Book Review: Preserving A Priceless Fragment Of Natural History
byTHE GREAT HIMALAYAN NATIONAL PARK- The Struggle to save the western Himalayas. by Sanjeeva Pandey and Anthony J Gaston. Published by Niyogi Books,…
Opinions
Opinions
Ayodhya Dispute – Is Mediation the Answer?
byThere have been a lot of responses on the order passed by the honourable Supreme Court (SC) of India to try and resolve the…
Exports Can Improve India Jobs, Wages – World Bank
byNEW DELHI: – Increasing exports can lead to better jobs and higher wages in India, including more formal jobs for youth and women. Labor market policies…
Fining Peter To Punish Paul Is Bad Jurisprudence
byIn the first decade of this millennium there was a Chief Justice in the Himachal High court who was a waking nightmare for bureaucrats…
Letters Of Discomfort
byI really am at my wits’ end these days trying to figure out all this media frenzy about escrow accounts, sovereign guarantees, IGAs and…
Are We Endangering Women’s Rights By Pushing Too Hard?
byIn this benighted country even the issue of women’s rights has been reduced to a meaningless level by a combination of competitive politics, hasty…
An Enigma Called Rahul Gandhi
byThe Minority Department in the Congress party organisation is charged to look after the affairs of minorities that include Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains…
Stop The World And Let Me Off
byEven though I cannot suck in my stomach till the lumbar vertebrae are visible from the front, nor have I stumbled upon that ayurvedic…
Kanpur Diary (II) : The “Half Encounter”- Half Done Is Well Begun
byI find that whenever I visit Kanpur, my hometown, I am able to think more clearly and penetrate to the heart of any matter,…
Blending The Millennia With The Millennial
byAs a father of two millennials I am acutely aware of the universe they occupy, caught between two worlds, one dead and the other…