...March Great Personalities Chanakya - 1 An average looking guy was walking on the streets of the Pataliputra (today’s Patna city in India) for routine work. In his hurried walk, he stumbled on a stump of a noxious grass and injured his foot. Grass was deeply rooted in the earth and it was not easy to uproot it out. Little upset he sat down right there in the burning sun. He poured a sugar-syrup on the grass and stood by as if he was waiting for something!! A passing by kid, named Chandragupta, was watching him curiously, but carefully. All of a sudden, from nowhere, several ants and other insects came and attracted towards sugar-syrup. They destroyed the grass completely. Chandragupta curiously asked him, “It was just a grass. Why did you do it?” Brahmin replied back, “It was poisonous (evil) and fatal. And all evil things should be destroyed completely eventhough they are small. This is everybody’s duty. I would remove even a king if the king adopted adharma.” This average looking guy was not merely a common guy, but a very smart, clever and learned brahmin. His name was Vishnugupta. Vishnugupta lived in the capital city Pataliputra of an empire Magadha during the period 350-275 BC. His father, Chanak, was a learned brahmin. Being a teacher himself, Chanak knew the importance of education. He started teaching his son Vishnugupta in his early age. He himself was learned, noble and self-esteemed brahmin. He would not tolerate any injustice or adharmik deeds. Naturally, the...
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...In 326 BCE, Chandragupta Maurya was just a teenager when Alexander the Great of Macedonia invaded India. Facing stiff resistance all through what is now Pakistan, and hampered by the high Hindu-Kush Mountains, Alexander’s army lost its will to conquer India at the Battle of Jhelum (or Hydaspes River). Although the Macedonians made it through the Khyber Pass and defeated Raja Puru (King Poros) near modern-day Bhera, Pakistan, the fighting was almost too much for Alexander’s troops. Worst of all, Raja Puru’s army included 30 war elephants, who spooked the Macedonian cavalry’s horses (and probably the men, as well). When the victorious Macedonians heard that their next target - the Nanda Empire - could muster 6,000 war elephants, the soldiers revolted. Alexander the Great would not conquer the far side of the Ganges. Although the world’s greatest tactician could not convince his troops to take on the Nanda Empire, five years after Alexander turned away, a 20-year-old Chandragupta Maurya would accomplish that feat, and go on to unite almost all of what is nowIndia. The young Indian emperor would also take on Alexander’s successors - and win. Chandragupta Maurya’s Birth and Ancestry: Chandragupta Maurya was born sometime around 340 BCE, reportedly in Patna, now in the Bihar state of India. Given the vast span of time since his birth, it is unsurprising that scholars are uncertain of many details. For example, some texts claim that both of Chandragupta’s parents were of the Kshatriya...
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..."Take stands, take risks, take responsibility" are the three things that I stress, on being a manager. According to me confidence is the spice that is required in the corporate world but I am humble enough to be aware that an extra pinch of spice would spoil the taste and mood. I am a person with clear vision and always think there is scope for improvement and perfection. In many situations I have proved that I have immense ability to make rapid and strategic decisions. My journey of being a leader began in school, where I served as the captain for my group of 50 members and had the joy of winning the "best group shield" for that academic year. Even in college i managed to keep up my standards in coming out as an active and participative leader. I always enjoyed taking responsibilities and facing and fighting challenges that are daring. "Crush the thorny bushes and move on" is the policy that I follow. I am unique. I want to be portrayed differently from others. This desire started after I was inspired by the poem "The Road Not Taken", where the poet emphasizes on acting different and being unique. I am a good speaker with excellent command over the language. I am genuine and have a positive and optimistic attitude and a fair and clear approach. I possess the innate qualities of dependability, trustworthiness, and integrity, and the acquired qualities like knowledge of industry, organizing skills and...
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...The Burmese Pythons “Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous,” Chanakya one said. The Burmese pythons are superb, superior, and striking species. Anywhere the pythons go they are going to make their selves known. The presence of the Burmese python is ruing the environment of the Everglades in To begin with, Burmese Pythons can grow up to 23 feet long! Even though they don’t have venom, their heat signals and their chemical receptors do the trick just fine. When the python catches its prey, it bites down into the prey’s skin. When the prey tries to escape it only causes the snake to bite down even more. “Many people have chosen...
