Angry birds teach you Physics

On a lazy afternoon, I was totally bored and decided to play "Angry Birds", the only game on my iPad. Not a great fan of the game, I started playing it. After a few levels, I suddenly realised a funny fact. Unknowingly I had started using the "Law of Trajectory" I had learnt a few years ago in physics. I was thrilled and started looking keenly at every trajectory I used while playing. And voila! I could complete all the levels, yes seriously!

Games have been time and again criticised by parents and teachers but this revelation of the Angry Birds game made me wonder if the argument against these computer games is even valid given the fact it can be a fantastic way of education!

The Roots of the Demon

Family is the basic unit of the society.

And in every family the same scene replays: The father telling his son, “If you win the race I will give you a remote control car.” Isn’t it familiar?

This goes on until the child himself starts asking for material goods in return of a favor. And thus starts corruption and bribery.

It is ingrained in us to ask for something in return for the job we do, be it winning a race or completing a project.

Then why do we complain when politicians and bureaucrats ask for bribes? They too have been trained by the people around them to expect something in return. That’s what they are doing, similar to the small children who ask for gifts in return of good marks.

So, the growth of the roots of corruption begin at the very basic level: the Home. And we create the corrupt future of tomorrow with our very own hands.

Thus, it is very important for us to curtail corruption at the very beginning. The roots of the demon need to be cut before they grow too deep. Only then can we dream of New India.