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Dalits Still There Where They Were
9 October 2013, by Kuldip NayarA Dalit (untouchable) was killed. His house was destroyed and his family, including a 10-year-old, was thrown out. The upper-caste members did not like his audacity to hoist the national flag on the Independence Day at a disputed property which (...) -
Food Security with Economic Growth
9 October 2013, by Bharat JhunjhunwalaOur economy is under pressure for the last three months. The rupee has been falling though the fall has been temporarily arrested for some time. Inflation shows no signs of reducing. And, the common man is restive as seen in the Chhattisgarh (...) -
There is a Conspiracy of the Guilty; Dramatics Will Not Erase It
9 October 2013, by T J S GeorgeIMPRESSIONS
It is too late in the day for Rahul Gandhi to act as though he is unaware of the major policy initiatives in his party. If he did not know about the Congress-led Ordinance to protect the criminally-tainted MPs, he was an unworthy (...) -
Gandhi for Today
9 October 2013On the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi’s one hundred and fortyfourth birth anniversary on October 2, 2013, we are reproducing the following excerpts from his writings and pronouncements.
Gandhi for Today
Soldiers drunk with the pride of physical (...) -
The Mahatma Who Suffered
9 October 2013, by Upasana PandeyThere is an old maxim that says: “Do not judge a man until you’ve walked a mile in his shoes.” It means one should be judged through one’s capacity of suffering. Suffering prepares us to be compassionate to others. Suffering contains a particle of (...) -
Gandhi’s Relevance Increasing In Our Violent World
9 October 2013, by Bharat DograAs violence related distress and tensions escalate to alarming levels, Mahatma Gandhi’s enduring message of peace and non-violence is becoming more and more relevant. The costs of violence are most widely seen in the context of various (...) -
Mahatma Gandhi — The Great Communicator
9 October 2013, by Nikhil ChakravarttyFrom N.C.’s Writings
The following is the text of the Gandhi Peace Foundation Lecture 1995 delivered by Nikhil Chakravartty in New Delhi on January 30, 1995. It first appeared in Mainstream (October 3, 1998) after N.C.’s demise. I am deeply (...) -
Thambi Naidoo and Kasturba Gandhi’s Role behind the South African Satyagraha’s Success
9 October 2013by E.S. Reddy
The Satyagraha in South Africa, led by Gandhi a century ago, owes its success, in large measure, to the sacrifice and leadership of Thambi Naidoo and to the “silent suffering” of Mrs Kasturba Gandhi. Their contribution, however, has (...) -
Need for Eco-Literacy
9 October 2013, by Sailendra Nath GhoshCOMMUNICATION
When Nature’s laws are flouted and Ecology Illiterates rule the roost, man-made disasters are bound to happen.
The notification by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest, dated December 18, 2012, correctly stated that the 135 (...) -
Impact of Lenin on Bhagat Singh’s Life
9 October 2013, by Chinmohan SehanavisBhagat Singh’s 106th birth anniversary took place on September 28 this year. To mark the occasion we are reproducing the following article which appeared in Mainstream (April 4, 1981).
Bhagat Singh was born in Punjab on September 28, 1907, and (...)
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