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A Letter to Every Indian from Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

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28 Jul 2015 was the day when a Mortal became the immortal . It is the day  when our beloved Teacher, Missile man and people's  president Dr. A.P.J Abdul kalam Azad, left this heavenly world..It is true that Our beloved inspiration Dr. A.P.J Abdul kalam Azad is not among us but his demeanor will always inspire us to be a better  human being. While going through various Inspirational  Speech given by Mr. kalam, i came across an open letter written by him to every Indian. I am very overwhelmed by each and every word scribbled by him in this open letter. Enjoy the read and try to a better human being . Perhaps it can be our best tribute for the greatest legend. Open letter by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam YOU say that our government is inefficient. YOU say that our laws are too old. YOU say that the municipality does not pick up the garbage. YOU say that the phones don’t work, the railways are a joke. The airline is the worst in the world, mail...

6 Degrees of separation: Myth or Fact ?

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Have you ever tried to contact Brad Pitt, Oprah, Roger Federer, Sachin Tendulkar (The God) or our Bhai a.k.a Salman Khan? You might be thinking how a Mango people like us, will ever get to contact them personally. But recently I came across a very interesting theory: “6 Degrees of separation” which can help us to do the same. As per Wikipedia : Six degrees of separation   is the   theory   that everyone and  everything is six or fewer steps away, by way of introduction, from any other person in the world, so that a chain of " a friend of a friend " statements can be made to connect any two people in a maximum of six steps. . In a world of 6.6 billion people, it does seem hard to believe. The theory of six degrees of separation contends that, because we are all linked by chains of acquaintance, you are just six introductions away from any other person on the planet. The idea of six degrees of separation has been around for over 80 years. And, with social ...