Shoe Shiners of Shimla
byOne tends to notice shoe shiners on roads only when one’s shoes are dusty. Holed under some hill scape with their paraphernalia or squatted…
Opinions
Opinions
Student Unions – An Outdated Concept?
byWhenever one talks of Unions, be it student or industrial or any other body, terms like strikes, unrest, violence, unreasonable demands and mob mentality come to the fore straight away
Kashmir Delegation – A Mission to Nowhere
byIf the government is sincere about resolving the problem then J & K must be seen as a whole and then steps taken to isolate the more problematic areas.
Delhi Belly: Target Kejriwal — Its Time To Dump This Charade
byHow can 16 million people be disenfranchised and denied a say (through their elected representatives) in how they are governed or taxed?
Is NDA Government Stifling Dissent?
byWe may be so eager to protect the right to dissent that we lose sight of the difference between dissent and subversion
About Change & Mediocrity: Our Brazilian Holiday
byThe unpalatable fact is that an all-pervasive sense of resignation, of despair almost – or, worse, a cynical “what did you expect?” has come to settle upon us. Not because of the Olympics, but insidiously upon us as a people, and thus upon our performance everywhere.
Delhi Belly: The Good Samaritan And India’s Real Sportsmen
byWhy is there so much public apathy and aversion to offering help to the victim of any crime, even of road accidents?
Of Medals, Honours & Awards
byThere is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread
Delhi Belly: Lets Catch Up With Bangladesh First
bySingle handed pursuit of mediocrity in all walks of life ensures that the status quo, with which the ruling elite is comfortable, will prevail and not be challenged.
Modi Shifting India Focus A Timely Step
byThe bold decision of Modi to get tough with Pakistan about the current uprising in PoK, Gilgit, Baltistan and Balochistan has come as a major shift in India’s policy towards Pakistan