APRIL 2012
“GROW WITH US…” A
With M MR R.. D DE EE EP PA AK KM MIITTTTA ALL, All India President of Jago Party
A AG Glliim mppssee ooff tthhee LLiiffee ooff aa m maann w whhoo nneeeeddss nnoo iinnttrroodduuccttiioonn--
“The On-Campus life in one of the India’s Top Ranked Medical Colleges!”
CONTENTS
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From the Editor – The Comeback of SpringTide
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SoundBYTE – Our First ever Exclusive Interview with Mr. Deepak Mittal, the All India President of JAGO PARTY
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Randomzzz… - Forever and ready for more: Sachin Tendulkar – A Tribute to the Legend
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Campus Kahaani – Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi
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Up Against – Human Trafficking: A crime beyond forgiveness…
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The (Un) Political Statement – Live-in Relationships
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WanderLust – A getaway to Shivanasamudra
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Serene Souls – A Heart touching experience of teaching a Blind Student!
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Leading-Edge - A Fiction Story on a lonely girl...
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Celluloid Check – Now we suggest movies for this month...
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TopTenz… - Top 10 Web Browsers you have always loved!
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Reality Check – Once again the youngsters of our country vent out their anger and frustration on things around us!
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The Comeback issue... Finally, after a break of a month during which we were planning to expand and exploring ways of revamping, we are back! With a bang, or not, is for our readers to decide, of course. However, we have introduced few new columns, implemented some new ideas and executed some brand new and fresh concepts in our magazine. We have a mission of bringing together the youngsters of India, making them read and write and giving them an experience of magazine reading like never before. We want a collective voice to be raised against matters of concern and we want the young generation of our country to be aware, active and responsible. There are a few big and relatively important announcements to be made very soon, which we want to disclose to our readers. One of them already disclosed on our official Facebook page was the collaboration with NDTV. It is a noble cause and initiative introduced by NDTV named as “Teens for Green�, where the teenagers of our country have to shoot a green video and upload it. The winners will get exciting prizes. SpringTide has now joined NDTV in this noble deed and we will be offering a few prizes and incentives to the winners/ runner-
ups too. We really look forward to be a part of such a great cause which is of utmost importance to a country like ours. Also, we have now built up a solid and active team of youngsters from different parts of the nation who have volunteered to be a part of SpringTide. It is very uplifting and exciting to be working with likeminded youngsters on this concept of an online magazine. We will be revealing the names and backgrounds of all our team members really soon in the coming week on our website. Now, as the trend has been, let me give you all sneak peeks into what the pages beyond have got for you. First things first, we have launched our new already popular and much hyped column of SoundByte where we take exclusive personal interviews, a conversational and head to head face off, with the people who directly or indirectly have affected the youngsters of our country. It features special famous people who have done something different or have been specifically well known among the Indian youth. We kick start this brand new column with Mr. Deepak Mittal, the all India president of Jago party, who discusses about
his aims, his missions and what he has in store for all of us... Secondly, we feature India’s most renowned sportsman, Sachin Tendulkar and give you a glimpse of his career so far. We present this special analysis on the cricketer as a tribute to this living legend. Also, having included India’s top engineering, commerce and law colleges in our previous sessions, we now move on and feature one of the country’s most reputed Medical College – Lady Hardinge of New Delhi. Find out about the life of a girl as a medical student... We also raise a strong voice against the most inhuman crimes of all – Human trafficking, which needs the immediate and urgent attention of one and all in a country as huge as ours. Read on the spine chilling analysis on this crime. Besides, our anonymous, outspoken and frank author is back with another one of India’s most tabooed topic – Live in relationships. A trend which most people have termed as unsuitable as per our culture has been addressed by our anonymous author as a voice of the youth. I have also included my personal account of a getaway to Shivanasamudram falls. A place which left me speechless and amazed at the natural beauty... I have tried to capture my feelings in words as best as I could. But definitely, this place is a must visit. We also introduce our fresh column of “Serene Souls” featuring the heart touching and soul stirring experiences of Indian youth. We
start this column with the experience of a DU student of teaching a blind girl. An experience which made all the difference to her life... Again, this issue is special, because we inaugurate our third new column – “Celluloid check”. Once released before on our official website, it has now been included in the magazine permanently to advice our readers on which famous flick to watch this month – reviewed by our new movie expert/critic. Also, for the first time, we have included a fiction story in our “Leading Edge” – the creative section. Written by our regular columnist, the heart touching and deep story is definitely going to move one and all. Finally, without further ado, I wish you all a great month and a great life. Keep writing, keep reading and get in touch with us soon...
-Pawas Jain (Chief Editor @ SpringTide)
SpringTide launches its Exclusive Interview column – a face-off with the known and famous, who directly or indirectly have affected the youth of the country. In this introductory issue of this column, we have personally and exclusively interviewed the man, who has dared to take a step forward, who has believed in what they call as “cleaning the system by entering into the system”, the man who has stepped into the vicious puddle of politics despite of being a successful entrepreneur, and above all, a man who created a party which proclaims to be “The Party of Young people”. Here is the exclusive tete-a-tete with the man himself – Mr. Deepak Mittal, the All-India President of Jago Party:-
1. First things first, what was the motivation behind a young and successful entrepreneur like yourself entering into politics? Ans. – India has a lot of educated and well-meaning politicians, but their politico-economic vision for the country is flawed. They are still following the old discredited socialistic and populist policies, not understanding that these policies have ruined India. It is this faulty vision which is responsible for India’s woes. I strongly believe that government should only govern, and do not do business or should not interfere in business. Unfortunately, almost every politician today is a leftist or a socialist. This is the root cause of India’s problems.
The big-government approach has led to bloated public debt, wastage, corruption, less growth, outdated technology and management techniques and long-term unemployment. This reckless spending by governments had brought India to the brink of bankruptcy in 1990-91, which we could overcome only by liberalizing the economy. But we have still not learnt our lessons. No party is talking about the urgency of making such fundamental institutional changes in Indian economy. I have entered politics to remove the present disastrous policies being followed by politicians. I want to pursue only those policies which are in national interest.
2. Jago party projects itself as “The Party of Young people”, what is the ideology and inspiration behind this projection? Ans. – Young people have courage to go against conventions and zest to love their country. Today’s youth wants wealth, technology, a moral stand and forward looking leadership which can make India a superpower. They are fed up with communal, caste and populist politics. Jago Party has therefore become their dream party. This is proved by the fact that on Facebook, Jago Party is, as on date, liked by more than 216,000members while oldfashioned parties like Indian National Congress is liked by 40,736, Samajwadi Party by 24,310, CPI (M) by 8,474 and BSP by 1,884 members only.
