessments can have self-knowledge. And only just and fair people, good, moral people can make just and fair self-assessment. We also find tha...

Mark Twain rightly said ‘Loyalty to the country always, loyalty to the government when it deserves it.’- to criticize and evoke people of Russia under the Czar Regime. Loyalty to the country implies- Taking pride in one’s country, culture, and values. Adherence and upholding constitutional values such as liberty, fraternity, etc.  Carrying out civil and fundamental duties.  Standing by our country and helping fellow countrymen in the time of need such as external aggression, disasters like Tsunami, earthquakes, Pandemic. Loyalty to government means allegiance to political and ideological values. It also means to have unwavering faith in the government. But it gives unquestioned power and authority to the government. But in order to have good governance and development of the country, it is necessary to have checks and balances and hold the government accountable for its decisions and actions. There has to be transparency in the functioning of the government to ensure responsib...

  “There is a higher court than the court of justice i.e. ‘court of conscience”– MAHATMA GANDHI Our history has been seen many great personalities who were very clear about their thought & pursued their dreams with their conscience as Galileo Galili, Socrates, and many more. CONSCIENCE is the realization of his/her own doing act that it is going to be right or wrong. It’s an “INNER VOICE”. Conscience with thought or goal of achieving or any desired aim which should be ethical is a ‘CLEAR CONSCIENCE’ and on the other hand, when it harms to anyone else is termed as ‘GUILTY ONE‘. How Conscience gets formed? While conscience is good in a sense but it is not one day practice, it comes from the adoption of the following in daily life which are mentioned below- PERSONALITY – It is the most socially judging phenomenon. It is the trait that shows what kind of person you are in your daily life which is realistic in nature. UPBRINGING – It means the action that you will do, is mostly aff...

  “A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success.” An Individual’s self-concept is the core of his personality. It affects every aspect of human behavior: the ability to learn, the capacity to grow and change. The “self-image” is the key to human personality and human behavior.”Self-Image sets the boundaries of individual accomplishment.” Why it is important? Self-image is all about how much people value themselves and also it is important because how we think about ourselves affects how we feel about ourselves and how we interact with others and the world around us. A positive self-image can boost our physical, mental, social, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Imagine what your life would be like if you were happy, successful, and fulfilled? How would you feel? What would you do? The only way you can achieve this unique combination of life’s greatest joys is if you focus on doing the things that will build your self-image. We always, and everyw...

In spite of various developments in the field of science & technology, Scientists have still not been able to create the web produced by a spider. Surprising right! The uniqueness of the spider’s web is that single strands are broken away with ease. But when put together an equal volume of a spider’s web is stronger than an equivalent volume of steel!! This is exactly the Gestalt principle which states that “The Whole is more than a sum of its parts.” Exploring  Multiple Dimensions : 1: HISTORICALLY, Individual parts have been a cause of disunity & resulted in countries being exploited by foreign nations. The decline of  Mughals resulted in Individual kings fighting each other which led to the British Empire. The spirit of the ‘whole’ led to Independence. 2: On the LEGAL front post-Independence, the constituent Assembly put together 395 Articles &  8 Schedules. Then began the clash of the parts -Fundamental Rights  v/s Directive Principles. Finally, the K...

Experts have debated this topic for years and still debating. Also, the technology covered a long way to make human life easier but the negative aspect of it can’t be ignored, especially, in the case of children and teens. It’s no secret that technology has become an integral part of our daily life. In particular, it’s become rare to see children and teens without a digital device in hand wherever we go: restaurants, waiting rooms, parks, and more. However, the rapid pace by which toddlers, children, and teens are adopting technology into their daily lives has arises many questions related to the effects it can have on their development. Although the negative impacts of technology frequently hit the news and are popular topics of conversation, technology is also being used more and more in educational settings, like the classroom. This leaves many of us wondering: is technology all bad? When we speak about the bad sides of technology, children are the first ones that come to mind. If a...

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) seems to be the term of the day for an emerging corporate India. CSR in India has traditionally been seen as a philanthropic activity. However, with the introduction of   Section   135   in the   Companies Act   2013 , India became the first country to have statutorily mandated CSR for specified companies. As corporate citizens, people seem to be more than willing to come up with innovative models for the upliftment of society, using their own resources. Starting from teaching the underprivileged children to sharing resources with flood victims, to green planet fundamentals, and doing whatever else the organization feels it can give back to society, everything is being done today. So, now, a natural question arises: Why were we not responsible towards society, as individual citizens, earlier? Were all the people who pull up their socks now, and work towards the aim of corporate social responsibility not responsible as indivi...