I Close on the heels of the decision of the Assam government to distribute arms to 'vulnerable citizens' - which has received widespread criticism at various levels [https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/editorial/assam-s-plan-to-arm-citizens-dangerous-3576817#google_vignette] - underlining…
“Our dead are never dead to us until we have forgotten them” - George Elliot (English Novelist and Poet, 1819-1880) Firdaus Alam alias Asjad Babu - age 24 years -…
“No religious instruction shall be provided in any educational institution wholly maintained out of State Funds” unless “established under any endowment or trust which requires that religious instruction shall be…
Life in Latur, a city in Maharashtra, known for its historical monuments is normal again. There was little commotion more than ten days back in one part of the city…
The extradition of Tahawwur Rana to India to face his role in the 26/11 terror attack is big news in the media. One can sincerely hope that with the arrest…
'There are times when madness reignsAnd then it is the best who hang' - Albrecht Haushoffer - [7 January 1903 – 23 April 1945, German geographer, diplomat, author and faced…
“ Do Not Put Each Foot in a Different Boat.”- Chinese Proverb A defeat in elections should not be The End of politics for a political party. There are examples…
Aisha, a 7 year old girl living in Khajuri Khas Colony of Delhi, is yearning for a day when like her elder sister Asma, she would also be admitted to…
“We are committed to turning out the non-Hindu sinners from Delhi.” https://www.siasat.com/vhp-to-distribute-50000-tridents-in-delhi-before-assembly-elections-3154399/ "..Consume less food, purchase a cheaper mobile phone, anything, only promise to have five tridents in a home”.…
[Ahead of Maharashtra Assembly polls, announcement of schemes like the Ladki-Bahin scheme reduce citizens to being ‘subjects’ rather than persons with basic constitutional rights.] Times have definitely changed. There was…
1 'India Will Awake to Police Raj'! "“I am reminded of Pandit Nehru ‘s speech “ At the stroke of midnight India will awake to freedom” . At the stroke…
“If the fundamental rights are opposed by the community, no Law, no Parliament, no Judiciary can guarantee them in the real sense of the word”,..“What is the use of fundamental…
It was early part of last year when the chores of India as ‘mother of democracy’ had gathered pace. The summit for Democracy held in March, witnessed PM Modi in…
To The Chief Justice of India Sub : Haldwani Violence - Recovery Notices to Accused in Case of Violence in Haldwani Violative of SC's Judgement 1. The issue of violence…
[The sounds raised by Bulldozers demolishing ‘illegal Mosque and Madarasa’ in Haldwani, on 8 th February evening, which have resulted in few deaths and injuries to several people which includes…
UGC led by Chairman Jagdeesh Kumar refuses to remain beyond controversy for long time. The latest being its draft proposal of 'dereservation' of seats if not a suitable candidate from…
The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living. - Marcus Tullius Cicero Politics is nothing but theology in action - Ambedkar 1. Right-wing politics suffers…
Introduction 1. India at the beginning of the year stands at the cusp of a Momentous Change The biggest question before everyone is whether the elections for the Parliament -…
'A Library is a thought in cold storage' This adage by Herbert Samuel ( British Statesman 1870-1963) sounds prophetic but as of now it is not going to have any…
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