Malaysian Airlines System (MAS) or otherwise called Malaysian Airline Berhad (MAB) has been one of Malaysia's astounding prides as it was the main Malaysian Airlines organization that figured out how to build up and mark itself around the world. They have been gladly flying the...
Introduction Try to remember your first trip to a toy store; all that excitement bottled up inside you like little fireflies trapped in a mason jar. You pick out one or two of your favorite “American” toys, ride home in your parents’ “American” car, and...
Shanghai, with a total population of more than 24 million, is the largest developed Chinese city (by population) and arguably the most developed among the four municipalities that are directly administered by the Chinese central government. As a result, Shanghai is the economic hub of...
Introduction Clean water is an integral resource to all ecological aspects of the world. Whether its used domestically, for aquaculture, industrially, for irrigation or livestock, or for power, it is key for sustaining life. In the world, the water used each day in homes, businesses,...
Introduction It is superfluous to delineate how conspicuous gender inequality is not only our social problem but also our national problem. There is no denying the fact that gender inequality is the one of the major component to make a country ill-starred and economically weak....
In today’s day and age, coffee has become a necessity for most of us. There are new coffee shops opening up every day, but there is one that almost everyone has heard of and that is: Starbucks. As of today, Starbucks has a net worth...
Everything in the modern world is centered around ease and comfort. The innovation of technology has always been geared towards finding a way to make human lives easier. However, it has long been a difficulty for us to achieve a solution when it comes to...
Emile Durkheim (1858-1917) was a French Sociologist renowned for his influence on sociology. Some theories that he founded would include the collective conscience and the idea of ‘Anomie’, which still holds relevance in our society. This essay attempts to analyse an article regarding stress experienced...
Attending classes at Thompson Rivers University threw a different light on the problem I faced as a teacher back home in Mumbai. There were several courses that spoke about the incorporation of Emotional Intelligence in the curriculum. One course in particular caught my attention, it...
Throughout the history, many authors used symbols to represent certain ideas or qualities. And even today symbolism remains one of the main parts and techniques of novelists. Fyodor Sologub is considered to be of the main representatives of this “mystical” artistic movement called Russian symbolism....
With Bollywood being a large source of entertainment in India, product placement could help raise awareness and interest in IKEA. For example, working together with actors or actresses as brand ambassadors or with film directors to film on location. Market penetration pricing may attract buyers...
PESTLE Analysis Political The current corporation tax is being gradually reduced to 25% from 30%, but regulations may affect foreign investments. The government also does change in power frequently and each focus on their own agendas, posing a risk of power and budget for the...
The consequences of global warming are becoming more serious now that the change of climate is visible. Within the decade, not only have different types of disasters been occurring, but they have been increasing in different parts of the world. Within thirteen months, two mega...
Mid-July 2018 when this chapter was way past its many deadlines, an exchange around Indian sport on social media became, to use mobile app language, a notification for our times. “Our” here is Indian sport – that baffling, exhilarating, frustrating, impossibly optimistic entity – and...
Something fundamental is changing when it comes to sports in India. After decades of lamenting about the abysmal performance of the country on any international level, we can spot the signs of change, as sport is slowly shaking off its torpid lethargy and awakening to...
“Can”. Three-letter word. Has no great personality. Slang for toilet. Painted by Andy Warhol. Worth five points in Scrabble. Then you look again. “Can” has muscle. It means to have the ability, the skill, the belief. It’s knowing ‘how to’. It’s having the ‘power to’....
The league culture in India has been evolving this past decade. As with most things to do with leagues, the initiative will have to be taken by the IPL and, to a lesser extent, the PKL and ISL for it to percolate down to the...
The ripple effect of the IPL’s success cascaded into virtually every other sport, led by promoters teaming up with national federations. Of these, two have been relatively successful despite it being early days in the life cycles of leagues in India. The Indian Super League...
8th August 1984, four days before the closing ceremony of the glittering 23rd Summer Olympics at Los Angeles. The finals of the women’s 400m hurdles, featuring, in Lane 5, the very first Indian woman in the finals of any Olympic event, ever, are about to...