In a survey published a few years ago, the British Council predicted that two billion people worldwide would be studying English by the year 2020. It has changed from being a symbol of the elite to being a fundamental competency required for professional employment and successful business. In other words, it is comparable to literacy…
ITPRENEURS 9X9 Wednesday, 28 September 2022 It was a refreshing experience attending an exciting event yesterday evening “ITpreneurs 9X9” Season 5 Episode 1 (S5E1) organised by The Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce & Industry at Samruddhi, Nanpura, Surat, under their flagship initiative “Entrepreneurship Lounge”. The programme’s objective was clear: to present success stories of ITpreneurs…
I am happy when… People are so busy these days that they forget or fail to derive pleasure from day-to-day life events. Here’s a small list to suggest things that can make one happy. Do try and make your own list, and you will be amazed to find how joyous and fulfilled our life can…
Wanna be Happy at will? Wanna have happiness at your fingertips? Wanna control happy hormones in yourself and others? Read on. We as humans experience that our desires govern our life. We live in a state of “wanting” something. Be it a good career, a loving life partner, a warm relationship, a huge bungalow, a…
Why is Spoken English in Surat the need of the hour? Well, Surat is a beautiful city on the banks of the river Tapi. Let us figure out its history, culture, and financial background first. This will help us understand where English conversation in Surat stands presently and why the importance of written and spoken…
“It is the task of the translator to release in his language that pure language that is under the spell of another, to liberate the language imprisoned in a work in his re-creation of that work.” – Walter Benjamin Translation–an enigma What is translation? To what extent does it succeed in capturing the context and…
Do you think Reading Matters? Want to make reading a regular habit? Want to start reading, but don’t know where to begin? Well, here are 10 Young Adult (YA) books to help you with your reading goals. And, yes, reading matters! No doubt about it. These ten books will have you hooked onto reading! I’m…
Do you find it difficult to make time to sit down and improve your English speaking skills, enhance your vocabulary, or sharpen your listening skills? Well, my friend, listening to podcasts is a solution! Not only do we have a multitude of podcasts to choose from, but they also allow us to focus on certain skill/s…
“So difficult it is to show the various meanings and imperfections of words when we have nothing else but words to do it with.” — John Locke In 1857, the Unregistered Words Committee of the Philological Society of London decided to succeed Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary of the English Language, 1755. Sir James Murray and…
Ayurved and Health Ayurved and Health go hand in hand. Most people know that. But not many know exactly what to do so that we can remain healthy. Ayurved is not only about medicines, it’s a way of life. Now, let’s try to understand it in detail. Let’s begin at the beginning! What is Ayurved?…