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Is obsession with gold among Indians justified?

Long, long ago somewhere far away in rural India a little boy was reprimanded for having stolen some money from his mother's purse.  The boy ran away from home and ended up in front of a palace's gates.  He asked the guards whether he could find some work there.  The guards said yes, however he wouldn't be paid but offered food as compensation. The boy who was famished by now thought it to be a good deal.  He cleaned pots, pans and did odd jobs.  The palace officials were pretty impressed with his sincerity and hard work.  They gave him food and asked him what else would he like in return for his work.  He requested a small metal pot that he had seen in the kitchen.   Though he was ridiculed at this strange request, the clever boy insisted on keeping it as the pot was made of pure solid gold, which he promptly sold for a hefty sum! Since time immemorial numerous stories of gold trade have filled Indian history books.  This easy-way-to-be rich opportunity is still

For Self or a Selfie?

The Oxford English Dictionary's Word of the Year for 2013 was 'selfie’. No points for guessing why. Carol had a unique hobby. She liked capturing different images of the sky.  While she was on a solo road trip, she decided to click one such photograph.  However this one turned out to be a selfie.  Little did she know that a small adventure awaited her.  As she was clicking her photograph with the sky as the backdrop, two men stopped by on a bike, one jumped into Carol’s car and both of them sped away.  It all happened in a fraction of a second! Carol used her presence of mind and checked her picture.  She had actually captured the two crooks in her selfie!  Tracking the men wasn’t tough and she got back her car- A classic example of how a selfie can save us! But all is not lways well with a selfie.  Just like there are two sides of the same coin, a selfie too has a good and bad side attached to it. Just a few years back before setting out on a trip one would