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There was a time when television was considered to be a major source of distraction to children, especially to those who were going to the elementary school. It was during such a time that a television series came into being and made everybody to think again on the commonly spread “single-sided” perceptions about the television. The show was none other than the popular “Sesame Street”.

It was first of its kind when it was released as it was the only children’s show to have definite educational motive. Not only that, the idea to use puppets (called “muppets” ) and other such “children-friendly” ways to inculcate the liking for learning even among toddlers was quite laudable . After such a start, the show gradually reached a tipping point and took the turn growing to the extent of getting the Grammy several times. The 40th anniversary of the show was recently celebrated in 2009. During this even the search engine giant, Google, paid its tribute through a lovely doodle on its home page.

The transition from school to college is an inevitable thing in one’s life. The transition usually begins with a season of filling slam books, sharing farewell photographs and hours of brainstorming on choosing a proper course and place of study for the next few years and ends up when one gets used to bunking classes, taking notes in the classes, doing more reference work for study, hanging out at canteen frequently and may be it is complete after getting an answer for the question- "How to utilize the newly found freedom and time in a proper manner?"

Almost everything changes in a student’s life right from the mode of transportation (from cycles to motorbikes or even car if the family is wealthy!) to the attitude inside the classroom. You get respect from people around you including your parents and teachers during this phase and it becomes one’s responsibility to keep it up. A rapid transformation comes both physically as well as mentally and the approach to studies at college makes even below average students at school to be toppers. A deep desire to learn things comes out of interest for a better career in the place of rote learning done at school level just for getting marks.

For some, this transition becomes a smooth one but for others it becomes a smooth one only after some struggle. A lot of lessons like marks are not the only thing for a prosperous future but it is how we portray ourselves to the world are learnt in the first few days. A change in the lifestyle occurs, life which was once like living in a secured shell at the school level takes a new shape with exposure and the responsibility to be careful and stay away from drugs and other habits that may spoil one’s life coming into place. Once this transition gets over resulting in a positive transformation then the rest of the college life becomes a season of joy, love, friendship and a pleasurable learning experience.

Inspiring Nation Developing In Asia ( INDIA ): The Emerging Superpower.

Over the past few years there have been enough reports hitting the headlines which prove that India is on the right path in emerging as a superpower. Be it a Nobel Prize in science or the top rank that our cricket team has acquired (in test cricket); all news of achievement in various fields seems to be a sign of positive transformation of the country. It’s proud that this country has developed to the extent of hosting a prestigious
International sports meet- The Commonwealth Games! The achievements beyond the boundary like gold medals in the Olympic Games and even in IPhO (International Physics Olympiad) and the top position in the survey conducted by an international body on the percentage growth of young entrepreneurs the country is going towards becoming the superpower – the vision of former president Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. We often forget to appreciate the efforts behind it. The FIVE YEAR PLAN launched by Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru is one such effort which is finding its purpose as India is one of the leading producer of wheat (Green Revolution)
and even best brains in technology (establishment of IITs).
But we cannot blindly say this as a Utopian nation, there is still a need to abolish many social evils like poverty, illiteracy, caste-system and even regional differences which are quite evident from the recent Telangana issue. So, the need of the hour is to put our hands together to reduce the negative traits of this nation thereby increasing the rate towards achieving the “SUPER POWER-2020” goal!