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June 2009
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Tribute: Kamala Suraiya - Femme Fatale of Indian Literature
13 June 2009, by N A KarimWith the death of Kamala Suraiya at Pune at the age of seventyfive, Indian literature has lost a rare and remarkable writer of multi-linguistic, multi-personal and multi-literary identities and sensibilities. As a strong self-willed child she (...) -
Tribute to Kamala Das: Love in the Time of Pain
13 June 2009, by T J S GeorgeAs a writer who combined originality with daring, Kamala Das had no equal in Indian literature. The originality established her as a poet in her teens. The daring made her an international sensation, making waves from Canada to Japan. (...) -
Reflections on the Election Results and Tasks Ahead
13 June 2009, by Sailendra Nath GhoshSonia Gandhi, aided by her son Rahul, has shown her mastery over electoral politics. Of course, UPA’s victory has been facilitated by the follies and infighting within BJP; the latter’s failure to understand that the religious community called the (...) -
A Mix of Relief and Disappointment
13 June 2009, by Shree Shankar SharanThe Parliament elections have both been a relief and a disappointment A relief because it has ensured continuity and stability to a party that needs at least two terms to show results and distribute to the people the fruits of its policy. Also a (...) -
Outcome of General Election 2009
13 June 2009, by P R DubhashiThe Unexpected Results
The results of the general election for the fifteenth Lok Sabha belied all expectations and predictions. Most of the exit polls predicted that the Congress would emerge as the largest party but would be nowhere near an (...) -
What People Expect in the Next Hundred Days
13 June 2009, by Rajindar SacharThe parliamentary election result of 2009 has hopefully given a permanent burial to the politics of divisiveness, and religious bigotry. It is a warning to all that in India acceptance of politics of social inclusion and total equality of all (...) -
UPA Must Change the Fate of Seven Hundred Million Downtrodden Indians
13 June 2009, by Ravindra SharmaPost-Election 2009
As the fragrance of the democratic festival is almost over, and Dr Manmohan Singh’s new team has taken oath on May 22, the verdict of Election 2009 must be analysed with all humility and objectivity to arrive at a meaningful (...) -
A Requiem for CPM
13 June 2009, by Kripa ShankarThe rout of Communists, particularly in West Bengal, is astounding. If after more than three decades of uninterrupted rule the Left Front has been rejected by the people it calls for serious introspection. Earlier the Congress was rejected and (...) -
General Election 2009—A Gentle Breeze of Change
13 June 2009, by Sanjay PulipakaThe flavour of national politics in India seems to be changing. The performance of State governments and the nature of caste coalitions at the State level used to determine the election outcome of the parliamentary elections in India. Therefore, (...) -
The Left‘s Exit
13 June 2009, by A K Biswas[(COMMUNICATION)]
Prof Shobhanlal Datta Gupta’s excellent critique on the debacle in the parliamentary election 2009 of the ruling Left dispensation of 32 years in West Bengal (“The Left’s Exit: Notes for Consideration of All Concerned”, (...)