Justice At Last!
COMMENTARYAfter more than 31 years justice has at long last been delivered in the 1987 Hashimpura massacre of 42 Muslim men who were shot dead in cold blood by policemen belonging to the UP Provincial...
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Foremost Task before us Today
EDITORIALAs the air quality in the Capital touches “severe” levels with a toxic haze hanging over Delhi with citizens residing in the National Capital Region experiencing burning sensation in the eyes,...
View ArticleOn the gathering ‘Cuba speaks for Itself!' at the Riverside Church, Harlem
by Archishman RajuThe magnificent Riverside church is in Harlem, a part of Manhattan that has been a historic part of African American culture and resistance. Entering the church, one is struck by a...
View ArticleRelevance of the Thoughts of Karl Marx in 21st Century Mainstream Thinking
by Kalyan GuhaKarl Marx, a name to reckon with by every person who is aware of the proceedings of political economy of a state or a group of states, was born at Trier on French-German border on the...
View ArticleEdward W. Said's The Question of Palestine
Edward W. Said's The Question of Palestine was written in 1977-78 and published in 1979. He wrote a 27-page preface to the 1992 edition of the book in which he summed up the long and complex history of...
View ArticleRecovering from Disaster: Kerala needs Unity of the Two Main Political Forces...
Kerala has long been a symbol of hope on India's development scene, an inspiration to other states to achieve more in crucial areas of education and health. Even though some critical shortcomings in...
View Article#MeToo movement rumbles on in India
by L.K. SharmaMore and more Indian women are coming forward to recall and record their traumatic experience of having been preyed upon by their male bosses. Because of the fresh complaints, the #MeToo...
View ArticleJawaharlal Nehru remains a colossus
From N.C.'s WritingsMore than twentyone years after his passing away, Jawaharlal Nehru remains a colossus in the eyes of his countrymen and of the world abroad. Age has not withered his memory nor...
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On Jawaharlal Nehru's 129th birth anniversary - Remembering his words and...
On the occasion of Jawaharlal Nehru's 129th birth anniversary on Novermber 14, we are remembering our first PM by reproducing his following words that are highly relevant in the present situation. This...
View ArticleBurden of being Always Right
IMPRESSIONSFinance Minister Arun Jaitley has the advantage of knowing that he is always right. Reserve Bank Governor Urjit Patel has taken his own time to learn that. Which is Patel's problem. He...
View ArticleDissolution of the Liberal-Democratic State
In a collection of commentaries on contemporary issues, titled Idea of India Hard to Beat; Republic Resilient (2016), this writer had stipulated that whereas it no longer seemed “inevitable” that...
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Positive Features and Ominous Signs
EDITORIALAs the process of State Assembly elections is set in motion, one special feature of these polls has come out in bold relief in the first phase. One of the States where elections are taking...
View ArticleDr Ambedkar and Politics of Caste
by S.R. DarapuriDr Ambedkar is said to be the father of Dalit politics because he was the first person to fight for the political rights of Dalits. He was the person who during the Round Table...
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 ArticleTribute to Anees Chishti / Reproduction of Anees Chishti's Articles
TRIBUTEVeteran writer and journalist Anees Chishti, who passed away in New Delhi after a brief illness on October 10, 2018 (just two days before his 77th birthday), was the biographer of our late...
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LIC Making Unwarranted Investments: Policy-holders' Money at risk
by N. SundaramurthyLIC — IDBI DealThe respective boards of the LIC and IDBI bank have approved the transfer of 51 per cent of the ailing bank's shares to the LIC. Not lagging behind, the Insurance...
View ArticleNational Academic Event Cancelled
The 42nd Indian Social Science Congress (ISSC) was scheduled to be held in association with the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) between December 15-19, 2018, at Varanasi, with the focal theme of “Human...
View ArticleDeepavali 2018
This year's Deepavali was chequered,Except you know where—Along the banks of a sacred river.Whether the god descended or notMust be a matter of debate.Gods may be gods, but they have noses too;He may...
View ArticleEnigma of Alienated Youth in Kashmir
by M.M. KhajooriaAlienation of the youth of Kashmir from India is the hot topic today. Governor Malik has spoken, so have politicians cutting across the political divide. There appears to be a broad...
View ArticleAyodhya Phobia: A Hype?
by Nilofar SuhrawardyOctober 29, 2018 has passed off and the fear that prevailed earlier regarding communal tension over the Ayodhya issue has, at least for the time being, subsided. Prospects of the...
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