India

Remembering Tapkara Martyrs

A memorial meeting at was held in Tapkara, Jharkhand, to remember the police firing that took place on the 2nd February, 2001.Everyone spoke about how they must continue to fight,…

India goes to the poll – my thoughts

General elections are expected to be held in India between April and May 2024 to elect 543 members of the Lok Sabha. Will this year’s elections deliver a change for better? The 2019 elections have transformed…

Rushing into a Hindu Rashtra

Modi has proven to the country that he means business. He promised the country the Ram Temple in the very location where the Babri Masjid once proudly stood. He fulfilled…

Populism, Democracy And Fascism

Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra's new edition that focuses on Nyay or justice as a major factor in establishing unity and harmony was largely a Congress venture though some partners…

Shaheed Diwas- A Day Inspires Millions

India—a country so rich with its knowledge, values, languages, ethos, traditions, and numerous scientific breakthroughs—has evolved into a transformative nation, upholds international reputation, and embedded with its today's thriving society,…

Leprosy In India: Difficult Road Ahead

Introduction       January 30 is observed as World Leprosy Day. To a common man leprosy is repulsive. The site of poor beggars in rags having deformities makes people turn their back…

Ayodhya Consecration: Death of Secularism

BJP went ahead with the consecration ceremony of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya today, on 22nd January, despite objections from various quarters.  The Congress and other opposition parties boycotted the…

Happy to See this Dawn

The oft-quoted, famous lines from one of the founders of what is known as English Romanticism, William Wordsworth's The Prelude (Book Ten), cited above, alludes to the opening of a…

India at the Crossroads

Returning from India after visiting my elderly parents each winter, is always filled with mixed emotions; a confluence of feelings, that of regret for not being able to care for…

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