Introduction Yet another popular fable from Aesop, “The Honest Woodcutter” portrays honesty overcoming temptation. It is a remarkable story. The woodcutter refuses to accept the golden and silver axes offered to him by a god/goddess in place of the iron axe he had lost. The god impressed with his honesty Read more…
“I don’t think so it is a good idea”. Do you think the above sentence is correct? If not, what is the correct form? Correct: I don’t think it is a good idea. They say it is a good idea. I don’t think so. In “I don’t think so”, ‘so’ Read more…
We are all too familiar with the Beauty and the Beast story. We enjoyed the classic in our times and the animated versions of it. You can find a couple of versions of it, for your recollection and enjoyment, in the references below. You have wondered what the moral of Read more…
Aesop’s “The Fox and the Stork” is witty and strategic. I enjoyed reading it as a child and rereading it as an adult. But as a parent of a 3 year old, I find myself telling it with a modification to remove hostility and cunning.
Did you love listening to stories from your mom, dad, siblings and others? Now, you can be on the other side and influence a young one’s life positively. Story telling has many advantages including the following. Advantages Bonding Even before my child could recognize alphabets, I sat down with her Read more…
Learning is a joy. It gives you a skill that you seek or an enhancement you wish. True improvement lies in identifying our shortcomings and addressing them. We teach our youngsters/students that a person who asks a question may seem like a fool for a minute but one who doesn’t, Read more…
This one eluded me for a while: 1. He alludes to hypocrisy in his poem. 2. The criminal managed to elude capture so long. What’s the difference between allude and elude? In my own words (trying to be as exact as possible): Allude (pronounced as ‘uh-lude’) means make a casual Read more…
Dr. Sandhya shares her thoughts on Eminence, how to get there and how to retain that state.
Elimination Communication (EC) is a method of early potty training in infants and kids.
Employees committed to their organizations are more likely to contribute better and remain
longer with their companies. This study examines how to build such organizational
commitment through job characteristics, leadership and empowerment.