Dealing with ragging
The Supreme Court’s act of issuing a show-cause to the principal and the registrar of Dr. Rajendra Prasad Medical College, Himachal Pradesh, and asking
them why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against them for the death of Aman Kachroo, allegedly due to ragging, is welcome.
From media reports, it is obvious that the college administration did not take Aman’s complaints seriously. We, the people, repose our faith in the judiciary
and hope it will take stringent action against the guilty.
Shadab Husain,
Lucknow
http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/18/stories/2009031855760802.htm
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
English Class
English Class
The following are the views of my blind friend about writing:
When I write my cheerfulness increases. The more I write, the more I crave to! It makes everything very lovely. It gives me an extremely beautiful view - and I feel like going on writing - regardless of what I am saying or expressing. I love it very much!
Words of the day
Traduce: v. Causing disgrace or humiliation to by making wrong and malicious statements. As a rule, truth soon comes to light, so we should not bother if anyone traduces us.
Recriminate: v. To blame or accuse in return. Instead of lifting up the economic blockade from Gaza, Israel is busy in recriminating Palestinians.
Snigger: n/v. A quiet and insulting laugh kept to oneself. Fearing that my snigger will change into laughter, I disconnected the phone. I later realised that Mr Young was sniggering throughout my rehearsal.
Idioms of the day
If ifs and ands were pots and pans, there'd be no work for tinkers' hands: It is useless to wish for things. Often said in replying to the sentences beginning with “If only”. John: If only I wouldn’t have dropped that catch, we would have won the match. George: If ifs and ands were pots and pans, there'd be no work for tinkers' hands!
Rule with a velvet glove: To rule in a very gentle manner. My sir rules with a velvet glove, yet nobody misbehaves in the class.
Kid’s stuff: A very easy task. Cheer up chaps for winning this game is a kid’s stuff.
Combinations of words
Unrestrained anger: In a fit of unrestrained anger he smashed the computer screen.
Wavering courage: This planet is unfriendly to the people of wavering courage.
Shy and subdued: That idiot girl, shy and subdued, is a character which is rarer than the rarest.
The class is over.
Correction
Anonymous says in the comment box:
In a sentence like this, "Was/Were" or "Had", and not "Would", is used in the first clause beginning with "If". So the grammatically correct sentence, if you don't mind, would be:
"If only I hadn't dropped that catch, we would have won the match.
You can justify your usage above in terms of casual or popular use, but not in terms of grammar, come on!
The following are the views of my blind friend about writing:
When I write my cheerfulness increases. The more I write, the more I crave to! It makes everything very lovely. It gives me an extremely beautiful view - and I feel like going on writing - regardless of what I am saying or expressing. I love it very much!
Words of the day
Traduce: v. Causing disgrace or humiliation to by making wrong and malicious statements. As a rule, truth soon comes to light, so we should not bother if anyone traduces us.
Recriminate: v. To blame or accuse in return. Instead of lifting up the economic blockade from Gaza, Israel is busy in recriminating Palestinians.
Snigger: n/v. A quiet and insulting laugh kept to oneself. Fearing that my snigger will change into laughter, I disconnected the phone. I later realised that Mr Young was sniggering throughout my rehearsal.
Idioms of the day
If ifs and ands were pots and pans, there'd be no work for tinkers' hands: It is useless to wish for things. Often said in replying to the sentences beginning with “If only”. John: If only I wouldn’t have dropped that catch, we would have won the match. George: If ifs and ands were pots and pans, there'd be no work for tinkers' hands!
Rule with a velvet glove: To rule in a very gentle manner. My sir rules with a velvet glove, yet nobody misbehaves in the class.
Kid’s stuff: A very easy task. Cheer up chaps for winning this game is a kid’s stuff.
Combinations of words
Unrestrained anger: In a fit of unrestrained anger he smashed the computer screen.
Wavering courage: This planet is unfriendly to the people of wavering courage.
Shy and subdued: That idiot girl, shy and subdued, is a character which is rarer than the rarest.
The class is over.
Correction
Anonymous says in the comment box:
In a sentence like this, "Was/Were" or "Had", and not "Would", is used in the first clause beginning with "If". So the grammatically correct sentence, if you don't mind, would be:
"If only I hadn't dropped that catch, we would have won the match.
You can justify your usage above in terms of casual or popular use, but not in terms of grammar, come on!
Saturday, March 7, 2009
English Class
English Class
I started to give assignments or homework to the readers of this blog. I did receive some assignments, but I am afraid, for many of you it was too cumbersome. Therefore, I will ask you all to send your compositions - let them be whatever. I will try to edit or tell how are they.
Words of the day
Deleterious: adj. Having an injurious effect - harmful. Mr Ramadoss, our health minister, has banned smoking in public places because it is deleterious for health.
Proximity: n. The quality, state, sense, or fact of being next or near - closeness. People who are opining that the Supreme Court, due to its proximity with the lawyers, will resort to bias in the Madras incident are wrong.
Peacenik: N. A political activist who opposes war and promoting of weapons - a peace lover. Gandhiji was an outshining peacenik.
Idioms of the day
Be in the pudding club: To be pregnant. John is overjoyed as his wife is in the pudding club.
Get/put a quart into a pint pot (this is British): To try to put a lot of things into a little space. By jabbing all this stuff into this drawer you are actually trying to put a quart into a pint pot.
Shout/proclaim from the housetops: To make anything known publically. Often functions of eminent personalities aren’t proclaimed from the housetops.
Combinations of words
Gladdening influence: Children, lovely as they are, leave a gladdening influence on their parents.
Cheerful expectations: The secret of happiness and success lies in cheerful expectations.
Gleeful spirit: George is impatiently waiting for a life partner of a gleeful spirit!
The class is over.
I started to give assignments or homework to the readers of this blog. I did receive some assignments, but I am afraid, for many of you it was too cumbersome. Therefore, I will ask you all to send your compositions - let them be whatever. I will try to edit or tell how are they.
Words of the day
Deleterious: adj. Having an injurious effect - harmful. Mr Ramadoss, our health minister, has banned smoking in public places because it is deleterious for health.
Proximity: n. The quality, state, sense, or fact of being next or near - closeness. People who are opining that the Supreme Court, due to its proximity with the lawyers, will resort to bias in the Madras incident are wrong.
Peacenik: N. A political activist who opposes war and promoting of weapons - a peace lover. Gandhiji was an outshining peacenik.
Idioms of the day
Be in the pudding club: To be pregnant. John is overjoyed as his wife is in the pudding club.
Get/put a quart into a pint pot (this is British): To try to put a lot of things into a little space. By jabbing all this stuff into this drawer you are actually trying to put a quart into a pint pot.
Shout/proclaim from the housetops: To make anything known publically. Often functions of eminent personalities aren’t proclaimed from the housetops.
Combinations of words
Gladdening influence: Children, lovely as they are, leave a gladdening influence on their parents.
Cheerful expectations: The secret of happiness and success lies in cheerful expectations.
Gleeful spirit: George is impatiently waiting for a life partner of a gleeful spirit!
The class is over.
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