Mainstream Weekly

Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan: A Teacher Par Excellence

Sunny Jacob — 2012-09-17T16:19:34Z

On September 5 last week fell Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan's 124th birth anniversary. This day (September 5) is observed as Teacher's Day every year. We are carrying the following piece and reproducing the relevent article by N.C. on the facing page to mark the occasion.
Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan's birthday is celebrated every year as Teacher's Day. It has an interesting story behind it. Some of his admirers approached him and requested him to allow the celebration of September 5 as his (…)

- 2012

Kandhamal Violence: Secularism and Democracy under Siege

Sunny Jacob — 2009-04-26T11:40:18Z

In the light of the recent violence in Kandhamal every right thinking person of this country must be concerned of the dangers to democracy and the secularist ideals of our nation. The violence that started in December 2007 had already destroyed the backbone of the minority Christian community of Kandhamal. The killing of the Swami, which from day one the Christian leaders and churches condemned in the strongest terms, and unequivocally stated that they had no role in it at all, was used as a (…)

- April 2009