Venkat Harish

When the  130th Wimbledon Championship  started, tennis world had doubts on whether Roger Federer will enter into the second week of the tournament. Two consecutive semi-final losses in grass court tournaments prior to Wimbledon and the back injury which made him take a three-month break made the legend have the doubt himself. Roger Federer’s progress to the fourth round was shadowed by the red-hot form of his rival Novak Djokovic.  Djokovic was playing Sam Querry  for a place in last 16. After series of rain interruptions, the USA star uprooted the World number one’s  30 match winning streak at Grand Slams . To read the complete article click the link below Cup slips from Roger's lip in 2016 Wimbledon

The second International Yoga Day was celebrated on  June 21st, 2016  in a grand manner. The Indian method of meditation has got an overwhelming response from different parts of the world. But it does not have the same reception in its own homeland. Few sections of the Indian society have opposed the celebration of yoga day. They see it as a religious practice of the Hindus and feel the inclusion of yoga into school curriculum will  be against their religious beliefs . But consider this: The Olympics is a  global sporting event  now, but a few centuries ago it was a  religious practice of the Greek culture . The Olympic Games were dedicated to the Greek god Zeus. The Olympic torch – an indispensable identity of Olympic Games – was initially associated with  the religious relic as well. Now, however, the  view of religion in Olympic torch has been removed for a while . It is the way for athletes from various corners of the world to converge in one single place to exhibit their

Some strange similarities you can find between India-China relationship and the relationship with your Ex-lover. The dilemma in relationships occurs in every person’s life. Every one of us gets a situation where we do not know  where exactly the relationship is  heading. We go searching for new environments so that the complications of the relationship don’t affect our progress. Countries are no exceptions to these complications. China and India seem to have similar complications and tagging them as Ex-lovers will not be foolish. Priority over others: When in a relationship the lover gets the top most priority among all the choices. A  mighty gain outside will appear small in front of small date  proposed by her(or him). Often this had led to the loss of careers of many. Jawaharlal Nehru  did something similar 5 decades ago... To read the complete article click the link below Why India and China are Ex-lovers by Venkat Harish

he Environment Ministry’s permission to ‘cull’ animals in few Indian states has got a mixed response across the country. Culling is an action where humans are allowed to  kill the animals that cause inconveniences legally . Farmers find it a curing medicine to the damages caused by wildlife, while wildlife activists see it as a curse to the rich wildlife in our country. This issue has got dividends within the Union Cabinet as Minister of Women and Child Development  Ms. Menaka Gandhi  has opposed Environmental Minister  Prakash Javadekar’s  order. Environmental Ministry has granted permission to ‘cull’  Rhesus macaque  (a monkey species) in  Himachal Pradesh  and  Nilgai  in  Bihar . Ms.Gandhi charged the Environmental Ministry saying, “The Environment Ministry here is writing to every state asking them which animal they want to kill and they will grant permission... To read the complete article click the link below Culling in India by Venkat Harish

27 th  May saw a historical event. Obama became the first serving US President to visit  Hiroshima  after USA destroyed it in 1945. The Question of apology was completely grounded and the decision taken before 71 years stayed untouched. His gesture at the Memorial was something to be encouraged. He stated that nuclear arsenals should to be used as  “moral revolution” , rather than for  “base instinct of conquest”. These words coming from one of the World’s most powerful and influential men, can change the vision of nuclear arsenal around the world. What nuclear weapons did in the past is miserable. But here is a look on what nuclear weapons can do in the future. There are around  15,850 nuclear warheads shared in 9 countries Read the full article in the link below Article by Venkat Harish on future scenorio of Nuclear War