Reduction of child labour and out of school children - A success story at Krishnagiri district

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'None of the above' option to be included in the voting machine

Indian citizens are expecting the announcement of General Elections soon. Probably within three or four months, all the Indian voters will be electing the new Federal Government.All the Indian voters are concerned with (i) criminalisation of politics, (ii) Politics-Bureaucracy nexus, (iii) educated middle class apathy towards election and their lack of interest in election process, (iv) Election rules 49 (O) and (v) Electoral reforms like inclusion...

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Tough laws like Patriot Act needed for combating terrorism in India

After the Mumbai terror attacks on 26/11, Indian citizens across the Nation are organising events and seminars to show their anger and solidarity to combat terrorism. Shreyans Foundation, organised a seminar on 7th December 2008 at Chennai with eminent people talking on this serious issue. PodUniversal brings out an excerpt from the speech of Mr B S Raghavan, well known personality. Edition 53Mr B S Raghavan is a retired Senior IAS officer of...

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Angry Chennai citizens come together! It is time for change!!

After the Mumbai Terrorist attacks on 26th November, angry educated middle class Indians are coming together in all the Cities showing their anguish. Some of the Chennai citizens have now started an initiative "Citizens for Change". In a rare gesture, on Sunday the 7th December 2008, around ten thousand middle class and upper middle class citizens and their family members assembled at the Marina Beach and signed a pledge for solidarity and to...

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Young students organise mega media events in 22 cities of the country

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A day with Dr Abdul Kalam - How he manages the day?

PodUiversal - Edition 50We have always been wondering, how Dr Abdul Kalam spends his day. After coming out of Rashtrapathi Bhavan, he has become too busy. If you look at the site www.abdulkalam.com, you will find his speeches on a daily basis. He tours length and breadth of India and also frequently visits various countries.Every speech he delivers is fully packed with so much of new information, data, etc. These speeches are now preferred documents...

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Learning disability and Dyslexia - Role of parents, teachers and NGOs

Indian former President, Dr Abdul Kalam is always talking about 'school drop outs' and is campaigning for developing their skills. Lack of awareness about 'learning disability' or 'dyslexia' is one of the reasons for not identifying great talents and potential in the children.It is generally reported that around 10 to 15 percent of the children across the world suffer from learning disability or what is known as Dyslexia. These children find difficulty...

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Moving towards second green revolution in India

PodUniversal - Edition 48In the early 1960s, when India was facing acute food crisis, the then Union Agriculture Minister Mr C Subramanian, popularly known as CS, (picture) took serious initiatives in bringing together many scientists and brought in the 'Green Revolution'. CS is now considered the architect and the father of Indian Green Revolution. Recognising his contribution to the food security, Indian Government honoured him with the highest...

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C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing) - India's pride

PodUniversal - Edition 47 Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), is a Research and Development organisation set up by the Government of India. They have been contributing to the National Technological development silently. They are pioneers in building Super Computer PARAM in India, Garuda Grid Computing. They are also promoting open source softwares. They have released a Desi operating System BOSS, Indian version of Linux. They have...

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Cyber crimes - protecting your computers and network

 Cyber Society of India (CySI) organised a two day-seminar at Chennai on "Cyber Security and Assuirances" in 24th and 25th October 2008.  Mr Scott from Consultant General of USA at Chennai and Mr N Vittal (Former Chief Vigilance Commissioner of India) inaugurated the seminar and delivered key note address.  Many experts across the professional and IT sector participated and shared their views. Please click to play to watch the...

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Catholic Syrian Bank launches 'Marvel', Core Banking Software

PodUniversal - Edition 45Catholic Syrian Bank, a Kerala based leading Private Sector Bank has launched an unique core banking software on 20th October 2008, in an impressive function held at Chennai. This software was developed by the Bank jointly with Laser Soft Infosystems Limited, a well known Chennai based banking software product development company. This is the first time, a bank is developing a software product jointly with a vendor in India....

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Rights and responsibilities of banks and customers - RBI Dy. Governor speaks

Edition 44 - PodUniversalIndian Banks' Association (IBA) and Consumers Association of India (CAI) organised a seminar on 6th October 2008 at Chennai jointly on the 'Rights and responsibilities of banks and customers'. In this edition, we bring to you an excerpt from the speech of Ms Usha Thorat, Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India. Ms Usha is handling the customer grievances at RBI against all the public sector, private sector and multinational...

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National Media Conference 2008 - A Roundup

A National Media Conference and Exhibition 2008 was organised by Brahmakumaris (a well knwon spiritual organisation) and Global Forum for Public Relations (GFPR) at Mount Abu from 20th September 2008. Around 2000 media and PR professionals across the country and Nepal participated. Many eminent professionals shared their views on the current trends in media and communication. Please watch the podcast on the National Conference- Roundup. Rajayogi B K Karuna, Vice Chairman of Media Wing of Brahmakumaris and also the President of GFPR explains...

