How To Conserve Tigers, Maharashtra Style
byWhatever one may think of Mrs. Maneka Gandhi’s politics one cannot but admire and commend her commitment to the welfare of animals, both wild…
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The Walking Dead or Lessons From The Metro
byWhen a beautiful member of the fair sex calls you Uncle you just know that there’s no point in going on living; it’s the kiss of death and you now belong with the dinosaurs.
When Will We Recognize The Real ‘ Make In India’ Heroes ?
byThe real heroes of Make In India are not guys on the Forbes 500 list but those unknown, ignored, under-the-radar entrepreneurs and innovators who are coming up with ideas that can, perhaps, save this planet from its ordained Apocalypse.
Are We Evolving Or Dissolving As Homosapiens In 21st Century ?
by“Life begins at the end of our comfort zone” – The challenges are daunting. Harari asks “How do you live in an age of bewilderment, when old stories have collapsed and no new story has emerged to replace them?” And yet change is the only constant.
Not Really A Cracker Of An Order, My Lords
byThe “middle path” may be okay for the likes of the Buddha or Confucius but it is not what an independent judiciary needs to follow in a country slowly being dragged to the brink by an aggressive majoritarianism and a pampered minoritarianism.
The Renaming Game
byThe recent renaming of Allahabad to its original name Prayagraj has created some commotion. Some are propagating it as beginning of “Shuddhikaran” (read Purification)…
From “Et Tu ?” To “Me Too”
byI detect a similarity between the current #MeToo movement (it’s more a twitch, actually, than a movement ) and the Et Tu moment of Julius Caesar: shock, surprise and anger that the worm could turn, or bite the hand that, well, fingered it. But whereas Caesar accepted that the game was up (“Then die, Caesar!”) our present day mandarins are more in the denial than the dying mode.
‘Eggs and tea for the Horses’
byTo the Tibetans the horse represents a very sacred animal, thought to be a spiritual communicator, messenger, and carrier. It symbolizes stamina, endurance, beauty,…
WhatApp With This World, Anyway ?
byHaving got over the initial teething (tweeting?) problems, I am now discovering new worlds, though, like Christopher Columbus, they may not be the right ones
‘Me Too’ Movement – What Next?
byAs things stand today in the Indian ‘Me Too’ movement, the dice is fully loaded in favour of the victim. All those who are being charged have very little voice or say in the matter.