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...After Thirteen years of finishing an A.S. Degree in Interior Design, I feel the need of going back to college to increase my knowledge to be able to keep up the busy world and with my own personal expectations and goals. It is a big responsibility and commitment that I am getting into after having started a family. It is definitely different to start again but there is so much competition, and salary differences based on education levels and opportunities that one needs to be prepared with a bachelor’s degree to obtain the best no matter what your age is. I made the great decision of starting a B.S. in Business because it is important to me to be qualified for a productive job and to obtain the knowledge necessary to run a business properly. In order to be successful in life you have to be secure and feel comfortable with yourself and with your capability. I want to be independent and achieve success and be competitive. Therefore, I have a strong belief that a college degree enables people to demonstrate they have what it takes to finish what they start. Having a higher level of education increases the opportunity of having a higher income. Having a family, the expenses are higher between doctors appointments, mortgage, insurance , school expenses and much more money is never enough to keep all the expenses . So for sure having a bachelors degree its one the way to assure a higher income It’s not the same having only a high school diploma that having...
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...Value of Context of HRM in India The managerial ideologies in Indian dates back at least four centuries. Arthãshastra written by the celebrated Indian scholar-practitioner Chanakya had three key areas of exploration, 1) public policy, 2) administration and utilisation of people, and 3) taxation and accounting principles (Chatterjee 2006). Parallel to such pragmatic formulations, a deep rooted value system, drawn from the early Aryan thinking, called vedanta, deeply influenced the societal and institutional values in India. Overall, Indian collective culture had an interesting individualistic core while the civilisational values of duty to family, group and society was always very important while vedantic ideas nurtured an inner private sphere of individualism. There has been considerable interest in the notion that managerial values are a function of the behaviours of managers. England, Dhingra and Agarwal (1974) were early scholars who contended that managerial values were critical forces that shape organisational architecture. The relevance of managerial values in shaping modern organisational life is reflected in scholarly literature linking them to corporate culture (Deal & Kennedy 1982), organisational commitment and job satisfaction (O’Reilly, Chatham & Caldwell 1991), as well as institutional governance (Mowday, Porter & Steers 1982). Thus, understanding the source of these values and in particular societal work values (which link the macro-micro relationships and in...
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...University of Phoenix Material Yvonne E Tanner Philosophy Matrix Field | Definition | Historical Developments | Schools Of Thought | Key Contributors | Principal Issues | Epistemology | The theory of knowledge concerned with nature and scope of knowledge | From Ancient Greece forward, Plato, Socrates and developmental thought | Externalism, Internalism, Empiricism, Rationalism, Constructivism, Infinitism, Foundationalism, Coherentism, Skepticism | Aristotle, Plato, Spinoza, Locke, George Berkeley, Immanuel Kant. (with all the questions I think we can attribute some Socrates also) | Focused on the analysis of the nature of knowledge; how do we know what we know, why? How is knowledge acquired? What makes justified beliefs justified? | Metaphysics | Metaphysics is the study of the nature of reality, including the relationship between mind and body, substance, and accident, events, and causation (Johnson, 2008). | Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity is considered by many to be based in metaphysics but was adopted into physics because of its significance (Howie, 1997). | Cosmology, Ontology, Natural Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Mind, Perception | Aristotle, Plato, George Berkeley, Anne Conway, Oliva Sabuco de Nantes, Benedictus de Spinoza, Émilie du Châtelet, John Locke, Thomas Hobbes | The study of existence; Natural Theology – study of Gods, nature of religion, what is the divine? Universal Science - what are the first principals and how...
