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• A comment on Conversation: Learning over summer. Any good on line courses?

  May 13 2013: Hey Kristie,
  
  They are many online courses. you can go through Coursera,edX etc which provide courses related to different fields. you can go through them according to your interest.

• A comment on Conversation: What if Facebook suddenly disappeared?

  Mar 29 2013: Doesn't matter.
  At certain point of time people do get fed of a thing which they use most often. I dint mean all but few may be.

• A comment on Conversation: Should sports be made a part of higher education??

  Mar 19 2013: Hi VIshesh,
  I think that sports should be on par with day to day curriculum that is being followed by all the educational institutions within the country.keeping a view on the brighter side of it and looking at the growth in the interest of children towards different genre of sports i think the higher authorities of each and every institution need to take steps further to initiate and implement the necessity of sports in day to day life of children along with their ongoing curriculum.

• A reply on Conversation: What is the most important thing you've learned on your own?

  Mar 8 2013: Hey Colleen.
  As always ausum really really ausum.

• A comment on Conversation: If you have a talent or ability, is it wrong to not use it?

  Mar 8 2013: Hey Tony,
  I don't think its an issue to not to use your inherent talent and talent acquired through hard work and dedication.
  what i feel is its good not to go what people say its you who has to decide what you want to do with your life..

• A comment on Conversation: Are reality shows good for society?

  Mar 7 2013: I think all reality shows are not meant to be bad for the society. some are meant to get the barriers of the society out of the pillars of problems that they are facing through and some are meant to provide entertainment.as you stated big boss,roadies etc they are meant for entertainment and participants participate to see their future on the path of positivity.
  but at the same time if you look at satyameva jayate it was completely meant for the problems the society is facing through and the solutions that need to be found to get rid of the problems.
  So i dont think we can get biased to only one side of it rather need to think on both the sides of the coin.

• A comment on Conversation: Based upon a discussion we are having in the Idea area, I wonder - how do you define morality and why? Where does your definition come from?

  Jan 26 2013: According to me , morality does come from the codes that your parents have taught since childhood regarding the behaviour etc. It also relates to teachings from the environment exposure during the course of time. I feel so since moral standards does differ from person to person since their perspective regarding a particular thing is different.

• A comment on Conversation: Please define: Leadership.

  Jan 26 2013: I think leader is one who truly understands the potential of his fellow team mates and help them to achieve what they desire to and what they ought to.
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  A comment on Conversation: How to stop corruption in poor countires in an effort to fight poverty?

  Jan 25 2013: I think its a complex phenomena that every country is facing through and finding out ways to combat it.
  Right to Information Act should be implemented since i feel it will give right to fellow citizen to seek answer from the government on issues which are sneaky.It would provide citizen with a sense of confidence to be part of a democratic country with a sense of honor of being judgemental.
  Transparency will also help out to curb corruption though not fully but it will try to minimize at an effective rate.
  Measures can be plotted on paper,can be debated,can be implemented but it wont be fruitful unless government and every citizen abides to it.

• A comment on Conversation: What would you do if you inherited fifty million dollars, from your fathers estate of one billion dollars?

  Jan 25 2013: start a company,make investments,help the needy by providing them with proper care.