Early last month, I reread, not for the first time, Lorrie Moore’s short story “People Like That Are the Only People Here,” first published in the New Yorker almost 30 years ago. It’s about a mother handed the terrible news that her 1-year-old has cancer. A passage in it struck me like a missive from… Continue reading Opinion: A call can come at any moment. It’s teaching me the importance of ‘one day at a time’
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Tilak understood importance of journalism for freedom struggle: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said Bal Gangadhar Tilak understood the importance of journalism and newspapers for amplifying the demand for freedom. He was speaking after receiving the Lokmanya Tilak National Award here. “Tilak understood the importance of journalism and newspapers for making the demand for freedom louder. He started the… Continue reading Tilak understood importance of journalism for freedom struggle: PM Modi
Date, History, Importance and Celebration
World Wide Web Day is celebrated on August 1 every year. The day is observed to commemorate the World Wide Web (www) and its impact on the world. It was on August 1 in 1991 that Tim Berners-Lee posted a proposal for the World Wide Web on the alt.hypertext newsgroup; this day is,… Continue reading Date, History, Importance and Celebration