3. In a country with strong national political parties, backed up by huge finances, where does Jago Party, a youth party, see itself in 2020? Ans. – The wave of popularity gained by Jago Party, if continued apace, would put it in power at the centre as well as in several states by 2020. Voters cannot be fooled or purchased by money forever. As awareness about the uselessness of existing policies and character of politicians becomes more widespread, thanks to Internet and mass media, more and more people would join Jago Party. The fact that money is not the crucial factor in winning elections was proved by
Gujarat, West Bengal, Bihar and UP election results.
4. What is your take on the Union Budget presented in March 2012? How effective and promising does it sound? Ans. – Union Budget 2012 was yet another proof of the policy paralysis this UPA government is suffering from. Raising of service tax and excise duty from 10% to 12%, massive increase of subsidy (most of which get leaked) in the name of food security and other populist policies, no concrete steps to invite FDI or contain black money or corruption or open up agriculture, higher education etc. and a mindless continuation of old subsidy regime and wasteful bureaucratic expenditure – these are the old rotten policies which have caused havoc to the Indian economy. Budget exercises have become disastrous annual rituals. Railway budget 2012 tried, to some extent, to put its finances on sound footing by increasing fare and modernization plans, but the regressive politicians have curtailed even that and removed the railway minister himself who dared a bit to follow the right policies! The scenario is pretty depressing!
5. How can young Indians contribute towards the eradication of deep
rooted problems like corruption and parallel economy? Ans. – Corruption and black money are symptoms of a bigger malaise India is suffering from. These symptoms can be removed only if we treat the basic malaise – socialistic policies. Right from Jawahar Lal Nehru onwards, almost all political leaders across political parties [except those of erstwhile Swatantra Party] believed that India should follow the path of democratic socialism. This resulted in neglect of basic duty of the state – security and justice; massive investment by public sector – leading to wastage and corruption and excessive bureaucratic control of the private sector – leading to licence-quota-permit raj and high tax rates. Government should not and cannot do business because in practice this means that bureaucrats would become managers of enterprises without any responsibility to earn profit and satisfy customers. Since these bureaucrats have no personal stakes in running the enterprises efficiently and profitably, corruption is a natural consequence. Their inefficiencies keep on getting funded by tax payers’ money – so they are not bothered to increase the productivity. On the other hand, a private enterprise has to be run profitably by its owner, because his capital is at stake. But he can earn profit only by serving customers in a better way by providing a
better product at lower price. This necessitates innovation in technology and management, which in turn increases the productivity. When due to ideological obsession, private enterprises are forced by governments to obtain approvals or manage their enterprises in a particular way or pay higher taxes, there is a natural tendency by entrepreneurs to bribe government officials just to stay in business. This is the beginning of corruption and black money. In addition to this, when governments want to spend public money in the name of helping the poor, government babus and politicians have big opportunities to misappropriate a large amount of money, because it is not their money. Public interest is nobody’s interest in India. This is the beginning of corruption and black money. So, these three institutions are the biggest sources of corruption – 1. Government doing business, 2. Excessive bureaucratic control of private sector and 3. Government spending public money through thousands of welfare schemes.
Jago Party wants to restrict government activity to only security, justice, currency and being a facilitator for the private sector. This would eliminate the first source of corruption.
We also want unleashing the power of the private sectorby minimum regulations and minimum taxes. That would eliminate the second source of corruption. Thirdly, Jago Party is of the view that in place of thousands of welfare schemes, the beneficiaries should be given a fixed amount of cash directly through bank transfer. That would eliminate the third source of corruption and black money. Even several economists have recommended it. Only by eliminating these 3 major sources of corruption, we can reduce corruption. The fourth source of corruption is the present election system. Unless there is a 100% state funding of election and political campaigning restricted to only through mass media, it cannot be stopped. Hence, corruption cannot be removed by replacement of one set of politicians by another set of honest politicians; but only by replacing the present Government-run system by private enterprise system. It is the present system which makes politicians and bureaucrats corrupt -- hence the system needs to be changed, rather than individuals. Last sixty years of Indian experience has abundantly proved that wherever government has tried to do business, it has failed miserably due to its inherent inefficiency, corruption and indifference
to the interests of consumers. Wherever government has promoted private enterprise, consumers have benefited in terms of quality of service as well as price – as, for example, in telecom, civil aviation, construction, telecasting etc. Wherever government continues to do business, consumers are suffering in terms of shortages and poor quality, as for example, power, education, roads, trains, management of cities etc. Of course, there would always be some bad guys who would try to cheat in any system. So, there must be a standardized transparent process of governance, stronger powers and facilities to police and judiciary and a back-up of a strong, autonomous JanLokpal with powers to punish any politician or babu, found guilty of corruption.
6. What steps do you think are urgently necessary for the progress of India as a super power and a self-sufficient country? Ans. – Fundamental vision of the country has to be changed. From mixed/over-regulated economy, we must move towards free market economy. Facts speak for themselves. Every year, the Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal come up with their “Index of Economic Freedom.” In this survey, countries are graded and ranked on 10
measures of economic freedom that evaluate the rule of law, the intrusiveness of government, regulatory efficiency and the openness of markets. The 2012 Index grades 184 countries. The top 10 economically freest countries are (rank wise): 1. Hong Kong, 2. Singapore 3. Australia 4. New Zealand 5. Switzerland 6. Canada 7. Chile 8. Mauritius 9.Ireland 10. United States. The rank of India in this Economic Freedom Index is 123. This shows how India is over-regulated and mismanaged. It is broadly agreed that there is a strong correlation between economic freedom and prosperity. Countries with the highest level of economic freedom have the highest level of per capita income. The research provides strong empirical evidence that the free-market system remains not only viable—with the value of its core features such as freedom, private property rights and openness— but uniquely able to promote economic dynamism and long-term prosperity. Poverty at the individual level in education, health outcomes, and standard of living, is much lower on average in countries with greater economic freedom. Despite such clear evidence, Indian politicians are still following the old, outdated socialistic, over-regulated, maibaap type of big government-oriented policies. There is therefore an urgent need to change the shift from overregulated to free models of economy.
7. How can a working class, young, educated Indian contribute to national re-construction? Ans. – Our tremendous human resources are getting wasted because of lack of adequate growth of the economy. Students, working class, middle class, entrepreneurs, media, professional intellectuals– every group needs the right political leadership which can steer India to a free market economy. All of us have to understand the situation and spread awareness about the need for such a leadership.
