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In my wee-wonder days of childhood, the classic debate was “Will robots replace human beings?” The person who stood “for it”, always won the debate by justifying the fact about the improved quality of life, faster production & development, maximum utilization of natural resources etc. Hearing the debate I always wondered what type of a dumb and wobbly feeling would have measured-up in the heart of the person who stood against it! 

But today it would be foolish to, not admire and be thankful for the great achievements of modern technology over the last century: advance medicines, advance energy, advance weapons, high speed communication and navigation systems. (more…)

“India tops the world in suicides among teenagers. Exam stress and depression are key reasons but other urban pressures are taking a heavy toll” says the cover note article of India Today magazine.

Here’s the sketchy view of the article:

• 16 suicides a day or 6000 a year is the rate at which teenagers snuff out their lives in India.
• 2006-07, 5875 students took their own life. ( NCRB)
• Every 90 minutes a teenage tries to commit suicide.
• But every 6 hours, one succeeds.
• 56% teen suicides in the country are reported between March and July, every year
• More adolescents die of suicide than AIDS, cancer, heart disease, obesity, birth defects and lung disease.   (more…)