Daily Reads-11 (Level-1)

Reading Suggestion-1

Article Name: The politics of perceptions
Author Name: Sonalde Desai
Source: The Hindu
Category: Politics/Society

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Five Words to learn from this article:

Paradoxical: An adjective that describes a paradox, something with two meanings that don’t make sense together.
Deprivation: The damaging lack of material benefits considered to be basic necessities in a society.
Marginalisation: To marginalize a group of people means to make them feel isolated and unimportant.
Prosperity: The state of being prosperous.
Bygone: Belonging to an earlier time

Reading Suggestion-2

Article Name:How successful is China’s economic rebalancing?
Author Name: Cp Chandrasekhar
Source: The Hindu
Category: Economy

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Five Words to learn from this article:

Blistering: (Of heat) intense.
Trajectory: The path followed by a projectile flying or an object moving under the action of given forces..
Surplus: An amount of something left over when requirements have been met; an excess of production or supply.
Wage: A fixed regular payment earned for work or services, typically paid on a daily or weekly basis.
Diminution: A reduction in the size, extent, or importance of something.

Reading Suggestion-3

Article Name: Sentient beings all
Author Name: Ellison Banks Findly
Source: The Economic Times
Category:Spirituality

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Five Words to learn from this article:

Enliven: Make (something) more entertaining, interesting, or appealing.
Reciprocal: Given, felt, or done in return.
Tamasic: Denoting a class of foods that are dry, old, foul, or unpalatable, and are thought to promote pessimism, ignorance, laziness, criminal tendencies, and doubt. Compare rajasic sattvic.
Delusion: An idiosyncratic belief or impression maintained despite being contradicted by reality or rational argument, typically as a symptom of mental disorder.
Enduring: Lasting over a period of time; durable.