8. What advice do you have for the youth who is interested in entering politics and making it a career choice but is afraid of the murky image of politics and politicians and does not have a huge monetary funding? Ans. – Our opinion about politics must change. Politics cannot be avoided, because politics is nothing but the process of managing common interests by a group, community, state or world.The choice is not between politics or no-politics, but between good politics and bad politics. If good and intelligent people do not come forward to join politics, bad and ignorant people will definitely come.Such people are bound to make the life miserable for millions of people.
So, good people – young or old – must come forward to provide leadership, if they have the vision and capability. An intelligent leader is the one who can find his way even against poverty, opposition and dangers.
9. People have begun to shy away from paying taxes even more because they feel that their hard earned money is flowing into the coffers of politicians and is not being used to actually make a difference to India’s economic growth. What would you say to such people who have lost faith in the system? Ans. – Beating our chest for the collapse of the system is a luxury we cannot afford. Time is running out. People must come forward to change the situation and actively support political parties which are trying to improve the situation.
10. What changes do you envisage in the Indian education system to churn out more leaders than followers and give the country aware, intelligent, well rounded citizens who will contribute to national progress? Ans. – The entire educational system needs overhauling. First of all, education – from schools to universities -- should be thrown open for private entrepreneurs, domestic as well as foreign. They should be given complete freedom to manage their finances the way they like and make
profit. This would immediately increase the supply of good institutions which are in high demand but which cannot be supplied by Government and limited private trusts. This would also bring in competition, raise the quality of education and save the country billions of dollars spent on acquiring foreign degrees. Privatization of education would also make it linked to industry and society more productively and make it research-oriented. Secondly, the courses in schools, colleges and universities must be updated by an autonomous academic committee every 3 years and made uniform throughout the country. There should be only one board for all schools and only one board examination conducted by a central autonomous authority. Similar authority should also conduct only one examination for admission in colleges for each stream -engineering, medical, law, architecture, accountancy, management etc.These measures will eliminate multiplicity of examinations, subjectivity in evaluation and harassment of students.
Thirdly, the method of teaching must include more audio-visuals, PowerPoint presentations, group discussions, projects, creativity, and problem solving exercises, question-answer sessions and the like than dry, bossy-type of lecturing. Maximum online education should also be promoted simultaneously.
Fourthly, to help poor students, the cost of education in schools must be borne by the government – not by opening third-rate government schools charging no fee, but by directly paying school fee of private schools by a reasonable amount. For higher education, soft loans should be provided to the needy and meritorious students. Once there is a connection between education and industry requirements, several corporate would come forward to sponsor meritorious students and fund their education in the interest of hiring the best talent for their companies.
11. If you were the Prime Minister of India right now, what would be the immediate steps you will take for an economic turn around and reinstate the faith of the people in the system? Ans. – If I were the Prime Minister leading my party with an absolute majority in Parliament, I would be in a great position to implement my vision with full force. I would, in such a situation, take the following steps: a) Abolish all reservations based on caste, religion, sex etc. b) Reduce the central government jurisdiction only to security, justice, currency, foreign affairs and facilitation of the economy on free market principles
c) Disinvest all public and government sector enterprises and make them private d) Open all other sectorsfor private enterprises and ensure fair competition among co-producers and stringent punishment to those who cheat consumers e) Abolish all taxes except Goods & Services Tax and fix the rate at 5% f) To strengthen security, legislate a strong anti-terrorist act like POTA; give autonomy, power, fund, training and all other logistical support to police; set up fast track courts to prosecute terrorists, corrupt politicians and government officials within 3 months; increase the number of police and judges at least 10 times g) To provide level playing field to the poor students, give them financial support by paying fees to private schools directly h) Abolish all subsidies in kind, presently being delivered through thousands of schemes such as cheap health care, housing, schools, roads, fertilizers, gas, petroleum products, etc. Financial assistance should be given to the needy in cash, say@ Rs 800 p.m.at the present inflation rates. This step will eliminate extreme poverty as well as corruption overnight and there would also be no need to keep a very high number of government babus to implement those thousands of complicated schemes. This step would be temporary till free market economy stabilizes and enables everybody to earn enough income to live a decent life.
i) Abandon Non-alignment policy and make positive military& economic alliance with democratic countries of the world so that rogue states violating human rights and harbouring terrorists are forced to mend their ways by sanctions, if possible or by force, if necessary. Make J & K an integral part of India just like any other state and rehabilitate all Hindu refugees there. j) Take steps to eliminate all types of pollution by strict enforcement of green laws and enable sustainable growth by aligning it with profitability k) Enact and enforce a strong Jan Lokpal who could punish any corrupt politician or government official l) State to fund election process completely; all political campaigns must be only through mass media – this would eliminate all corrupt practices undertaken during campaigning. Make voting online or through mobile phone.
Details of these policies of Jago Party can be read on the web site www.jago.in under the head “Mission�.
The SpringTide View: SpringTide is an independent youth magazine and does not endorse any political party. However, we sincerely hope that, given the continuous failures of the governments in power for last few decades and the reducing faith of people in the institution of democracy, we should be more mature while using our power to vote and should not hesitate in voting the right party with the right background and positive motive, even if it is new or upcoming in the political scenario .
FOREVER READY FOR MORE!! THE LEGEND – SACHIN TENDULKAR…. By: Shruti Agarwal Not a soul in the sleep station flickered when the steam engine creaked into station. They were busy watching a small screen hidden behind a thick cigarette smoke which nervously announced the arrival of Sachin Tendulkar at the crease. As the figure tapped the pitch and adjusted his helmet, even the 12- bogey train silently watched the on-screen rituals with bated breath. For 30 minutes, their worlds were dominated by a single 5 feet 5 inch entity. Like the TV camera and the sleepy station, the rest of India paused, prayed, and got paralyzed when its most reliable idol, Sachin Tendulkar, came on strike and staying true to his reputation, smashed the ball around the field effortlessly. In a country where people who worship 33 million different gods unanimously refer to him as The God, something somewhere is divinely perfect. Driven remorseless and blessed with the keenest mind; Tendulkar knocks have blown away critics since his debut series. While we can only imagine what the
master blaster is going to achieve next, we pen down a tribute to one of the most influential personalities alive today. Just when the walls of Berlin Wall were broken, the cricketing world started talking about a boy wonder who would rise to be a cricketing colossus. At 38, he is not a sportsman anymore; he is a sport itself. Being ranked as the second greatest test batsman of all time, next only to Sir Donald Bradman and the greatest one day international batsman by Wisden, he has inspired the inspiration. And, though he doesn’t talk much, his silence becomes the talk of the town. Just for formality, he is Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar. :D. Now here we provide you an opportunity to re-live the memorable moments of the legend’s illustrious career:
1989 In the final test of the series in Saikot, he was hit on the nose by a bouncer from Waqar Younis, Tendulkar declined any medical
with 119. The mammoth effort also earned him the distinction of becoming the second youngest test player at 17 years and 112 days to score a hundred
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assistance and continued to bat even as blood gushed onto his jersey. “The crowd was huge and Waqar was running in with all his strength, amid the perplexity, a legend was born,” Another incident, is his encounter with arguably Pakistan’s greatest spin bowler , Abdul Qadir. The maestro sent the then young leg-spinner, Mustaq Ahmed, hiding for cover as he hit him for 2 sixes. The frustrated mentor of Mustaq, Qadir, challenged Tendulkar by saying, “Bacho ko kyun mar rahe ho? Hamein bhi maar ke dikhao.” The maestro remained silent and obliged, and how! That over by Qadir read 6,0,4,6,6 and 6. :D
He further enhanced his reputation during the tour of Australia that included an unbeaten 148 in Sydney and a century on a fast bouncing pitch at Perth.
