Kalpa: A Mystical Village In the Himalayan Mountains

The season ‘Fall’ is always related to the creation of a barren earth. Yet, there is one place among the Himalayan hills, which is most fertile around the time of the fall. The color of Autumn in the small Himalayan hamlet Kalpa is red, green and gold, the color of its giant-sized apples Read More

Madeira: A Beautiful, Lush, Diverse and Fun Island

We were utterly unprepared for Madeira, at least from an automotive perspective. This unpreparedness was symbolic of the wonder of the Island of Madeira; let me explain. We rented a car, as we always do on vacation so that we could explore the island as it was meant to be explored. As usual, we rent Read More

Instantiation in ASP.NET C#

In the ASP.NET C# programming language, any time you create a new object (using the new operator keyword) based on some model or class, it is said that the model or class has been instantiated. Employee e1 = new Employee(); Employee e2 = new Employee(); Employee e3 = new Employee(); Above, Read More

My Birthday Tour of Geneva's Attractions and Sparkling Lake

There are cities that seem unreachable, far beyond limits. But there are also those places that spark a light in your eyes whenever you enter into their “soul”. Jet d’Eau and Lake Geneva From all those cities that seemed far beyond my reach, Geneva was the most alluring o Read More

When in Seville, Spain, Don't Miss the Horse and Carriage Tour

When in Spain one can't miss visiting Sevilla - a city with an old world charm. And when in Sevilla one can't miss the horse-drawn carriage tour. Take a comfortable train journey from Madrid to reach Sevilla. The city and its people have so much warmth that no one f Read More

Santarém Portugal: One of Portugal's Most Important Cities

From its ridge-top position, the city of Santarém in Portugal overlooks the Tagus River. This city in the municipality of Santarem boasts of a wealth of historical events and is considered by many to be the Gothic capital in Portugal. Because of its strategic location in the center of the cou Read More

The Advantages of Being Selfish

Selfishness in our society of today has been wrongly associated with thinking totally about oneself and one's advancement, happiness,  success, etc at the expense of others. This is a type of selfishness I will like to call narcissism. However, there is another part of selfishn Read More

A Brief Look At The Indo-Anglian Literature

  The first Indian poet to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature in the year 1913 is RABINDRANATH TAGORE The first recipient of the Bhartiya Jnanpith  Award is G. SHANKARA KURUP The founder of the Bhartiya Jnanpith is SAHU SHANTI PRASAD JAIN The first recipient of the sahitya Read More

Easiest Ways to Deal with the Post-Party Cleaning in Holidays

Parties are in trend when you are thinking about togetherness with your friend and family and wanted to celebrate the special occasion. But the main thing people think about the cleaning up after the party. Although we all enjoy the special moments, also try the yummy food in the season.  With Read More

An Comprehensive Introduction to Publishing

What is Publishing? Publishing is the final result of a writer's or author's work in either digital format or print format. For instance, the printed result can be a "print run" of leaves or pages bound together to make a book. These sheets or pages are assembled Read More

Does the Media Fulfill or Fail Its Functions?

The functions of the media are to inform, educate, and entertain the general public.  The question might be posed, however: does the media fulfill or fail these functions? Well, personally I believe that the media only partially fulfills its functions. From my knowledge, I would th Read More

Civil Engineering

The thought of Civil Engineering reminds me of Architectural Engineering which is a very important and an integral part of engineering.  Even though I do not have the artistic skills, I have always admired the beautiful structures and buildings surrounding me.  I have respect for the peopl Read More