Words by VK

​The aspirations of India's middle class are soaring, with education often seen as the golden key to upward mobility. Yet, the ever-increasing cost of quality education is creating a significant dilemma, turning a dream into a daunting financial burden for many families. ​From competitive pre-school admissions to professional degrees, the fees for good institutions are climbing at an alarming rate. This isn't just about tuition; it includes coaching classes, study materials, extracurriculars, and sometimes even living expenses for those pursuing education away from home. ​What does this mean for the middle class? ​Increased Financial Strain: Families are dipping into savings, taking loans, and making significant sacrifices to fund their children's education. ​Access Inequality: The gap between those who can afford premium education and those who cannot is widening, potentially impacting social mobility and creating a less equitable society. ​Stress and Pres...

Flying in the air is every child’s dream and each one of us at some point of time would have imagined that. While its humanly not possible but one can fulfill the dream by flying planes. Being a commercial pilot is the most glamorous and exciting job in aviation. It is no doubt one of the most adventurous career which requires intensive training but this profession also demands a lot of time, dedication, patience and sacrifice. This is a lucrative field. But apart from all those attractive things the job of a commercial pilot makes him/her responsible for the aircraft s/he flies and the lives of his/her passengers. Pilots are highly trained professionals who fly airplanes and helicopters carrying passengers or cargo. Academic Qualifications required for a Career in Commercial Flying As a pilot, one need extremely high logical & analytical reasoning, psychomotor skills, navigation skills, understanding of meteorological reports, operations of electronic and mechanical cont...

मैं जानता हु में नहीं हु उन जैसा जैसे उसे पसंद ह न मैं मसहूर हु दुनिया में न मैं समझदार हु वैसा बस प्यार हुआ उससे और हो गया उसका उसका किसी को प्यार से बोलना नहीं होता मुझे गवारा कभी फिर भी सुन लेता हु उसके कड़वे शब्द सभी क्या ये मेरी गलती है की मुझे प्यार ह उससे या ये खता है मेरी की वो जिंदिगी ह मेरी डरता हु दूर होने से उससे और वो झट से करती है अलग मानता हु गलत हूँ मैं न हूँ उन जैसा जैसे उसे अछे लगते ह लेकिन क्या कर मैं डरता हू बस उसके दूर जाने से दूर जाने से ...........

Letter by Jet airways pilot who crash landed in Goa If he's alive nail him, if he's dead blame him ! (Written based on 9W at VOGO on 27/12 Aviation is a strange profession ! I love it to death but the strange part is, if I meet my end in my line of work it's most likely that I'll be blamed. I'll be blamed long before any proof is brought forward, I'll be blamed by the media, I'll be blamed by people, I'll be blamed by the passengers if they survive. In a week the Data recorders will be analysed and then maybe they'll find that it's not my fault ! That I fought for hope amidst hopelessness till my dying breath. Sadly that won't make as good a headline as "pilot error", "pilot veers off runway when aligning for takeoff". In fact it was nothing to do with aligning that brought this ill fated crew to a halt just short the peripheral wall at Dabolim this morning. How I wish I could explain concepts of asymmetric th...

You are non confrontational. You hate conflict. They know you will never address an issue even if it bothers you. You cannot refuse people. You just cannot  say no . It kills you to decline requests. They know they can keep asking you for undue favors and you will always oblige. You’re usually the one with no opinion. If you’re always ‘okay’ with any plan, if you rarely voice your wishes or dislikes, it is understandable why people take you for granted. You are always seeking approval for your actions. You send out a message that you cannot function without people’s opinions and that’s exactly when people start to feel that they can control you. You’re indecisive. You can never make up your mind about anything. And the moment you show the world you don’t know what you want, they start taking you for a ride. You’re never the one to raise his voice against things you don’t approve of. People know you’re too shy (read scared) to stand up even for yourself and that gives ...

There is this pain it hurts so bad it always appears when I am so sad No matter what I try it won't go away it's in my heart where it will always stay It appeared the day you left this world and I was no longer your little boy anymore forced to grow up with you not there to make things easy that I couldn't bear I search for you every day if I'm sick, sad, or just have something to say. I'm jealous of every guy, Those who still have their mothers I tell them to appreciate what they have, because after they are gone, there simply is no others. I have this pain that won't go away, it makes me mad that you couldn't stay No matter many years go by there's still one time of day that I do cry, I miss you dearly and this is true, My pain will not heal until I'm with you