Ray Oldenburg, an urban sociologist, wrote: “The third place is not home and not work, but instead one of the physical settings that have throughout history encouraged a sense of warmth, conviviality, and that special kind of human sustenance we call community. These settings include cafés, taverns, libraries and hair salons, where people from different
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Justice Anoop Dhand, Rajasthan High Court, delivered the judgment while hearing a plea for protection filed by an 18-year-old woman and a 19-year-old man from Kota, who told the court that they were living together out of free will. Two consenting adults, though not of marriageable age, have the right to have live-in relationships, and
A bizarre case of a foster family allegedly trying to “protect” a young woman from a suspected molester by locking her in a room since she was eight has come to light in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar after officials reached their home to rescue her from what had been her prison for two decades. The orphaned girl,
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There is a report about a professor who has obtained 150 degrees, which include twenty professional degrees and doctorates. He teaches in some colleges and spends most of his income on accumulating more degrees. (India Today, 25 October 2025) The Preacher in Ecclesiastes states that there is no end to making books. Much study is
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The world of information in the Digital Era has fuelled and accelerated confusion in the minds of adolescents and teenagers. Some even become violent to kill others, or attempt suicide. For questions: Who am I? Why am I here? Throughout history, humans have self-defined themselves. 1) I survive; therefore, I am: In the primitive times,
There were floods and landslides in the hilly terrain. A young man who wanted to experience adventure was lost and was trying to find his way out. The people trying to help him could contact him and ask him his current location. However, neither his smartphone nor his mind could state his location. Rescuers could
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Nelson Mandela, the leader from South Africa, who won the Nobel Prize for Peace, said: “Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got up again.” It is an interesting statement. The Bible also states that the righteous may fall seven times, but will rise again,
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Some people love to curse and demean others. They also curse days, systems, structures, governments, institutions, nature, and everything. The Psalmist describes such people as if clothed with a piece of cloth, the ‘Garment of cursing.’ (Psalm 109:18) The metaphor means such a person experiences a curse like water entering his body, and a curse
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A 14-year-old national-level skater took his smartphone to school. He recorded some videos and uploaded them to social media. When the school administration came to know this, he and his parents were summoned by the principal of the school. He went to the principal’s office, knowing his guilt, and uttered: ‘Sorry…sorry…’ 52 times in 4
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There is a profile of each profession, accepted as standard. Florence Nightingale is considered a model and example for a nurse. What is a profile of a godly mother? In the letter to Timothy, Paul writes about the widows, whom the church should care for. That list gives us a glimpse of a godly mother;
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