Inssan abhee tak zinda hae,
zinda hone per sharminda hae!
Human beings are still alive,
they are ashamed to be alive!
[Shahid Nadeem’s couplet on the silence of civil society against communal violence]
For the last 30 years, on every anniversary (...)
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Thirtyfour-year Mockery of Searching for the Perpetrators of 1984 Sikh Massacre
2 December 2018, by Shamsul Islam -
To Meena Alexander (1951-2018)
2 December 2018Your childhood shuttled between India and Sudan,
With your metrologist father, mother and sisters—Anna and Elizabeth;
You chose to live in America,
Homeless, yet at home in three continents.
Your way with words
Walked you towards
Your own way in (...) -
Uzbekistan Under New Regime — from Isolation to Integration
2 December 2018by R.G. Gidadhubli
Uzbekistan is the second largest and most populous state among the five Central Asian countries with a population exceeding 34 million. Shavkat Mirziyoev, taking over the presidency of Uzbekistan in 2016 after the demise of (...) -
Ramakrishna, the Quintessential Hindu
2 December 2018, by Ashok CellyRamakrishna was a quintessential Hindu. He believed in and lived by the Vedantic credo that God lives in all human beings—men and women, Brahmins and Shudras, princes and beggars. Nothing demonstrates his faith better than his concern for and (...) -
Twelfth Dr Asghar Ali Engineer Memorial Lecture: A Report
2 December 2018“Muslims of India are in a position today that is worst than in 1857 or 1947,” lamented A.G Noorani, leading constitutional expert and prominent author. He was delivering the 12th Dr Asghar Ali Engineer Memorial Lecture, titled “Muslims of India: (...) -
Bharatiya Janata Party or Bharatiya Jumla Party!
2 December 2018, by Subhash GatadeBOOK REVIEW
Truth in Fetters: Broken Promises and Shattered Unity by Ram Puniyani; Media House, Delhi; 2018; Price: Rs 250.
Change is in the air!
A retired academic, who had his last assignment as the Vice-Chancellor of a leading university, (...) -
The Real News: Farmers on the Move
25 November 2018, by SCEDITORIAL
Several developments of late are in the focus of national attention. These include the public face-off between the country’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India, and the Union Government that has somehow been reversed for the (...) -
The Great Lankan Betrayal
25 November 2018, by Apratim MukarjiIn the midst of the unique political turmoil in Sri Lanka since October 26 one important voice was missing. Both Sri Lankans and foreigners wondered why former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga was silent.
Their curiosity was (...) -
Ayodhya Phobia: A Hype?
25 November 2018by Nilofar Suhrawardy
October 29, 2018 has passed off and the fear that prevailed earlier regarding communal tension over the Ayodhya issue has, at least for the time being, subsided. Prospects of the Apex Court taking a decisive stand on the (...) -
Enigma of Alienated Youth in Kashmir
25 November 2018by M.M. Khajooria
Alienation of the youth of Kashmir from India is the hot topic today. Governor Malik has spoken, so have politicians cutting across the political divide. There appears to be a broad consensus on the fact of youth alienation. (...)
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