He is a guileless fellow of the seraphic land,
He is a naïve lad of the rustic terrain,
He is a clueless fellow of the world outside,
He is a darling of his parents,
He is the sole glitter of his kin;
He is a guileless fellow of the town...
He is (...)
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2016
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The Uncommitted Sin
20 March 2016 -
On Jaitley’s Claim and Charge of ‘Sedition’
13 March 2016, by SCEDITORIAL
Finance Minister Arun Jailtley, speaking in his capacity as the Number Two person in the Narendra Modi Government, has made a facile claim at a conference of the BJP’s youth wing that the party, or to be more precise, the party’s (...) -
A Warm-Hearted Friend
13 March 2016, by Barun Das GuptaTRIBUTE
Purno Agitok Sangma, who passed away in New Delhi on March 4 at the age of 68, was one of the few illustrious political leaders India’s North-East has produced. His wide circle of friends and admirers will remember him as a warm-hearted (...) -
In the Name of Nationalism
13 March 2016by Imtiaz Ahmad Ansari
“The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be.” — Lao Tzu
Kanhaiya Kumar, the JNUSU President, is finally out on bail. The controversy over the anti-national sloganeering in (...) -
Union Budget 2016-17: Transforming Rural India
13 March 2016by P.K. Bhargava and Jyoti Bhargava
The importance of agriculture as also of the rural sector cannot be undermined in India as a large part of the population still lives in the villages and earns its livelihood from agriculture. Unfortunately, (...) -
GST: Palatable for Industry, Sour for Fiscal-Federalism
13 March 2016by A.V. V. S. K. Rao
“Taxes are the Sinews of the State.” —Cicero
A Viewpoint
So far in India, right from suppliers of raw materials, manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers and ultimately consumers—all are made to pay indirect taxes to the Centre and (...) -
Lord, Why am I Banned from Your Abode? Women’s Entry into Places of Worship
13 March 2016by Ram Puniyani
One is witnessing strange incidents where the women from Muslim and Hindu community are facing similar obstacles. This relates to the issue of entry into places of worship. While the women from the Bhumata Brigade are struggling (...) -
Real and True Nationalism
12 March 2016by P. C. Jain
The recent episode at JNU involving the student community has resurrected an old debate on Nationalism and Patriotism that had long been forgotten. What is Nationalism? and what is Patriotism? Are Kanhya Kumar and his comrades (...) -
Leaders beyond Stereotype
12 March 2016, by Nikhil ChakravarttyFrom N.C.’s Writings
In the midst of the pressure and pulls of contemporary politics, certain significant developments seem to have escaped notice. Some of these are too conspicuous, and yet one hardly finds any serious endeavour to understand (...) -
Eighth March in Today’s Context
12 March 2016WOMEN’S WORLD
by Gargi Chakravartty
Eighth March, the International Women’s Day, is a milestone in the women’s movement. It was Clara Zetkin who proposed, at the Second International Conference of Socialist Women in Copenhagen in 1910, for the (...)
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