1994 Apart from being a Sunday it was Holi, a day of colours in India. Sachin was asked to open the batting as Navjot Singh Sidhu’s injuries kept a slot open against New Zealand at Auckland. Though accidental, the experiments turned out to be a success when the little maestro blasted 82 off just 49 balls. When he was eventually dismissed by the left arm spinner Harth, he was given a standing ovation by Auckland’s packed crowd.
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1996
Old Trafford on 14th August 1990 witnessed Tendulkar’s first century. It came at a time when India desperately needed one. England had stretched the lead to 407 and India found themselves in deep water at 127 for five with only one recognized batsman left in the wings. He batted for nearly 4 hours and ended the day
Sure, the 1996 World Cup was from innocent amateurism. The tournament witnessed a confident Tendulkar casually fulfilling the nation highest getter with a tally of 523 runs, a never before seen feat. Though he batted luminously, his performance fell short of clinching the cup.
In the same year, for the first time, Tendulkar was ranked number one in ICC ranking for batsmen and later on, in October, he was rewarded with the captaincy, but was soon relieved in the subsequent year.
1998 India needed to qualify for finals. Off to a dismal start, India was struggling in a big chase against Australia. Tendulkar, in the company of Nayan Mongia, was putting things together when a furious sand-storm attacked the stadium. The storm seemed to reflect Tendulkar’s elemental attack on the Aussie’s bowling. Though he couldn’t see his side to the victory, the maestro’s mission was accomplished as he made sure India qualified for the final for yet another showdown with the Aussies. Two days later, on April 24th, on his 25th birthday, he went better one –Tendulkar won India the finals of the cup. He went on to score 1,894 ODI runs, still the most in any calendar year, to go with 24 ODI wickets, his best all round show in a year, to date.
2000 The year saw time tested heroes turn into overnight zeroes, tarnishing their reputation beyond repair. This year the dark clouds of match fixing surrounded Indian cricket. The Income Tax officials raided top cricket players, including the then Indian coach and captain, Kapil Dev and Mohammad Azharuddin. However, Tendulkar remained the tower of resilience. As the game was struggling to regain his charm, his clean image went a long way to regain its fans’ trust.
1999 A chronic back problem flared up when Pakistan toured India in 1999, with India losing the historic Test at Chepuk despite a gritty century from Tendulkar. But little did he know that the worst was yet to come as Professor Ramesh Tendulkar, his father, died in the middle of the World Cup. Tendulkar flew back to India to attend the final rituals of his father, missing the match against Zimbabwe. However, he returned with a bang to the World Cup, scoring an unbeaten century against Kenya. The stands at Bistrol were full of moist eyes when he gazed upwards and dedicated the stellar performance to his father.
2001 Sachin came to the third one day international at Indore after he had slammed a fiery 35 and 32 in his previous two knocks at Bangalore and Pune respectively against Australia. When Sachin pushed a delivery down the ground to long-off for a single of his 38th run, he became the first batsman in ODI history to reach 10,000 runs.
2003 Tendulkar’s heroics overshadowed all the performances as India reached the finals of the World Cup to clash with defending champions,
Australia. The celebrated performance from the ace was accentuated by the demolishing knock against arch rival, Pakistan. Tendulkar’s six off Shoaib Akhtar remains the most memorable highlight of the tournament. He finished the tournament with an aggregate of 673 runs, the most by any batsman in a single World Cup.
2009 Sachin completed his 20 glorious years of international cricket.
2010 23rd February – The milestone man, Tendulkar had re-written the record books, hammering the first double century in the history of oneday cricket against the mighty South African team.
2011 The inspired team carried the maestro on their shoulders around the ground as the loud noise cascaded down from the stands of Wankhede Stadium after India won its second ODI World Cup, after a long gap of 28 years. Sachin Tendulkar has carried Indian cricket on his shoulders for 21 years, so, it was fitting that we carried him on our shoulders, ‘said the hottest and youngest player of the squad, Virat Kohli.
BOLLYWOOD STUMPED Amitabh Bachchan tweeted: It is marvel that a sportsman can have such an extended achievement-filled life. Sachin’s performance (referring to the cricketer’s 175 in Hyderabad) was better than all those much younger than him. He is a true genius! Shah Rukh Khan tweeted: There was a big party. In walked Bachchan Sahab and suddenly the place erupted. But then after some time, Sachin entered and I saw Bachchanji leading the horde to meet the genius! A.R. Rahman: Whenever he takes the field, people expect him to score a century before he loses his wicket. And the legend is, that he doesn’t disappoint.
Dev Anand: There is an inner drive in Sachin to continuously better his excellence. You can’t cultivate this in people. And when he finally reaches the landmark, he very rightly pays homage to the unknown source called energy.
Karan Johar: His name is Tendulkar and he is a legend!
2012 16th March 2012- Thanks a TON, Sachin.. TONDULKAR GOES WHERE NO ONE EVER HAS, OR EVER WILL. After 33 innings and 368 days, the master finally moves from his 99th to 100th century..
History was created on 12th April 2009 after Sachin became the first Indian sports personality to be waxed at the Madame Tussaud’s museum, a moment cricket fans will cherish for a long time to come.
