The shrine was made of gold Bedecked with jewels And in the altar Lay the redolent image, When they came For the final pillage. First there was a whimper, Then a cry, Finally a crescendo rose To do or die.
Outside the people Wondered what were (...)
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UPA Wins in Parliament, but . . .
12 December 2012, by SCThe Union Government has been able to defeat in both Houses of Parliament motions opposing the Manmohan Singh dispensation’s decision to introduce 51 per cent FDI in multi-brand retail. On December 5, it was able to secure in the Lok Sabha a (...) -
Statement by Retired IAAS Officers on the Ongoing 2G Controversy
12 December 2012DOCUMENT
The signatories to this statement, who are a group of retired officers of the Indian Audit and Accounts Service, are dismayed and distressed at the reported statements by R.P. Singh, the former DG, Telecom Audit, another retired IAAS (...) -
Tribute to I K Gujral
12 December 2012, by SCFour days before his 93rd birthday, former Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral breathed his last at Gurgaon’s Medicity Centre on November 30, 2012, suffering from multiple ailments aggravated by lung infection that could turn fatal in advanced age. (...) -
USSR: The Contemporary Scene
12 December 2012, by I K GujralThe main subject of my talk at this august forum is the tidal waves of change in the Soviet Union. Let me begin with a confession. It is not an easy subject to dwell upon. What we are witnessing is not change in the daily meaning of that word. (...) -
Whither the Quest for an Alternative Political Party (APP)?
12 December 2012, by Bharat DograAAP KAHAN JAYENGE?
Contrary to the criticism voiced at several levels about the decision of Arvind Kejriwal and his colleagues to form a political party (AAP—the Aam Aadmi Party), there is nothing inherently wrong in social activists and (...) -
The Bangladesh Scene
12 December 2012, by Kuldip NayarBangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina only articulated her people’s sentiments when she rejected the invitation by Pakistan to attend the summit of the Developing Eight. Even a short visit to Dhaka, which I undertook a few days ago, showed the (...) -
Marup System that Binds the Meiteis of Manipur Together
12 December 2012, by J.J. Roy BurmanThe State of Manipur is in throes of militancy and violence for the last few decades. The Meiteis are the predominant people of the State principally inhabiting in the Imphal valley. The valley comprises about 10 per cent of the geographical (...) -
Not Sorrow but Atonement
12 December 2012, by Nikhil ChakravarttyFROM N.C.’S WRITINGS
The following piece, which was published as ‘Political Notebook’ in Mainstream (December 12, 1992), is being reproduced on the twentieth anniversary of the demolition of the Babri Masjid on December 6 this year.
The vandalism (...) -
Eric Hobsbawm: An Outstanding Marxist Theoretician
12 December 2012, by Anil RajimwaleEric Hobsbawm was a bold theorist, keeping alive the thought process of scientific Marxism as opposed to its mechanical and orthodox variety. He straddled the world of theory for long decades, leaving deep imprint on thought and practice. He (...)
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