DRISHTEE TIMES

Prayang is a small shanty town in the middle of the dessert. The best accommodation available is a dorm with around 100 beds. But we had to settle for a courtyard accommodation which had obvious limitation in terms of sanitation cleanliness etc. But after a back breaking journey through trea... [More]

The journey from Nyalam to Saga was the most nerve racking, on the way to Kailash. With passes at 5000 meters, the drive was very treacherous. Though we were prepared for the cold and lack of oxygen, we were most hit by the dust in the air which made breathing very difficult. Surgical masks ca... [More]

Last month, my wife and I took a much-needed vacation to the land of pasta, olives, wine, beautiful art and designer clothes – Italy.  We spread our nine days across three cities: Milan, Venice and Florence. The Duomo cathedral in Milan Milan is more of an industrial city in Ita... [More]

World's fastest learner Its very interesting story but true in nature. Recently our admin team encountered with probably the world's fastest learner at Drishtee's head office in Noida Sector-62. Can you believe the person that is being mentioned here as world's fastest learner was an "Angoothacha... [More]

Now a days the Pakistan's entire political, Military, ISI and terrorist establishments are happy because of "Swine Flu", the disease caused by the deadly H1N1 virus. Doesn't it sound like the name of an absurd National Highway situated in some part of India? "Mudde ki baat yeh hai ki" (the point... [More]

All this big talk in financial and political circles about Financial Inclusion is a big sham. The reality is that we have been suddenly disenfranchised from the Financial Inclusion Club. The whole world has inexorably moved from a regime of Financial Inclusion to a regime of Financial Exclusion.... [More]

As you are aware, the number of H1N1 (Swine flu) cases have increased in the last few days. People should also taken steps to minimize any impact of swine flu at their home as well as in their offices. The purpose of this memo is to create general awareness and advise measures that need to be ... [More]

Nyalam is a small sleepy town surrounding a large Chinese military establishment. Like most of the other town that we visited, it seems that these establishment are the basic building block of the town economy. The '5 Star' shining prominently at the top, these establishments are huge and hous... [More]

I would have never understood the real meaning of the word "Faith", had I not come to Delhi University for pursuing a career in Journalism & Media Management. It was the winters of year 2004, and cold had engulfed the whole city. The temperature at times dipped down to almost 4 or 5 degr... [More]

Top Ten Good Things about Multiplexes Closing Down  10. Your dog finally gets to watch all the movies he missed - on the DVD with you  9. You have got rid of your urge to puke every time you smell butter, an attribute you developed by inhaling the industrial strength odor of theatr... [More]

When it gets a nice 45 degrees in the shade then you realize what rain means to a country like India. It throws BSES's electricity buying price hedging haywire. As a CM your goodwill literally evaporates in the early moring heat. Nobody expected the monsoon to play truant, nobody thought the t... [More]

"People say that one is 'called' by the Almighty to the sacred places." I always wondered how a person can be 'called'. Was not sure, if such a message comes through in a 'dream' or is communicated through a chain of events! Sitting today at 3800 meters above sea level, I now understand that it ... [More]

“Friends, here I am presenting a descrtiption which tells us how important everyone is in a team. Just see how all of us make a critical part of our teams to get a job done and a target achieved by the team as a whole.” Preeti Singh Assistant Controller, Education, Drishtee