Lights of Moscow
From N.C.'s WritingsThe following piece was written by N.C. fifty two years ago, published as it was in Mainstream (November 9, 1963).As the IIyushin 14 touched down on the hard crust of the Siberian...
View ArticleRussian Revolution: General and Particular Lessons for World Communist Movement
November 7 this year marks the 98th anniversary of the October Revolution in Russia that heralded the birth of the now dismantled USSR. On this occasion we are carrying the following article.We are...
View ArticleCowed Down, But not Quite
Perched on the horns of Nandi, Bharat strikes back,Too quarrelsome to be cowed down.And too hypocritical to boot:Looking askance from a garbage dump,A thoughtful cow moos her rebuke:“Having no fodder...
View ArticleEnsure Adequate Funds for Nutrition and Health
COMMUNICATIONThe recent statements made by the Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Ms Maneka Gandhi, on October 19 should serve as a wake-up call for the Government of India as well as for...
View ArticleFascism and Indian Philosophy
by MurzBan JalThe Indian Brahman proves the holiness of the Vedas by reserving to himself alone the right to read them.—Karl Marx, The Leading Article in No. 179 of the Kölinische ZeitungDoes the Hindu...
View ArticleRussia in Quest of an Assertive Role in Syria
by Sheel Bhadra KumarThe Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has opened a new chapter in the complicated region of West Asia. The strategic chessboard of West Asia has been set in for a strategic move....
View ArticleNational Education Day: Forgotten Birthday of a Great Indian
by Sukumaran C. V.The following article is on Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, one of the greatest secular democrats of the country, on the occasion of his birthday (observed as the National Education Day) on...
View ArticleThe Intolerance Debate and the Game of Pretence. Why is a 5000-year Heritage...
IMPRESSIONSSuddenly last week our country reverberated with voices of wisdom. Arun Jaitley's was the clearest when he spoke of “extremely disturbing trends” of intolerance and vandalism. That was...
View ArticleTethered to Old Positions
How soon has Geeta, a deaf and dumb girl, disappeared from newspaper columns and television networks! This is not surprising. It only shows the depth of hostility between India and Pakistan. Islamabad...
View ArticleBJP at Bay
POLITICAL NOTEBOOKThe BJP at bay on the intolerance issue is desperately trying to deny that it (and the Sangh Parivar) is fanning intolerance in every sphere of society. But ironically it finds that...
View ArticleRemembering Rasheed Talib
TRIBUTE“How is Rasheed?” This was a question I was to answer very frequently for over three decades by friends in Delhi and outside. Such was the popularity and affectionate feeling for Rasheed...
View ArticleThe Importance and Centrality of Jawaharlal Nehru in Contemporary India
REVIEW ARTICLENehru's India: Essays on the Maker of a Nation (ed. Nayantara Sahgal);Speaking Tiger Publishing Pvt Ltd, New Delhi; 2015; pages: 192; Rs 399.This is an engaging and timely collection of...
View ArticleGrowing Relevance of Nehru's Secularism
by Mohd Yousuf DarJawaharlal Nehru, the architect of modern India, always tried his best for building a secular India. Nehru was in the core of his heart secular and rationalist. India emerged as a...
View ArticleThe kind of India Nehru Wanted
Pandit Nehru, after his tour of the Western world and of the Soviet Union, realised that the socialist orientation of the nationalist vision was indispensable for making political independence in the...
View ArticleIndia Needs Nehru Again
by L.K. SharmaThis is no usual anniversary for paying tributes to Nehru. He and his principles are under attack by those wanting to drag India into a direction not envisioned by the freedom fighters...
View ArticleDo We Need Nehru Today?
From N.C.'s WritingsTwelve years ago Jawaharlal Nehru died is harness on May 27. Inevitably, much has changed in these twelve years among his people and in the humanity at large. He was not the man who...
View ArticleNehru for Today
Jawaharlal Nehru's 126th birth anniversary falls on November 14, 2015. On this occasion we are reproducing the following excerpts from Nehru's speeches and writings that are of exceptional relevance...
View ArticlePolitics of ‘Distancing' a la BJP
Among the many things fabricated by the BJP rulers after their assumption to power in India, one striking fixture is the politics of ‘distancing'. On a close look it appears to perfectly suit their...
View ArticlePanchayat Elections in UP Suggest New Trends
by Vivek Kumar SrivastavaThe results of the panchayat elections in UP are indicative of the direction towards which the political power is shifting. Although these elections are not contested on party...
View ArticleSyria Peace Talks a Small Step, but Leans Forward
When diplomats from seventeen countries sit down together for the first time in a particular format and after “a frank and constructive discussion” for over seven hours manage to find common ground to...
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