Over two centuries ago Dr.Samuel Johnson made a remarkable statement about politics. That was," politics is the last refuge of a scoundrel." At that time the description was adequate to explain the main characteristics of a politician. Now times have changed and civilization has advanced. In some cases it has changed to such an extent of becoming a disease which has affected politicians also. So a new breed of politicians has emerged. This breed is driven by the greed of power at any cost. This is seen in great magnitude with increasing variety in some democracies. They specialize in creating...

The book discusses issues presented in the form of several articles.Absence of spiritual content manifests through lack of positive value systems in economic planning, business and management. The adverse effect of this omission is reflected in massive corruption, criminality, frauds, embezzlement, unhealthy personnel policies, cheating, leakages and wastage in the economy. There are also unethical practices like profiteering based on greed and dilution of quality of products and services. Often even the most competent professional who has potential to contribute to enhance the quality of...

This book is written inspired by the fountains of laughter sprouting from humorous episodes the author has originated and experienced on various occasions. Due acknowledgement is given and source shown where some quotes have been borrowed. These collections are intended to be a garland of humor and food for munching for men and women enabling them to view events and circumstances in a lighter vein, laugh, relax and enjoy. The topics cover ordinary human beings, professionals, politicians, administrators and executives. The author sincerely hopes the readers will enjoy and experience the joy...

This book seeks to identify the basic need of the management profession to ensure effectiveness and results in the age of E Governance for resource utilization. It lays stress on imparting ethics and value systems in management enlarging the scope of the profession in framing solutions for chronic problems richly drawing from the treasure of ancient wisdom.

Poverty is a global phenomenon. The situation is depressing even after several measures been initiated and implemented by governments. It is the author's conviction that leadership has a great and critical role in elimination of poverty. The theme of the book is developed linking poverty and leadership. The conclusion derives strength and support from the statements of eminent men like Robert McNamara, former President of World Bank, Nani Palkivala, eminent jurist and many others. The inadequacy of strong, competent and benevolent leadership accelerates poverty by denying and depriving the...

We hear a lot about E- governance these days. But how many have come across C -governance. While the former is governance by adopting electronic means of communication, the latter can be taken to mean governance by corruption. Though no government openly admits this, the fact is that it exists and grows. The result is that the citizens suffer mentally and financially while the officials becoming prosperous. We have some examples to understand how this type of governance works and how sanity and fairness are discounted in favor of dishonesty and duplicity. Corruption and greed dominate most of...

We inhabit this beautiful planet - Earth. It has a wide variety of living beings including the animal kingdom .It is all Mother Nature's gift and blessing to us. Children like and love animals. The widely prevailing feature of owning pets arising from the craving of children is an example. While there are harmless pets there are others who are harmful but can be trusted with exemplary understanding and love. The episodes on the erratic behavior of some animals presented in this book are intended to stimulate the thinking of children to develop a health and useful approach to animals through...

This book is written to provide mirth and laughter to the readers. Episodes are soaked in humor and form pearls of a garland. Observations and imaginations combined with reflections on experience have generated these pearls of humor. They contain themes reflecting behaviors of animals and conduct of human beings. These episodes should be able to serve as a source of fun and enjoyment for children especially with the animal stories and the images. Others can also dive deep into these episodes and find the springs of laughter.

Management consultancy is one of the noblest professions. It draws knowledge from all disciplines. It is deeply rooted in human creativity and free from shackles of procedures and other hassles normally associated with government organizations evolving solutions to problems. Such creative and innovative nature of the profession helps to create wealth in the country. It helps to reduce waste, reduce costs and improve efficiency. These features serve the cause of humanity by conservation of resources, increasing productivity and improving efficiency saving time and cost to the public. The cost...