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Cow—Metamorphosis from being a Divine Anmal to a Political Animal!
1 July 2017Though many Biblical stories are associated with many animals, it is rare to see an animal elevated to the status of the divine in the Western societies. Why divinity of the cow is unique to India? Cow is not only the main source of nutrition (...) -
Indian Democracy at Crossroads — A Lesson from India’s Past
1 July 2017by O.P. Jaiswal
We have numerous references of gana-sangha or gana-rajaya in Buddhist, Jain and Greek literature. It was an alternative polity to the kingdom and probably may represent the continuation of an earlier system. Monarchies or (...) -
Nikhil Chakravartty’s nineteenth death anniversary: Tributes to N.C. from the Archives
1 July 2017Nikhil Chakravartty’s nineteenth death anniversary fell on June 27, 2017. On this occasion we are reproducing some write-ups on him by three leading journalists who knew him quite closely and a well-known administrator-cum-parliamentarian with (...) -
Open Letter to Pravda / Marx and Marxism: A Personal Testament / Journey beyond Marx
1 July 2017, by Nikhil ChakravarttyFrom N.C.’s Writings
The following open letter to Pravda, the Soviet Communist Party’s daily organ, was written fiftyfive years ago by N.C. as an ‘Indian Marxist’. In the introduction to the letter it was pointed out that the author was an (...) -
Stark Realities a Muslim faces in India Today!
1 July 2017, by Humra QuraishiMUSINGS
Something seems to be going wrong. The minority communities of the country have never felt so helpless and insecure ...mind you, their apprehensions and worries are growing with every single day. The Dalits are fuming; detailing the (...) -
Pimps and Procurers of Judiciary a threat to Indian Democracy
1 July 2017, by A K Biswas -
Water Situation would Worsen due to Expensive, Ecologically Destructive Mega Projects
1 July 2017, by Bharat DograCOMMUNICATION
Recently at the peak of the heat wave situation I visited several villages of Bundelkhand region to report on the water scarcity and related problems of this region. This region, spread over 13 districts of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya (...) -
Ideological Struggle in Presidential Poll
24 June 2017, by SCEDITORIAL
As we go to press, it has become clear that the country will face yet another presidential election next month. The Opposition parties, as many as 17 of them, decided today to put up, by rare consensus, a Dalit candidate of eminence, (...) -
GJM Revives Separate Gorkhaland Demand—Darjeeling Burns Again
24 June 2017, by Barun Das GuptaThe Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) has suddenly revived the demand for a separate Gorkhaland and the Darjeeling hills are witnessing widespread violence. GJM supporters have repeatedly clashed with the police, burnt police and government vehicles (...) -
Open Letter by Retired Officials on the Growing Climate of Religious Intolerance
24 June 2017The following is an open letter of sixtyfive retired officials released on June 12, 2017.
We are a group of retired officers of All India and Central services of different batches, who have worked with the Central and State governments in the (...)
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