5 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT SACHIN TENDULKAR. 1) He prefers the straight drive over any other shot… 2) Tendulkar chases food whereas it is the runs that chase him… Bengali Thai preparations have a special place in his heart…. 3) Tendulkar’s post 26/11 ton is his best… 4) He is die-hard Big B fan… 5) Hopelessly in love with cars and number 9..
TENDULKAR IS NOT A SPORTSMAN, HE IS THE SPORT HIMSELF……
(The Author of this write up is a CA Article and a regular columnist for SpringTide)
Source: TOI, www.google.com, www.twitter.com
Lady Hardinge Medical College -Sneha Goswami
Everyone, for at least once in their childhood, dream of becoming a doctor- the fancy white apron with a stethoscope stylishly wrapped around the neck..!! Well, when I was a kid, I had the same dream which my parents took more seriously than I did and hence made me choose this field. (: P) hence, I was made to study hard and hammer away my brains! You call it plain luck or my hard work that I cleared my Delhi pmt entrance and got into one of the top most Medical Colleges of India – Lady Hardinge Medical College. It has been ranked 4th in the country. Honestly, to start with, I was not very enthusiastic. A medical college and to top it up - A GIRL’S COLLEGE!! I had assumed that for the next 5 and half years, my life was doomed. But, once I stepped in, all the assumptions were proved wrong. “Medical College’ – the moment people hear these words , they form a typical picture in their minds – stout fat girl with oil laden hair tied tight , carrying dozens of books in hand , moon shaped specs and a serious boring expression. But, a
Hardonian (that’s what we call ourselves) is no less than what you call a ‘typical DU ‘chick’...! :P An amalgam of ‘beauty with brains’ is what we have here. Studies being the prime focus – we have all sorts of extra co-curricular activities – dances, drama, literary club, fashion team – you just name it! Moreover, to add to the charm is our college’s location – Connaught place (the heart of Delhi). But nothing can beat the feeling of sitting in our open ‘doctor’s café’ or an evening stroll in the campus. Life in a medical college is way different from any other college as what our professors say, ‘more than teaching , it’s a responsibility as after 5 and a half years we would be taking care of people’s life’ (we have one of the finest teaching staff of the country). Here, missing a lecture is indispensable!! But, we girls manage it pretty well by – sleeping, reading novels , completing files and assignments, texting operating facebook under the table, listening to songs (yes, we
do that too, with hair open and earphone’s tucked inside ) :P and finally sometimes , studying and taking notes. The most interesting part of our college life is visiting the hospitals- our ‘posting time’ .we have 3 hospitals where we get posted – RML hospital , Kalawati Saran and Sucheta kriplani – the latter being one of the finest maternity hospital of the country. Though we don’t get to treat a patient officially in our graduation, we work under the supervision and assistance of senior doctors. We are taught to take a patient’s proper case- to jot down the presenting complains and the history. Here, we not only need what is told and written in our books but also be spontaneous enough to apply it on our own as every human is different. The presenting complaints, signs and symptoms of a disease might not match with what you have studied. {Exceptions galore} you have to apply all you have in your ‘medico kitty’
and finally deduce the correct treatment based on your diagnosis. This profession is unlike all the others, we don’t have a 9am – 5 pm job. It’s a LIFETIME COMMITMENT. We have to take care of the patient’s emotions, his family, console them, give them support, make them believe, be a backbone, be someone they can confide to and trust . To choose this field, one must have the patience, the passion and the courage to live his life for humanity. ‘The noblest profession’ is what the world calls it and noble it is!! The inner peace you get after seeing a satisfied patient after he’s cured, trust me, no money can buy it. Agreed, you have to work hard (sometimes over work) but in the end, after all the toil, it’s worth it. It’s not just about putting a ‘doctor’ in front of your name!
(The Author of this Article, Sneha Goswami, is a 2nd Year student of Lady Haridnge Medical College, New Delhi)
Human Trafficking - An Epidemic in India
By: Daksh Kumawat
Human trafficking has been defined as the commercial trade of human beings, who are subjected to involuntary acts such as begging, prostitution or forced labour. The United States (US) has placed India on the Tier-2 Watch List for human trafficking for the 5th consecutive year as India has failed to take effective measure in combating it. As per Wikipedia, “India is a source, destination, and transit country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation. Internal forced labor may constitute India’s largest trafficking problem; men, women, and children are held in debt bondage and face forced labor working in brick kilns, rice mills, agriculture, and embroidery factories. While no comprehensive study of forced and bonded labor has been completed, NGOs estimate
this problem affects 20 to 65 million Indians. Women and girls are trafficked within the country for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation and forced marriage especially in those areas where the sex ratio is highly skewed in favor of men. Children are subjected to forced labor as factory workers, domestic servants, beggars, and agriculture workers, and have been used as armed combatants by some terrorist and insurgent groups.� Despite 60 years of independence, the benefits of economic development have not trickled down to the marginalized sections of the society and millions of people still live below the poverty line. The poverty and hunger makes children and women belonging to the poor sections of the society highly vulnerable to human trafficking.
In case of India, social and religious practices too have been a big cause of trafficking in India. Article 23 under Part 3 (Fundamental Rights) of the Indian constitution prohibits trafficking of human beings in the territory of India. There are also more than 20 provisions in the Indian Penal Code, 1860 which deal with various aspects of human trafficking. But despite all this, there is an inexplicable apathy in the approach of law enforcement agencies when it comes to dealing with human trafficking. India’s efforts to protect victims of trafficking vary from state to state, but remain inadequate in many places. Victims of bonded labor are entitled to 10,000 rupees ($225) from the central government for rehabilitation, but this program is unevenly executed across the country. Government authorities do not proactively identify and rescue bonded laborers, so few victims receive this assistance. Although children trafficked for forced labor may be housed in government shelters and are entitled to 20,000 rupees ($450), the quality of many of these homes remains poor and the disbursement of rehabilitation funds is sporadic. According to the statistics provided by Apne Aap, an NGO that fights sex trafficking worldwide, the number of child victims trafficked globally for sexual exploitation or cheap labour is 1.2 million annually. The National Human Rights Commission estimates that almost half the children trafficked within India are between the ages of 11 and 14.
