Normal And Abnormal

Many of us feel that we are misunderstood by others. Those include our own family members, our close friends and relatives, our superiors and coworkers and the list may go on and on. Why it happens so? Is it so that we are not able to present our true self. Generally people on first sight of a new one who could be moved around closely in the future, create a person in him. Later if the same person is found in him, he may fall in the category of the expected personality. Even a minor variation noticed shall make him a strange one and all that is observed in him shall be seen as strange and negative. Those around us always expect our personality to be one matching with their design. If not, we cannot be in the category of good one. They will never try to see the true person in us. But by the time they realise our true self it would be confined to a few words, "I am sorry for I couldn't understand you." Therefore, it is always preferable for us not to compromise ...

For quite sometime the fishing community in Kerala have been trying to highlight their adversity at various levels. Unfortunately no one could offer a lasting solution for these. Petty helps like subsidised food or kerosene or something of that sort would do nothing to uplift this oppressed community. More effective and lasting approaches should be adopted. The easy and simple methods towards this is suggested below. All concerned may go through this and find means to implement this. Sometimes back a leading Malayalam daily reported a news bit on fish price. 'Sardine fishes auctioned at Kochi fishing harbour for about Rs 25/- per kg was sold at the main road side half a kilometre away for Rs 65/-. This is continued everywhere in Kerala. The state government may interfere in this and facilitate the fishermen to sell their catches to the ultimate consumer. Government can arrange to provide them transport vehicles and sales outlets all over the stat...

(Chinese spy ship Yuan Wang 5 research vessel: image courtesy - The New Indian Express) (The Hambanthota Port - image courtesy: The Business Standard) Chinese spy ship 'Yuan Wang 5' is reported to be heading towards Hambanthota port of Sri Lanka. The ship is likely to be docked there by 11th. China Merchant Port made an investment of $1.12 billion and bought 85 percent stake in Hbanthota International Port Group under an agreement with Sri Lanka Port Authority in 2017. This agreement also created an economic zone  of 15,000 acres land which comes under Chinese control. Surprisingly this lease agreement is valid for a period of 99 years. Had India gave adequate diplomatic attention before arriving at such a situation it could have been safely avoided. Now making some sounds here is not likely to yield any results. Whatever is happened is happened. It cannot be corrected now. The only possible solution to overcome this unwanted situation is to have a secre...

According to the Women. Peace and Security Index by Georgetown University and the Peace Research Institute Oslo, Denmark is ranked as the safest country  for women in the world. Nordic countries like Norway , Iceland, Sweden and Finland closely follow in the global list. Singapore is found to have one of the urban safest environment globally. Ranking of top countries among the total  surveyed countries with a number of 181. 1 Denmark, 2 Iceland, 3 Norway, 4 Sweden, 5 Finland, 6 Luxembourg, 7 Belgium, 8 Netherlands, 9 Austria, 9 New Zealand. Our Motherland India ranks 128 out of 177 countries. India  In 2025 alone there is a sharp surge reported in cyber crimes targetting women. According to National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal during the last one year 76,650 cyber crimes were reported against women. Asper available records, considering the crime reported against women in 2023 and 2024 the annual crime rate comes around.4.4 lakhs. While analysing the data of N...

Love  is said to be eternal, but picking a bride involves quite strange and tedious custom. A custom exist in Combodia and among some African tribes, where unmarried teens are even encouraged to stay in 'courting huts' to entertain potential suitors away from the parents' gaze. In these huts, they are allowed to explore multiple partners, all in a quest to find that true love. In an annual courtship event, the men of the Woodabe Fula in Niger dress up in elaborate costumes, put on make-up and dance and sing in a bid to win a bride. At the end of the performance it is the women who get to do the choosing. In Wales the lover is presented with a meticulously carved wooden spoon as a gesture that they will always feed and provide for them. If the affections are not mutual, the spoon is returned. If the spooning is successful, the sweetheart must wear it round their necks for a number of days. 'Jumping the broom' means in American Deep South is that the newly...

It may be the first time in modern India that a state Chief Minister sending his own Minister to the jail on corruption charges. The sacked minister is reported to have sought one per cent commission from a sanctioned contract. It is the Chief Minister himself took the initiative to send the accused to the jail. While assuming the office the CM had promised the state that he would not allow any corruptive practice in his state by whomsoever it may be. And now he has proved worth of his words. This is what the people all over the country expect from all rulers, whether from the centre or the state. Let this remain as a model for chief ministers of all states. The people of the whole country may like to stand and salute the trustworthy act of the Punjab Chief Minister. K V George