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DO I KNOW YOU

DO I KNOW YOU By Dinesh K Kapila I think it was WB Yeats who remarked something like " the centre does not hold and things fall apart'. Our present day competitive and goal oriented, as also work obsessed life style seems to cut us off from our relatives and friends alike. As the poet said of the political world, similarly the old generation, which is the epicenter of family life gets ignored in the pell mell rush of affairs. Gradually, the generations move apart as do the cousins of all grades and types. Even real brothers and sisters drift away, some do realize it but even in their sadness and realisation, the sheer pace and demands of sundry other issues pushes away any initiative to reach out. A self confessed workaholic like me realised it rather harshly the other day. In fact it has set some gray cells thinking overtime as to whether I need to renew old ties on a priority basis. A colleague at the office had some work, which could be facilitated by some connections. T...

The Kapila Gender Sensitivity Test

I have sent this artcle to a journal - maybe they publish or do not publish, but I have decided to put it on my blog. Do read but THE COPYRIGHT IS MINE PLEASE - No reproduction without permission. Comments / Reactions are welcome but comments may be couched in polite language pl.  Gender Equality – Which are the Behavioural / Cultural Traits which hold Back North West India? The Kapila Gender Sensitivity Test. By DINESH K KAPILA North West India has some of the worst affected districts in the country as regards female foeticide and ranks quite low on female nutrition rates and other gender related issues. The Gender Equality Indices rank North West India uniformly low. Economists are of the view that this would ultimately impact adversely the socio economic development of the region quite seriously. But what does an average person in the towns and rural areas of North West India perceive to be gender related behaviour – how does he or she know which attitude or c...