… कार्तिक नाम का एक तीन साल का बच्चा अपने घर की गैलरी से 20 फ़ीट नीचे गिर जाता है।
एक लोहे की रॉड उसके सिर और कंधे में घुस जाती है।
… एक निजी अस्पताल सर्जरी के लिए 15 लाख रुपये मांगता है। परिवार कार्तिक के बचने की उम्मीद छोड़ देता है क्योंकि वे इतना पैसा नहीं दे सकते।
… तभी लखनऊ के किंग जॉर्ज मेडिकल यूनिवर्सिटी के डॉ. अंकुर बजाज और उनकी टीम आगे आती है।
सिर्फ़ 25,000 रुपये में, रॉड को लगभग नामुमकिन सर्जरी में निकाल दिया जाता है।
बिना किसी अतिरिक्त नुकसान के, यहाँ तक कि बिना उचित सीटी स्कैन के भी।
सर्जरी तीन घंटे से ज़्यादा समय तक चलती है और बेहद खतरनाक होती है।
… अब असल ज़िंदगी में फ़िल्मी मोड़ आता है।
उसी समय, डॉ. बजाज की माँ को दिल का दौरा पड़ने के बाद अस्पताल में भर्ती कराया जाता है, लेकिन फिर भी डॉ. बजाज अपने कर्तव्य को प्राथमिकता देते हैं और कार्तिक की सर्जरी पूरी करते हैं।
सुपरहीरो ऐसे ही दिखते हैं। वे अपने भीतर होते हैं।
After winning a silver medal for India at the Commonwealth Games, Boxer Lovlina Borgohain visited a restaurant in Glasgow. There, she noticed a map of India printed on a napkin in which the entire Northeast was missing.
Lovlina, who comes from Assam, did not create a scene or react with anger. She politely informed the restaurant staff that the map was incomplete and explained why it was hurtful. The management acknowledged the mistake and assured her that it would be corrected.
For Lovlina, it was not just about a map. It was about acknowledging that every part of India belongs on the map, and every Indian deserves to feel seen.
Sometimes, the strongest punches are not thrown inside a boxing ring. They are delivered with dignity, calmness, and the courage to speak up when something is not right.
"I didn’t pick up a girl from that garbage dump. I picked up a diamond."
This is not a movie story. A real miracle happened in the state of Assam.
Soberan, a 30-year-old man, earned his living by selling vegetables. He was not married yet.
One evening, while returning home after work, he heard the sound of a baby crying from the bushes near the road.
When he went to check, he found a new born baby girl left alone on a garbage pile. The child had been abandoned. Soberan looked around, but no one was there. The baby was innocent, cute, and beautiful. Not knowing what else to do, he took her home with him.
He decided to raise the baby himself instead of getting married. He named her Jyoti.
He worked hard every day and night to take care of her, making sure Jyoti never faced any hardship. He sent her to school and fulfilled all her needs.
Even if he went hungry, he never let her suffer. Jyoti completed a degree in Computer Science in 2013. She then began preparing for competitive exams.
She passed the Public Service Commission exam in 2014 and got a job as an Assistant Commissioner in the Income Tax Department.
Soberan cried with joy when he saw his daughter achieve something he never had the chance to do.
Jyoti now takes care of her father, but even after all her requests, he still continues to run his vegetable business.
Soberan told the media, "I didn’t pick up a girl from that garbage dump. I picked up a diamond. She is the light of my life."
Both of them are truly inspiring people.
Oracle fired 12,000 of its Indian workforce and is expected to sack more.
Another reminder of how fragile stability is in the private sector. One secures employment, income begins to flow, long-term plans take shape, home, car, loans, EMIs. And then, a single decision by the corporate to “rationalize” or “downsize,” and everything collapses overnight.
Unless you quickly re-enter the job market, fixed liabilities don’t pause; they compound stress and can upend an otherwise steady life.
While you earn, you must pay taxes. The moment you lose your job, you’re on your own. In fact, you even have to pay tax on the severance also.
Maybe it’s time to introduce reforms, such as mandating severance pay ranging from three months to one year based on an employee’s tenure, as is the norm in the West; allowing EMI pauses for a 3-6 months; and providing a time-bound monthly allowance from the govt for involuntary job losses.
If Ladla/Ladlis can get free money, free ration, free water, and electricity, without paying any income tax, why not support a worker who has been paying taxes and contributing?
Water Availability per capita (cubic metre):
1981: 2895
1991: 2309
2001: 1816
2011: 1545
2021: 1486
In just 40 years our water availability is down to half. 60% of our rainwater flows into the sea. My article on why river-linking is a must. #WorldWaterDay https://t.co/ervEM9sYTQ
A few days ago, a video went viral of a schoolgirl with disabilities in both legs walking nearly two kilometers to her school.
Many people, including celebrities, raised the issue and demanded that the Gopalganj (Bihar) administration provide her with a hand-tricycle. After massive outrage and media coverage, officials finally reached the village, handed her a tricycle, and promptly uploaded pictures on social media. The DM happily took the credit (image).
Within just four days, the so-called sarkari tricycle broke down and stopped working (video).
What the hell is this? Did they give her some third-class junk or a second-hand repainted tricycle just to stage a photo-op and claim credit?
If this is the level of insincerity and negligence even in a case that went viral across the entire internet, one can only imagine the sincerity of the system in thousands of cases that never get any attention at all.
ELON MUSK: "Our next product, Blindsight will enable those who have total loss of vision, including if they've lost their eyes or the optic nerve, or maybe have never seen, or even blind from birth, to be able to see again."
🔸#MDL has joined the Indian Navy and #BrazilianNavy in signing a trilateral MoU for structured exchange of information on maintenance of #Scorpène-class submarines and other military ships.
🔸This strengthens bilateral #maritimecooperation and future-ready collaboration.
Taragiri, the fourth ship of P17A - #Nilgiri class stealth frigates and third of the class built by @MazagonDockLtd, was delivered to the #IndianNavy on #28Nov 25 at Mumbai.
Designed by the Navy's Warship Design Bureau & overseen by the Warship Overseeing Team (Mbi), delivery of four P17A ships within a span of just 11 months is a testament to accelerated build timelines by MDL, the remarkable maturity of the Indian defence industry ecosystem, and the Indian Navy’s commitment to the Government of India’s #AatmanirbharBharat vision.
Fitted with state-of-the-art weapons & sensors Taragiri will boost #IndianNavy's ability to address challenges across the spectrum of naval operations significantly.
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MDL today delivered the Third Stealth Frigate of the P17A Class, *Taragiri* to the #IndianNavy. The acceptance document (D448) was signed by Capt. Jagmohan (Retd), CMD, MDL, and RAdm Gautam Marwaha, VSM, CSO (Tech) ENC, in the presence of senior officials from MDL and the IN.