2022

EINSTEIN’S LAST WORD ON GOD:
"The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weakness, the Bible a collection of honorable, but still purely primitive, legends which are nevertheless pretty childish. No interpretation, no matter how subtle, can change this for me. For me the Jewish religion like all other religions is an incarnation of the most childish superstition."
In January of 1954, just a year before his death, Albert Einstein wrote the following (…)

Indian Doctors for Peace and Development (IDPD) Website: www.idpd.org
Date: 29.11.2022
Press Release
Indian Doctors for Peace and Development (IDPD) expresses it grave concern on Iranian authorities indicting people with charges punishable with death for participation in peaceful demonstrations. In a statement released Dr S S Soodan – President, Dr.Satyajit Kumar Singh & Dr Arun Mitra – Senior Vice Presidents and Dr Shakeel Ur Rahman – General Secretary said that IDPD supports UN (…)

Environment Support Group
Press Release : Bangalore : 29th November 2022
Supreme Court restores PIL highlighting regulatory failures causing biopiracy and biodiversity losses
PIL raises grave concerns on prevailing weaknesses in Biodiversity Act that is contributing to biodiversity loss and associated traditional rights
The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India by its order dated 22nd November 2022 allowed a Special Leave Petition filed by Environment Support Group [SLP(C) 7951/2014]. (…)

Reviewed by G Narasimha Raghavan __0__
New threats to human security in the Anthropocene:
Demanding greater solidarity
United Nations Development Programme New York: UNDP - 2022, viii+175 pages
Available at: https://hdr.undp.org/content/2022-special-report-human-security __0__
The renowned cognitive psychologist, Steven Pinker, said that we are all visual creatures. Images, rather than sound, impact us more. There are three images during the most recent period (an unofficial unit (…)

Reviewed by Aamir Raza
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Populism and Patronage: Why Populist win Elections in India, Asia, and Beyond
by Paul D. Kenny
Oxford University Press 2017 Pages 234 Price Rs 545
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Populism has been a recurrent feature of Global politics since last century. Despite having hostile views about liberal democratic institutions, Populist party across the world have gained astonishing electoral success. Although Populism can persist across the ideological spectrum, Populist threats (…)

* Where are the women in tech? | Jisha Jacob
* The Price of Silence over Domestic Violence | Kavita Krishnan
* History of the Naga Conflict | Bendre, Gireesan, Pandit
* Educators platform with new ways to collaborate | Nadra Huma Quraishi
* On the Qatar World Cup | James M. Dorsey

Letter to the Readers, November 26, 2022
For decades, India has been showcased in the world as a stable electoral democracy. Yes, institutionally giant scale elections have continued to be held both at the federal level for a national Parliament and for state level assemblies, but the checks and balances have been eroding. Millions of voters participate in these lections but there has been growing concerns over the past decade(s) over corrupt practices and violations of the codes of (…)

by Jisha Jacob *
Diversification is critical in technology. Today, technology constantly redefines what it means to be a woman in society. With the fast - evolving technology, it is important for everyone to be conversant with its usage. A Mckinsey report of 2020 found that diversity in the company contributes towards the overall growth of the company. Sadly, women face huge challenges in finding an equal footing in the technology sector and IT career.
Despite major advances, women (…)

Nov 15, 2022
Aftab must be tried, convicted and punished for murdering Shraddha, chopping up her body and covering up his crime. But that’s a job for police and prosecution. What can we, ordinary people shocked by this killing, do to bring change and prevent such violence faced by women? Here are six thoughts from me, about what needs to change in society to prevent such murders, and what each of us can and must do to help bring about such change.
1) Campaign For Timely Action Against (…)

The British left India with numerous conflicts to deal with. The Naga insurgency is one such conflict. The Nagas have long demanded nationhood for their people. For them, people from India, and Bangladesh (former East Pakistan) are akin to foreigners. They constituted a threat to the Naga people and their territories and their culture. This gave rise to a sense of resentment among the Nagas and led to the creation of an underground federal Government and federal Army. The first anti-national (…)