Corroborating these facts, Ms. Steinem said: “The average age for children to be pushed into sex trafficking is between 12 and 13 in the United States and between 9 and 12 in India. The perception is that very young children are less likely to have AIDS.” Quoting from her experiences in different countries, she said women who are trafficked suffer a great deal because of patriarchal structures and religions. Speaking about the situation in India, Apne Aap Women Worldwide founder president Ruchira Gupta pointed out that socioeconomic causes contribute a great deal towards sexual exploitation and trafficking of women in India. “Ninety per cent of trafficking in India is internal, and those from India's most disadvantaged social economic strata including the lowest castes are particularly vulnerable to forced or bonded labour and sex trafficking,” she said. India is also a destination for women and girls from Nepal and Bangladesh trafficked for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation. Nepali children are also trafficked to India for forced labor in circus shows. Indian women are trafficked to the Middle East for commercial sexual exploitation. There
are also victims of labour trafficking among the thousands of Indians who heavily migrate willingly every year to the Middle East and Europe for work as domestic servants and low-skilled labourers. In some cases, such workers are the victims of fraudulent recruitment practices that lead them directly into situations of forced labour, including debt bondage; in other cases, high debts incurred to pay recruitment fees leave them vulnerable to exploitation by unscrupulous employers in the destination countries, where some are subjected to conditions of involuntary servitude, including non-payment of wages, restrictions on movement, unlawful withholding of passports, and physical or sexual abuse. There is a need to develop an institutionalised system of co-ordination between the law enforcement agencies and nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) who sometimes prove to be more effective than government agencies in exposing human trafficking networks. There is a need to have greater co-ordination between different states in India as trafficking has a long trail from the source point to the destination with several transit points in
between. Investigation in the cases involving human trafficking should be carried out with the aim to destroy this long trail. Increased co-ordination between government departments like police, public welfare, health, women and child is required to ensure an effective response. Government and NGOs should work together to ensure post-rescue rehabilitation of the victims in terms of providing them healthcare, education and other employment opportunities.
(The author is a 4th year Student in Patiala) Sources: www.wikipedia.com, www.policyproposalsforindia.com
Live-in Relationships: A Culture-shock to Indian society? Don’t get me wrong. I am not one of those people who preach Westernization and go about telling people that marriage is an outdated institution. I am not one of those who say that the only way to live is to live like Americans, nor am I one of those who feel constricted in marriage. I am only a person who does not pass judgement; I am a person who does not interfere; I am a person who lives and lets live. Law considers you an adult after you cross 18 years of age. This signifies that you are considered mature enough to make your decisions and live with the results. As long as your actions and their implications do not bring harm to others, as long as your behaviour is not encroaching upon the rights of other people and as long as you are able to sustain your own life yourself and are not dependent on anyone – you have the right to live as you please. I am a person who upholds this right; I am a person who feels that this right which citizens enjoy is what makes a democracy different from an autocracy.
However, there are some elements in most societies which consider themselves the ‘moral police’. These are the people who have taken it upon themselves to tell people what is right and wrong from a moral standpoint. From the annals of their own narrow, constricted outlook, these people pass judgement, designate punishment and lay down the path of salvation. A parallel government, a parallel justice system if you will. These people come out and vociferously tell you how wrong it is and how sinful to be living with a person without being married. I, however, do not concur. I will tell you that you alone are the judge of your morality. If you are an adult, you earn your own money, you feel responsible for your own life, your partner is also a consenting adult, then your business is nobody’s business. What happens in your house is completely your prerogative. The Moral Police will definitely ask – then what are the checks and balances? Why not let anarchy prevail? And I will reply – of course, checks and
balances are essential. As a society, all we need to ensure that the no adult or child is being abused or tortured – physically or mentally. We also need to ensure that the rights of each individual are intact and are not being abridged or encroached upon. However, for two adults, in a consenting relationship, we as a society do not have the right to pass judgement on morality. The only time we can and should intervene in that relationship is if we have enough evidence that the relationship is abusive. Our courts thankfully are vigilant and grown up enough to understand this. They have granted rights to couple who live together without marriage; they are ensuring that there are avenues for redressal in case there is any abuse. And they are then sitting
back and not passing comments on what is right and wrong. It will be a wonderful society if the rest of us can also give some credit to our fellow citizens for having the intelligence to live their own lives. Of course, as friends, if asked, we can give whatever advice we deem fit. But unasked for interference is something we will need to shed if we are to evolve as a society. Again, I believe in the sanctity of marriage. I believe in the commitment it highlights. But I also believe that I should not force my beliefs on you and you have a right to reject the institution if you don’t believe in it. I also believe that you have the right to live and let live.
The SpringTide View: The Author wishes to conceal his/her identity. However, SpringTide, being a youth magazine does feel that India should be a country where every person, a girl or a boy must have equal rights to live, and truly believe in living and letting other people live their way too. We wish India to be a country with a population which has progressive views and ideas.
WANDERLUST A weekend Getaway to Shivanasamudra Waterfalls, Karnataka By: Pawas Jain
Being from a place of deserts and draught, water in any form is always a welcoming thought. On being offered a road trip to Shivanasamudra, also known as Sivasamudram (meaning Lord Shiva’s sea) by my sister and her husband, there was no question of denial. I readily agreed and woke up early in the morning without any signs of regret and laze. We took off towards Mandya district which is approximately 120 kilometers from Bangalore. As the traffic of Bangalore cleared and Mysore highway appeared, it felt like breathing after a long congested period. The drive to Shivanasamudra was almost 2 and a half hours aided by the courtesy of Google Maps. With a fairly good highway and scenic beauty on both sides, the drive was very enjoyable and refreshing. If like me, you also hail from northern India, the aisle of coconut trees and rice farms are sure to charm you. The roars of the falling water can be heard from 2-3 kilometres away which lift up your spirits and your enthusiasm sores. As you
reach the waterfalls, you get a fairly distant view of waters falling from great height and your excitement rises to the highest peaks. The next moment it dawns upon you that you will have to walk down almost 250 huge steps to reach down at the foot of the waterfall. The descend was tiring and the thought of climbing back up scared me already. However, all my worries and anxiety almost “drowned” when we
reached the destination. The 200 feet fall is created from the Kaveri River, and the
waterfalls are surrounded by the thick forests of Kaveri wildlife sanctuary. It was as if God had created the place with some special magic wand. There are a few waterfalls all around you with amazing greenery and awe striking picturesque view at 360 degrees. We first took a coracle ride, which looks an enlarged fruit basket. It was an awesome experience with the shaking basket boat and spellbinding waters on all sides. We approached the base of the huge waterfall in the boat and went up close to the point where the water almost sprinkled on our faces. The chill of the water and thrill of being this close to a powerful waterfall was miraculous. The sound of the water falling from a great height into the quiet lake was almost music in the serene and green environment. Next, we went towards the smallest point of waterfall where one could stand right
beneath the fall, with water falling on your head with great speed. The experience was enriching and I could spend unlimited number of hours standing there. There was a huge crowd of people owing to the Sunday and everyone was enjoying in their own way. It was actually the most enchanting and spectacular view of small and large waterfalls crashing down on all sides that I had ever seen. We spent almost 4-5 hours at the falls which flew by in a jiffy. It was time to go back home. We were totally wet from top to bottom and the sunny day seemed to be a welcome all of a sudden. On reaching home, we collapsed on bed after a tiring yet stimulating experience of the Sivasamudram waterfalls. It was definitely an experience I would never forget in life‌
The Eye-Opener: “Experience of teaching a blind student”
By: Manuhaar Dhamija I never really understood Mahatma Gandhi when he said, “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” However, as per my college rules I had to join a social service scheme and just like any other jaunty and airy youngster I reluctantly joined a society for blind students considering my convenience since it took place in the college campus itself. It was when I started teaching a blind student Lalita, that I realized the fathomage of Mahatma Gandhi’s quotation. As I read out lessons to her, which she would record for future use, I felt like treading on the path of self discovery and self realization. It dawned upon me that on this journey, which was taken up as a mandatory college activity initially, I was gaining and learning more than what I was giving. How often do we realize the significance and paramountcy of this amazing gift of life? When I watched Lalita walk around with a stick, slamming and bumping into things and still not complaining ever, I comprehended how much we crib about not having small pleasures and luxuries of life. Though there were times, when she would lose hope and cry, which resulted in my insomniac nights of pensiveness, but every time she would smile again like the glory of the sun which shines after a dark night.
