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The Dark Side Of Ragging
The debate about whether, ragging is good or bad, is once more in the air. The incidence that brought the ugly face of ragging to light, occurred on March 7th, but was reported in media only on Saturday, April 11, little more than a month later. Media reported: A 19-year-old management student may have permanently lost his vision after his seniors beat him up in a Coimbatore college last month.Akhil Dev alleges his senior students at the PSG College of Arts and Science punched him in the eyes an...
| Nithin S |
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Water management for times of scarcity
As the World Water Day passed by, almost unnoticed, I recall a seminar I attended last month. Programmes like these are held by concerned leaders of society off an on in major cities across the world. But is anybody listening?Today, we are in a situation of water scarcity. Deaths due to water scarcity and water-borne diseases are increasing day by day.Water, water, everywhere,/Nor any drop to drink...
| Nithin S |
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Congress, Tytler and the Sikhs
Tytler was accused by the Nanavati Commission, which probed the 1984 riots as having a very probable hand in organising attacks on Sikhs. In a politically dramatic manner, the investigating agency submitted its report in a sealed envelope before the Metropolitan Magistrate Ram Lal Meena. The investigating agency in 2007 too had asked the court for permission to close the case arguing that it did not have sufficient evidence to proceed. However, the court had rejected the CBI plea. During the pro...
| V Sundar.. |
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USSR"s Recognition of Azad Hind Govt
For the people brainwashed by false propaganda, it is difficult to recognize the truth. That is particularly true about the Indian population fed with gigantic propaganda unleashed by the Government of India and the historians attached to the government since 1947 against the memory of both Subhas Chandra Bose and his Free India Government in exile. Although it is a fact that along with Germany, Italy, Japan, the Soviet Union also has recognized the Free India Government established in 1943 in S...
| D Basu |
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Where Is the Frontline, Sahib?
The nuclear and missile armed Pakistani Generals are unable to maintain the writ of the nation by delivering law and order to a nation beleaguered by terrorists.So to the political masters, the Sahibs of Pakistan, I ask, what is the frontline status of Pakistan, Sahib?The revolution of 1979 forced the Shah in to exile and brought Ayatollahs to power in Iran. America was locked in to the Cold War against communism promoted by the USSR. The global oil crisis of 1973-74 had made the worlds second l...
| K Bhatia |
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Mr.PM, Who should be Ashamed?
On August 23, 2008, Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati, along with several other residents of an ashram, including women, in Orissas Kandhamal district, were murdered. Christian missionaries have long been operating here and have had difficulty converting Hindus. It was widely known that it was Christian missionaries that engineered this gruesome act. Angered by the killings, the Hindus retaliated.About a month later, on September 29, 2008, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addressed the EU-India summit i...
| V Amma.. |
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Gandhism, Hinduism and 3 monkeys
Gandhis and Geeta are making the headlines these days. The questions being asked are, did any of the young Gandhis read Geeta. The association of Geeta to Gandhis is very old. Mahatma Gandhi always used to say that he carried a copy of Geeta with him. The question comes in mind is whether the type of non violence Gandhi mastered coming from Geeta? Bagwat Geeta starts with the scene of battle ground. The words of Geeta were meant to encourage Arjun to lift his Gandeev (bow) and fight the war with...
| Dr Shukla |
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Tablianization of Mangalore?
Tablianization of Mangalore is how they began describing a truly petty issue. The Congressmen and Communists wasted no time to hurl their criticism and abuses on the state government. It was a mad-mad run for settling political scores and it was chaos all around.Amidst all, none, neither the media nor the politicos were interested in resolving the dispute. And a meagre incident was blown completely out of proportion. Who was at fault? If the media is to be believed it ought to be Sri Ram Sena me...
| U Prabhu |
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Hinduism, Yoga and Modern Science
Broadly speaking two classes of religions are monotheism and polytheism. Monotheistic religions originated in Semitic and non-Semitic regions; Judaism, Christianity and Islam are Abrahamic religions of Semitic origin; Zoroastrianism is of non-Semitic Persia origin.Judaism is original Abrahamic religion. Christianity and Islam are of Abrahamic origin. Both Christians and Muslims have replaced the idols that existed in Abrahamic temples and other places of worship with some other symbols such as a...
| K Bhatia |
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Afghanistan, USA and Pakistan
The governance of Pakistan for past sixty-one years was mostly by autocratic rulers, elected or not and by the dictators with a feudalist warlord mentality. Over last several decades Pakistani ruling elites and the army Generals have developed an acute dependency on diplomatic oil or rent collections from America and Arab states around the Persian Gulf and Red Sea. Pakistan has exploited American policy for regional hegemony to control energy supplies to satisfy insatiable demand for fossil fuel...
| K Bhatia |
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No Recession-Free Economy In World
The American economy is the crucial issue of the day; it is the talk of the nation. Day in and day out Obama used spacious language filled with caveats that warned of the nearing doom reminiscent of the Great Depression. Sure that language was purported to get the stimulus bill passed. But the analogy used was far fetched. If some one tags it as topsy- turvy economy I would go along. But to tag it as the harbinger of human suffering is beyond ones imagination. Such caveats fall within the realm ...
| Gopal A |
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Secularism: Will Hindus Wake up Now?
The Indian Government, starting from secularism has steadily gone towards Minority appeasement. Finally, it appears to have settled in an anti-Hindu drive. The future of 85% of the population of India (Hindus) is bleak unless the present Government is replaced by a truly secular government. Will the majority wake up now at least?...
| M Srinivas |
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Mumbia Attack: A Distant Memory?
Will this be another barely legible footnote in the annals of terror in India or will this be a defining moment in our battle against this evil scourge? That is the million dollar question. Close to 3 months have elapsed since the Mumbai terror attack. The statutory period of mourning is over, our mental turmoil has ebbed and the interlude to observe formalities has passed. It is time to make a pragmatic internal assessment of that debacle devoid of distracting emotions, ask uncomfortable but pe...
| Vivek G |
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Lahore Crisis
There are some elite defenders of Taliban occupation of Pakistan. These elites should understand what is in contention is proliferation of the 13th century fundamentalist Islam that is perceived as a threat to international peace. Yes, Saudis and other Arab states practice and proliferate it through the spread of madrassah brand education, but they do not bite the hands - international customers - that come to their pump stations for crude oil. I disagree with the contention that if America and ...
| K Bhatia |
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Mad Rush madrassah Certificates
The Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry is ready to grant madrassah certificates, equivalent to those issued by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). This recommendation was made by the Justice Rajinder Sachar Committee, which was appointed by the ministry to review the status of minorities. These suggestions also find mention in the Prime Ministers 15-point programme for minorities. As per the recommendation, students can also approach Madrassah Boards of other states to get th...
| Nithin S |
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