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‘Ab toh honi hai anhoni maa…’ said Ranveer Singh.

In his new song ‘Doori’ from the movie ‘Gully Boy’, Ranveer Singh is highlighting many burning issues that are plaguing the society and impacting lives. The song is highlighting problems at different levels, those caused by society and those caused by family. It is about a poor man, caught in the chase of earning a living and the problems he faces in society. The intensity with which the song has been sung makes you stop and think for a while, are we living on a volcano? It is about the general suffering of someone coming from a poor background. The song has been presented with reference to ironies.  It talks about social divisions . It shows many contrasts. It says the world is divided into two. One is bright, the other is dark. The bright world belongs to the rich, the dark world belongs to the poor. These two worlds are close to each other, yet they are so far. As highlighted by the lines ‘ab dekho toh hum paas hain lekin, socho kitni doori hai’. What is this ‘Doori’...

Skill Development in India

                                                                                                                                      What are skills? Skills are abilities or capacities to do work. They can be of three types i.e. Core skills , those that help people get employment and earn a livelihood, e.g. communication, literacy (e.g. arithmetic). The other is Employability skills , which are needed during work, such as team working, analysis etc. The third is Vocational skills , which are practical skills that one learns for interest. They could be cooking, nursing etc.   Skills can be hard or soft. Hard skills are quantifiable and meas...