Recently, when she got her internal results and topped among 31 students, she disclosed it to me with great joy and gratification, I felt as if I had achieved new heights in my personal development. It was not the happiness of teaching her, but it was simply the bliss and ecstasy of learning and experiencing a new attitude and panorama towards life. The perspective that I believe we all need to develop to be able to enjoy the small pleasures and amusements of life. Today me and Lalita have become good friends and I feel content and obliged if I manage to make her smile for once and forget her pains. It’s time we all move past self indulgence answer Martin Luther King (Jr.)’s “most urgent question”, as he defined it, which was “What are you doing for others?” I answered it, when will you?
(The Author is a 2nd Year Student of LSR, New Delhi)
Georgia By: Shreya Deora
She lay stiff on her bed with a glass showing the remains of her wine. Her eyes staring at the ceiling above in a misty and wet way... A tear trickled down her eyes, across her cheeks and ended at her lips. To anybody seeing her, she seemed to be in some slumber, dreaming about her fantasies which only she knew were dead... Dead with her soul, with her heart and with her dreams. She lifted herself up, letting the glass of wine fall. Stood up and walked over to her window, opened it to receive the cold winter wind. The chill just felt like a part of her heart now. The congealing breeze felt with her soul now, felt ready to be welcomed to her mood. Just like the way winter lulls you to an inactive state, her soul lulled her mind to rest in its arm, forever. She took a cup of coffee to relive her from the effects of the drink and sat on a couch besides the blazing fire. With her mind miles away from
her room, she stared at the same piece of furniture till her clock struck five pulling her away from her day dreams. She walked over to her wardrobe and pulled out a pink silk dress and pulled it on. Placed pieces of pearls on her neck and let the curls of her thick black hair fall over her shoulders. Applied a coat of gloss and stepped into her heels. Without caring to look back in the mirror she hauled herself out of the room and made her way downstairs. Pulled herself into the car and drove to a building from where a banner hung saying “Richfield ball”. Anybody who saw her coming back after a few hours from those double doors wouldn’t have guessed it is going to be the very last ball she intended to attend. She hugged her friends good night and made her way to her apartment. She returned home and switched on the lights as she made her way to the bedroom. In her dazed state she let the bag fall heavy on the floor and kicked off her shoes near the bed. She made her way to her dresser and pulled open her drawer, which rattled with the crystal contents. She rummaged until she found what
she was looking for, a tiny bottle of white pills. She took a few and gulped them straight. She smiled and sat in front of her dresser for a few minutes and just looked at herself. Kept searching her own face for the regret she was scared might show. But she realized, there was none... Pulling herself up she sat on the bed. Picked a photo frame from between her covers and rested her head on the pillow. A tear made its way out of her ivy green eyes and landed on
the photo. With the last tear cried she said her final good bye.
(The Author is a 1st Year Student of Kamla Nehru College, New Delhi and a regular SpringTide columnist)
BLACK SWAN By: Ayush Bhuyan
I saw Darren Aronofsky's "Requiem for a Dream" last year and fell in love with the director (no! i am straight). I have always had hopes from this guy. But this movie that I saw today didn't just live up to my expectations, in fact it exceeded way above it! I have a whole new level of respect and appreciation for this amazing director. The movie "Black Swan" is another masterpiece added to Darren's collection of dark psycho thrillers. The movie is about a ballet dancer Nina Sayers (Natalie Portman) who has been selected for the upcoming ballet performance "Black Swan". Actually she replaces the former dancer Beth(Winona Ryder) because of her age. Overwhelmed and delighted Nina starts practicing for the day. The rest is a journey through her life as she faces
the various hurdles for getting chosen for the Swan (the main character of the ballet) and her relationship with people around her including the ballet director Thomas Leroy(Vincent Cassel). There's another dancer Lily (Mila Kunis) who is competing with her for the role. The only thing that I want to add without spoiling the suspense is that Nina is a diehard perfectionist and crosses all boundaries to perfect her character. Okay, that’s all I can reveal right now. But TRUST me there's a mighty lot more to the story. I have so much to talk about this movie. Darren has continued with his style of direction with graphic and vivid repetitive sequences. I felt so much of the dark and depressive ambiance generated in the movie. And like always even Black Swan doesn't fail to leave a painful
clog in the throat by the end of it. Let’s take up each aspect one by one. First the acting. I HAVE to say, after the direction the next brightest jewel in the crown is Natalie Portman herself. She undoubtedly is one of the most gorgeous women in Hollywood and my all time favourite (since Star Wars itself). But not just an eye pleaser she is, an equally terrific acting in the movie displays the immense talent she has within her. The sequences with Nina's mother, the ballet director, Lily, Beth every little and noticeable piece of acting by her is just flawless. In fact it seems Natalie, just like her character Nina has some perfection in her. The grace and elegance that she carries in the movie is incredible. So that’s a thumbs up for Natalie. Next is the overall ambiance and mood. DUDE, how in the name of god do you do it? This movie is a total psycho freak show with scary, brain squeezing sequences, depressing scenes and beautiful dancing. There are seemingly random and haphazard scenes, but even within this chaos lies a serene order in the storyline that makes complete sense. This piece of art demands a huge amount of maturity and understanding for you to be able to appreciate it. In fact this is the only possible con i can think of. Some of you might find it notoriously
tough to get it in the head (and for the others to get it out). So I highly recommend the movie for the people of the second kind. Saddening but very enjoyable movie "Black Swan" has made it to my list of best 10 movies seen. Not better than Requiem but a fairly close rival. The movie also has a message in it (which depends upon the viewer to decipher). Okay I guess that’s pretty much it. Go watch it you won’t regret!! Phew that was long! Comments, suggestions and review requests are welcome. Have a Wonderful Day! Ratings for "BLACK SWAN" : acting : 10 plot : 8 soundtrack : 9 genre quotient : 9 Explicit Content : strong sexual content, some violence and drug abuse. Overall: 9 Extra: listen to the track "Lux Aeterna" by Clint Mansell. Awesome tune featuring in Darren's movies. (The author is a 2nd year Student of IIT Kanpur)