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Floating stone used in Ram Setu - Scientific validation

Ramayana and other Indian scriptures mention about the floating stones used by Hanuman and other Vanara Sena to build Ram Setu connecting India and Srilanka, from Rameswaram. Recently, we came across two such stones picked up from the Ram Setu. Please see them floating in water and also listen to the scientific validation by Dr S Kalayanaraman, an eminent researcher.Please click to play (6m 21 s)You may also watch the podcast from the following linkshttp://blip.tv/file/1242202http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=2KRxel0FEkYhttp://podbazaar.com/permalink/144115188075857289...

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Dr Sangeetha Madhu, Clinical Pshychologist speaks on 'challenges of working women"

Edition 41Present day working women face lot of challenges. They find it difficult to manage the work pressure both at work place and at family. A survey was conducted online to study the various perceptions of challenges faced by women. The results of the survey were discussed with Dr Sangeetha Madhu, Clinical Psychologist and Consultant. In an exclusive interview with Shvetha Sridhar, Dr Sangeetha Madhu speaks about the various challenges faced by the working women and also gives solutions to cope with them. Please listen to her interview:...

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Interview with Young Screen Entrepreneur Award winner Prathibha

Edition 40Ms Prathibha Sastry, Publisher and Editor of South Movie Scenes, Bangalore has won the coveted 'Young Entrepreneur Award 2008' from British Council. In an exclusive interview with Shvetha Sridhar, PodJockey, Prathibha talks about various challenges faced by her when planned to start a magazine and also she explains as to how she managed the challenges.Please listen to her interview: ( 7 m 29 s)You may also listen this interview from the following links.http://blip.tv/file/1218581/http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=u6lasCgRL5Ihttp://www.podbazaar.com/permalink/144115188075857272To...

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Indian Medical equipment manufacturers showcase their products in MEDICALL 2008

A three-day medical equipment exhibition titled 'MEDICALL 2008' at Chennai was inaugurated by Tamilnadu State Health Minister Mr M R K Paneerselvam on 1st August 2008. Around 200 exhibitors have displayed their products. Dr S Manivannan, CEO, Medicall has been organising this for the past three years with the intention of bringing together all the Indian medical equipment manufacturers and the medical professionals under one roof. This exhibition is also integrated with seminars on different themes to update the medical professonals with the...

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Dr Abdul Kalam's exclusive message to Indian youth

PodUniversal Edition 38Eight partner organisations of India Vision Group (Suyam Charitable Trust, India Sudar, Dream India, Manam Malarattum, Nandanar Trust, Team Everest, SIGM Foundation and Young Helping Minds), Editorial Board of Vandemataram ezine and Moderators of India Vision Group met Dr Abdul Kalam on 24th July 2008 and briefed about the various projects undertaken by them. Though the meeting started at 12 midnight, Dr Kalam was looking...

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International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)

June 2008 issue of our ezine features International Associatin of Business Communicators, who functions in more than 70 countries through 100 plus chapters. Mr Todd Hattori, Chair 2007-08 is the Guest Editor of this issue. You may download the ezine in pf format (410 k) from the following linkhttp://www.primepointfoundation.org/presense/presense0608.pdfPlease scroll below to listen to their podcast interviews:Podcast of Todd Hattori, Chair 2007-08...

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Do Non Resident Indians involve in Nation building?

PodUniversal - Edition 39In the recent years, lot of educated youngsters migrate to United States and Europe for better prospects. There are two type of Non Resident Indians (1) people who are living there even prior to 1991 and (2) people who migrate to foreign countries post 1991.During 1990 when India was facing acute financial and political crisis, during Prime Minister Chandrasekar's period, gold reserve was pledged to meet the day to day...

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How to select University courses - Tips to parents and students

PodUniversal - Edition 38Now this an admission season. The parents of the students who have completed 12th standard are in a confused mood. There is a notion amongst the parents and students that only Engineering Courses in Information Technology are best suited for future prospects. Arts and Science courses are not preferred. Is the hype of IT Engineering courses a 'myth' or 'reality'? On 22nd June, 2008, we telephonically interviewed Prof....

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Unsung Heroes - Young Helping Minds

PodUniversal - Edition 35Many times, the elders blame the younger generation including students for their behaviour and changes they bring about. But seldom we recognise them for their silent contribution to the society.Nagappan, Sathiyan and a dozen young students used to celebrate their birth day parties in hotels and enjoy the dinner. Suddenly four years back, Nagappan and his friends decided not to spend lavishly the money for their birthdays...

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