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Reading the book called "The Art of Possibility". There are some wonderful concepts, which can be learned by anyone at any age or position and make a very profound impact on her/his life. I would strongly recommend you to read the book, but here I will attempt to share the gist of this wonderful concept. Ben Zander (Benjamin Zander) is the Conductor and Music Director of the  Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra , a youth orchestra in Boston comprising both high school and college-age students. At the beginning of every academic year, he gives "A" grades to all the students without even teaching them anything. The only condition he puts on the students is that they have to write a letter to him dated May of the next year (when the academic session ends), as to why they got the "A" grade from him. They have to describe what amount of hard work, dedication, and passion they have given for the current academic year on the subject and why they deserve the A gra

                                                                                               Photo by Ulises Peña As per studies done a couple of years back, the number of Indian students studying abroad is likely to grow from 1.3 million to 1.8 million in the next two/three years (2025~2026). The reason for the surge in the demand for more Indians going abroad for higher studies can be attributed to the following reasons. 1.    More disposable Income and smaller families: In the last 10 years, more Indians have become economically more capable than before. So, they are able to send their children abroad for higher education. This is also because more Indian families now have an average of two or less two kids, so the amount of money available to spend on education has substantially increased. This is clearly understood from the Total Fertility of Indian women which is at 2.1 now. GDP per capita (current US$) of Indians has improved over the last 10 years substantially (70% from 2013

According to the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs, India sent a total of 655 athletes to the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou, China, across 40 different sporting disciplines. The largest contingent was in athletics with 68 athletes. This Indian contingent was the largest ever for an Asian Games by India.  India won 107 medals for the first time in the history of the Asian Games. The Indian contingent won 28 gold, 38 silver, and 41 bronze medals. It was a historic moment for India as they crossed the 100-medal mark at the continental extravaganza for the first time.  The Indian women athletes performed exceptionally well, and it shows the capability of the country’s daughters. The Indian men’s and women’s cricket teams played at the continental event for the first time, with the women’s team clinching a gold medal.  Athletics had the biggest impact on India’s tally this edition. The discipline earned India a total of 29 medals out of which 6 were gold, 14 were silver, and 9 were bronz