Top 10 Web Browsers we all love... 1. Google Chrome – Google
Chrome was developed in December 2008 by Google targeting users who wanted a simple browsing experience. And it became successful in a short span of time due to a very effective advertising campaign by Google, plus the Google Chrome is very good web browser. Google Chrome was the first browser which emphasised on maximising browsing window space, which was later followed by the leading browsers like Internet Explorer and Firefox. Google Chrome skins allow users to customise the browser’s layout to heighten their browsing experience. Adding to its list of
innovative features are fast start-up times and incognito browsing. 2. Mozilla firefox – Firefox has a
fairly decent share of the web browser market with a healthy 21.86%. It is mainly because Firefox is an open source web browser withexceptional community support. Along with other regular features, it has a private browsing mode, improved security, smooth and fast browsing, built-in spelling checker, and allows for various customisations. I personally love its add-ons which are open source developments. Firefox 4 is probably the best browser right now in terms of features. Based on its success, Mozilla has
now launched a mobile web browser as well. 3. Opera – Developed by Opera
Software and available to the public in 1996, Opera’s unique feature is its integrated Bit torrent client. Acclaimed as the fastest web browser, Opera is geared with all the features of the mainstream browsers. One of the best features of Opera is its “Opera Turbo Mode“. This mode speeds up (doubles or triples) surfing on slow connections by using Opera’s proxy servers to compress data and image traffic before it reaches the Opera browser on the client computer. Opera was the first web browser for mobile phones. 4. Safari – Apple Inc developed
Safari in the year 2003 as a part of Mac OS. Its elegant design (like all Apple products), HTML 5 and CSS3 support, webkit, private browsing are some of the features which make it stand out. Safari is the default browser for Mac OS, iPad, iPod touch and iPhone and works on Windows and Linux as well. Many people download it just
because it gives a Mac-like browsing experience. 5. Rockmelt – You can call it a
social media web browser, as it integrates Twitter, Facebook and Google Search. Rockmelt comes with a Facebook sidebar in case you want to contact any of your Facebook friends directly from the browser. There is a chat bar as well and you’re able to use to that update your Facebook status or change your profile picture. Virtually any Facebook-related task may be performed without leaving the active tab. There is also a mobile version for iOS. 6. Avant Browser – Based on
Internet Explorer, Avant Browser is a no-frills, simple browser. It might fall short of the professional alternatives like Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome, but was fairly popular for its Opera-like approach of having a tabbed browsing interface. Internet Explorer had problems rendering certain webpages which were not tested for IE compatibility and Avant swooped in to provide Operalike features on an Internet Explorer platform launching
these problematic webpages without a hiccup. 7. Maxthon Web Browser –
Maxthon might not be a very popular browser nor is it geared with top-notch features like Firefox and Chrome. Still, I find it unique because it is a powerful tabbed browser meant for users who are fed up of browser crashes. In other mainstream browsers, if one tab freezes, it’ll take the whole browser down with it, but with Maxthon’s isolator technology, a wall is built around each tab that prevents a bad page from freezing the entire browser. All in all, a better web experience is guaranteed if you like surfing many websites in a single session. Maxthon has also released a browser for Android phones and boasts of having the best RSS reader for mobile phones. Platform support: Windows, Android 8. Internet Explorer – Internet
Explorer is the most widely-used web browser in the market since its launch in 1995, probably because it comes included with Windows. Late last century, Internet Explorer had a huge
market share and was the unanimous leader in the web browser market. With the growth of Firefox and Chrome, Internet Explorer’s user share dropped to 55.1% in April 2011 from almost 90% in 2004 (source: Wikipedia). In its current version, Internet Explorer 9 has pinning functionality, tab enhancements, InPrivate Browsing, and Windows 7 integration. With Internet Explorer 8 being a major flop, Internet Explorer 9 looks like its reversing Microsoft’s fortunes in the browser war with innovative features 9. Deepnet Browser – Deepnet
Explorer claims to be the world’s first browser with a built-in RSS news reader, phishing alarm and P2P client integration. Users can share files on the Gnutella network with the advanced version of Deepnet. Its RSS reader also comes with many news feeds pre-installed and is easy-to-use. 10. Netscape Navigator – Based on
the Mosaic browser, Netscape Navigator was very popular in the 1990s. By 2002, its usage had
come to a decline due to the increased popularity of a better Internet Explorer. Later, Netscape Navigator was acquired by AOL, which decided to permanently halt development of Netscape Navigator browsers in 2007. Netscape Navigator will always be remembered as the most-
widely used browser by the early internet generation (users in 1990s), and impressed one and all through a simplistic web experience.
-Compiled by the SpringTide Team (Source: DailyBuggle)
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“Maybe India will never be a beautiful place! Don’t get me wrong and don’t think I am a pessimistic. But what can I do! Whenever, I see someone peeing in public on roadside, I feel disgusted and contaminated. It is so stupid of the people to start peeing on the roads with hundreds on on-lookers!!!” -Rajat Sharma, Ghaziabad
“When will we stop being star struck!!! Maybe its the gift of our media these days, but all we get to see all day is what is Rakhi Sawant’s new fantasy or what is Mika doing these days, or what will be the name of Aishwarya Rai’s daughter!!! Excuse me, how the hell are we concerned?” -Srishti, Bangalore
“Bosses are the true pain in the neck. I work here in Mumbai, in *en****, and
have a boss who deserves to be thrown in the Arabian sea. He doesn’t work himself and doesn’t even let me work because he has always got long stupid stories about his kids and his wife... phew! Seriously man, wtf!!!” -anonymous, Mumbai