THE DREAMS FULFILLED

" The Final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment."                                                                                                                                -Elbert Hubbard These words said by Elbert Hubbard always strike my mind when I think of MS Dhoni, former Indian cricket captain, who is currently the wicketkeeper-batsman in ODIs and T20Is. Many of you who would have watched the film, 'MS Dhoni- The Untold Story', would have come to know the various obstacles Dhoni had to overcome to gain the aura he eventually had.  But, one aspect which the film failed to portray (maybe due to lack of ...

If you ask any school for its objectives and aims, one can ensure that discipline will be one of the key objectives of any school. 'Discipline'. This is word which has received several connotations over the past few generations. You have various forms of discipline like 'self-discipline', 'sports discipline', 'behavioural discipline', and of course academic discipline. We don't need to go too far to understand this. Here is the Oxford Dictionary meaning of discipline- The training of people to obey rules or a code of behaviour. This definition summarises what is being currently taught in modern schools, moreso in India. Children are being treated like slaves. "Walk in a line", "Cut your hair", "Walk with your hands at the back", are few common phrases associated with discipline in schools.  I being a child myself find it irritating at times. Sometimes, I feel like a slave obeying a master's comm...