Elusive Cliff
It has been a stiff climb, chiselling steps_ both by heart and charter;_ yet the cliff still seems eluding.Today, I see myself in a cage,_ scrawled with a tattoo — a stigma to me,_ not erased, but...
View ArticleBeing a Proud Indian
From N.C.'s WritingsAmidst the profusion of tributes paid to Indira Gandhi on the tenth anniversary of her martyrdom on October 31, perhaps the most eloquent but concise was by the eminent...
View ArticleRussian Economy: From Recession to Hope of Recovery
by R.G. GIDADHUBLIAs the year 2016 comes to an end, the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has reason to feel relieved with signs of economic recovery after persisting recession during the last few...
View ArticleArtists do not die because the world needs art; Arakkal gave us pleasure by...
IMPRESSIONSIt is not for nothing that every Rajnikant movie is released with uproarious publicity brouhaha, from milk abhishekam of oversize portraits to trailers exploding with the hero's superman...
View ArticleThe Anti-National Role of RSS
The most despicable action due to the growth of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh's ideology was the killing of Mahatma Gandhi. If there is one individual with whom people associate India's identity all...
View ArticleTriumph for Family Bonding
COMMUNICATIONThe unexpected win of Donald Trump in the US Presidential election is a blessing in disguise for a major reason. Trump, a rabid nationalist reposing faith in America for the Americans...
View ArticleLegacy of Tipu Sultan
by S.N. Sahu and Sandip MesraThe Government of Karnataka is celebrating Tipu jayanti. Well known and acclaimed as Tipu Sultan in history, he was a renowned warrior who courted controversy and at the...
View ArticleWhy the Two Greatest Indians were Denied Nobel
by Praveen Davar‘Generations to come will scarcely believe that such a one as this ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth.' So said Albert Einstein on Mahatma Gandhi soon after his...
View ArticlePrime Minister Modi's Black Money Magic
by M.C. PindwalThe demonetisation of Indian currency, as announced by PM Modi at 8 pm on November 8, 2016 in his address to the nation, has no solid basis. It is being argued from the government's side...
View ArticleA Nascent Caste on the Horizon: the Judicial Dynasties
by Kunal GhoshDuring the Emergency of 1975 to 1977, called by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, the Parliament passed laws for preventive detention of individuals and took the extreme step of...
View ArticleTrump triumphs
When the country's mood is the Right, you cannot expect it to vote for Hillary Clinton who represents the Left-of-Centre if not the Left. Donald Trump's victory is an assertion of the White who...
View ArticleObama Contributed to Donald Trump's Triumph
In the hurly-burly of the November 8 election in the United States, what has been largely overlooked is that in many ways the moral and political responsibility for the crushing defeat of the...
View ArticleArchitect of India
Dark tides roll around leaping forth gleefullyto throw mud and slush at the towering Architect of India.The mud-slingers are there everywhere—in the press, media, social sites,howling foul about...
View ArticleUS Elections 2016: The Spectacular Triumph of Donald Trump
by Purusottam BhattacharyaThe United States and the world have witnessed a ‘revolution'—the spectacular electoral victory of Donald J. Trump, the Republican nominee, over his Democrat rival, Hillary...
View ArticleUSA Election — Democratic Party damaged its own prospects by discriminating...
It is now belatedly being realised by many people that Bernie Sanders had better chances of defeating Donald Trump if he was the Democratic Party's chosen candidate in the presidential election in the...
View ArticleControlling Black Money via Demonetisation of High Denomination Currency
The PM's announcement that high denomi-nation currency notes will soon be worthless paper caught everyone unawares. Even the government departments did not know of it and prepared for its...
View ArticleAfter Modi's Thoughtless Firman
POLITICAL NOTEBOOKIt was heartening to see the entire Opposition in Parliament, barring Nitish Kumar's JD(U), close ranks in opposing the demonetisation decision of the Modi Government and its fallout...
View ArticleIsrael's Rejection of Paris Peace Talks
by Yasmeena Ara, Riyan RashidIn the contemporary international relations, the Middle East conflict is one of the core issues. Israel on the one side and Palestine on the other have gone through a...
View ArticleLand Acquisition and Accumulation of Finance Capital
by Soma MarlaLand is essential for establishing industries and other developmental projects. It is presumed in classical economic thought that the acquired land by dispossession of farmers often serves...
View ArticleA Wider, Restrictive Civil Code is Need of the Hour
by Diptendra RaychaudhuriThere are many ways to philosophise disgrace. Many ways to eulogise rot. The history of the world abounds with such examples. But what happened in India over decades on the...
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