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...Chanakya’15 Pre-process The journey of Bajrangi Group started as a supplier of wafers and namkeens to local brands. Due to the shore supply of that product they decided to make their own product line. The fame of taste reached to the whole Gujarat hence it was time to take over the whole Gujarat. Chataka Pataka Tangy Tomato Snacks happens to be all over Gujarat — present in almost every paan shop and organised retail outlet, but with no jumbo billboards screaming its delights. With simple ideas that may seem outlandish in this age of brazen marketing, Chataka creator Bajrangi Wafers Pvt Ltd has managed to fend off bigger players like LasyCo and Jagilram's in the Rs 600-crore Gujarat market. Bajrangi survives solely on word-of-mouth publicity. This publicity comes from the Gujarat-based snacks maker's ability to localise flavours. Bajrangi understands the palate of the consumer well. Indeed, Bajrangi products like Chataka Pataka, Ratlami Sev and Sing Bhujiya, among others, suit the tastes of a specific market. The company offers masala wafers to cater to the Gujarati palate, chaat masala for the Maharashtra market and a range of spicy snacks for Rajasthan. Here, it scores over Jagilram's, which too has flavours to cater to the North Indian palate, by a better understanding of the Gujarati consumer. Bajrangi's pampers the Gujarati's sweet tooth by keeping its khatta-meetha less spicy. Bajrangi‘s product mix is just right. Bajrangi’s share of the local potato and vegetable...
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...Introduction: The Tragedy of Macbeth is a play written by William Shakespeare in 1606.This play was written for James VI of Scotland who went on to occupy the English throne. The story is based in Scotland and is connected to James VI via the character Banquo who is supposed to be James’s ancestor. Macbeth is Shakespeare’s most powerful and emotionally intense play. It is one of the shortest and bloodiest tragedies written by Shakespeare. It is not as complex as other plays like The Merchant of Venice, Othello and Hamlet which explores the fine nuances of the characters but is a drama with a sharp and jagged theme which flows rapidly from the beginning to the end. Macbeth is a story of a brave and courageous Scottish general (Macbeth) who on receiving a prophecy of becoming the future king (by witches) and instigated by his wife goes on to murder the king (Duncan) and seize the throne. The fear of losing the throne and to protect himself from enmity and suspicion, Macbeth commits even more murders and soon becomes a tyrant. The bloodbath finally drags Macbeth and his wife to madness and death. Character Analysis: Of the many characters in the play, two characters form the core of the whole play namely Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Macbeth – The play introduces Macbeth as a Scottish general and the thane of Glamis. Macbeth’s initial image from the play is that of a brave and courageous soldier. The following speech from the Captain illustrates Macbeth’s bravery: For brave...
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...POLITICAL SCIENCE: DEFINITION AND SCOPEIntroduction: It can be argued that the discovery of the laws of evolution has, theselast two centuries, revolutionised the study of Man. Evolution has givena sort of scientific sanction to the idea of human progress of whichmodernity aims at being the concrete expression. Progress, in thispeculiar sense, not only means the advancement of scientific learningbut also the improvement of human society. The growingconsciousness of Man from little more than an ape to a fully thinkinganimal has led to a higher level of organisation and stability within hiscommunities, which were to become later on villages and cities. Overtime, with the development and expansion of human activities, theorganisation of these local units became more defined, and norms andlaws were developed to control them. Again, all along History, we findmany systems devised by various civilisations and peoples for thepurpose of ruling and governing, we observe the influence of personalor collective interests on the policies of governments and the outcomeof conflicts, and we hear of and sometimes witness the contribution of individuals either to the prosperity or ruin of a particular state orcountry. Such evolutions and variations, past and present, in the ideasand practices behind the organisation and administration of humansocieties are the proper subjects of Political Science. Definition and Scope of Political Science. 1. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, political...
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...There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. - Washington Irving. What is grief? Grief is an emotion, that everyone will experience, and each one of us needs to find our own way to deal with this emotion. There is no "right" way to grieve, there is no answer to how each one of us will heal from the feelings of sadness, anger, loss and loneliness. There are a lot of reasons to be in grief, but the most intense grief usually comes from the death of a love one. Feelings such as sorrow, sadness, guilt, regret, anxiety, fear and helplessness isn't uncommon to go through after you lost a loved one. There is no way to know how long the grief will go on. But overtime the intense grief and sorrow will subside. In 1969 Elizabeth Kübler-Ross introduced the 5 stages of grief: Denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. I think we all can agree that these are stages we go through when we have lost a loved one. In the short story "No Angel" written by Bernie McGill, in 2010, our main character Annie, goes through grief and loneliness after she lost her father. The short story is written in first person narrative, we see the story through the main character's eyes whose name is Annie. The compositions is jumping in time between, present and flashbacks. The story starts in the middle of the story...
