Héctor Bellerín, is in many ways, is symbolic of hope gone awry for Arsenal fans. Digressing at the start itself, It has been quite a conundrum for me always. Whenever ‘young’ talents show promise at Arsenal. If they do not show progress, ala Aliadière, or get frustrated by injuries, ala Wilshire, then obviously it is …
मराठीचे पुस्तक सहावे ह्यातील हा एक धडा आहे. विसाव्या शतकाच्या सुरवातीला आपले पूर्वज काय नेमके शिकत होते ते ह्या पुस्तकातून थोडे फार कळते. पारतंत्र्यात असलेल्या आपल्या देशात इंग्रजांनी शाळा पद्धती सुरु केली होती. त्या काळी कदाचित मराठी, हिंदी, भूगोल, गणित, शाश्त्र, इतिहास असे वेगळे विषय नसावेत. एकाच पुस्तकात सगळे समाविष्ट केले दिसून येते. त्या एकच …
I was always a believer in the socio-economic theory that population growth declines with rising education and rising living standards. The crude version of this theory is that poor and illiterate people have more kids. But facts around me belied this theory. Like many in my generation, I have roughly four to five uncles/aunts on …