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...Historiography It is the study of the history and methodology of the discipline of history. The term historiography also denotes a body of historical work on a specialized topic. Scholars discuss historiography topically – such as the “historiography of Catholicism,” the “historiography of early Islam,” or the “historiography of China" – as well as specific approaches such as political history and social history. Beginning in the nineteenth century, at the ascent of academic history, a corpus of historiography literature developed. Furay and Salevouris (1988) define historiography as "the study of the way history has been and is written — the history of historical writing... When you study 'historiography' you do not study the events of the past directly, but the changing interpretations of those events in the works of individual historians." Questions studied Some of the common questions of historiography are: 1. Reliability of the sources used, in terms of authorship, credibility of the author, and the authenticity or corruption of the text. (See also source criticism). 2. Historiographical tradition or framework. Every historian uses one (or more) historiographical traditions, for example Marxist, Annales School, "total history", or political history. The historiography of early Islam refers to the study of the early origins of Islam based on a critical analysis, evaluation, and examination of authentic primary source materials and the organization of these sources into...
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...competency-based interviewing techniques Competencies include the collection of success factors necessary for achieving important results in a specific job or work role in a particular organization. Success factors are combinations of knowledge, skills, and attributes (more historically called "KSA's") that are described in terms of specific behaviors, and are demonstrated by superior performers in those jobs or work roles. Attributes include: personal characteristics, traits, motives, values or ways of thinking that impact an individual's behavior. Origin of Management including Competency Mapping: Chanakya's Arthshastra, an ancient Indian script/ book on Political Science and Administration, written some 3000 years ago. Other names of Chanakya were Mr. Kautilya, and Mr. Vishnu Gupt. Constitutions of all the major countries have origin in this book. It could be Indian Constitution, Irish, Canadian, USA, Australian, etc. and even British unwritten constitutions have roots imbibed in this book. It is the towering book in which you find the basics and applications of Management Sciences, Chemistry, Physics, Military and War techniques, Basic Engineering and Technologies,...
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...QUESTION PAPER POSTAL /SORTING ASSISTANT 2009 - ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS APTITUTDE TEST- DECEMBER 2009 PART 1 – ENGLISH ( Select the most appropriate word/set of words) 1. The word most nearly opposite in meaning to Valor a. admonition b. Injustice c. Cowardice d . Generosity 2. The word most nearly similar in meaning to tentative a. Prevalent b. Portable c. Making d. Experimental 3. The pair whose relationship is most like the relationship expressed in the pair beggar: beg a. Medium- Advise b. Mediator: Disagree C. Mercenary : Demand d. Mentor : Guide Fill in the Blanks ( Question 4-10 ) 4. We list confidence in him because he never ------------------his promise. 5. Her true feelings --------------- themselves in her sarcastic asides; only then was her ------------- revealed 6. Technically glass is a mineral and --------------- a. Water so b. water is so c. so is water d. so water is 7. Rajasthan --------------- a very climate a. ha b. being c. having d. with 8 One of the least effective ways of storing information is leaning a. how repeat b. repeating c. to repeat d. Repeat 9 Many modern architects insist on------------------ materials native...
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... 75th Year Celebrations at Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) Politics, Business and Bureaucracy – A Fatal Triangle - Rajesh Sridhar Politicians are a class of people who represent the citizens of a country. Their agenda is the agenda of the people they represent; rather that should be the case. They serve the people at the highest level. An able politician is one who understands what people want, one who is in tune with the cause and stands up for that cause and serves unconditionally. In ancient India, in the Vedic age, the Brahmans advised the Kshatriya Kings on how the state needed to be ruled. The advisor was called a ‘Rajarishi’. Although the king was the ruler, he ruled as per the Brahmans’ advices. One such advisor was Chanakya. Businessmen represent the class of people who provide employment to fellow citizens. Their motive is to make a good living for themselves and the society at large. They help facilitate trade between countries and ensure equitable justice to all employees at work. In ancient India, the Vaishya community represented this class of people. They were traders, inherently, generation after generation. Books like Arthashaastra describe how trade needs to be carried out, the economics involved and the business and the ethical aspects of it. Bureaucrats are those who facilitate the politicians in Governmental work. They are basically Government servants, and as the name suggests, facilitate the politicians in serving the people. The duty of the...
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