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May 2009
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Mahatma Gandhi’s Inclusive Approach to Humanity
13 May 2009, by Subhrendu BhattacharyaMahatma Gandhi believed in the unique approach of inclusiveness, away from divisiveness of any kind. He wanted men and women to admire humanity in general, irrespective of race, religion, caste, creed, and tribe. The inclusiveness included (...) -
On Violence and the Question of Means and Ends
13 May 2009, by Randhir SinghThe following are excerpts from the author’s inaugural address to the Conference on ‘Emerging Trends of Violence in North-West India’ at Punjabi University, Patiala, on November 5, 2007.
Gandhi remains central to any discussion of violence, and (...) -
Crucial Ballot
13 May 2009, by Nikhil ChakravarttyNext week, as millions of India’s electorate go to poll, this nation will be turning a page in its history, whatever may be the verdict of the ballot box.
If Indira Gandhi manages to bag the majority of seats—as the Congress has been (...) -
The Great Pole (Poll) Vault
13 May 2009, by S G VombatkereAmong Ex-Servicemen of the Army, Navy and Air Force (collectively called military veterans), the Congress-led UPA Government is widely seen as having given them as also serving personnel, a raw deal especially following the recommendations of (...) -
Why do Urban Voters not Register their Votes?
13 May 2009, by Sandeep ShastriIn the ongoing Lok Sabha polls many of those who had the chance to exercise their franchise did not do so. For every voter who decides to exercise his/her franchise there is another voter who is either unable to vote or decides against making (...) -
’Q’ Factor Returns to Revive Bofors’ Ghost
2 May 2009, by SCAs the multi-phase electoral exercise for the 15th Lok Sabha enters a crucial stage, the ‘Q’ factor has returned to haunt the Congress: more than 19 years after the Bofors kickbacks case brought down the Rajiv Gandhi Government, the issue has (...) -
Conspiracy by Chhattisgarh Administration
2 May 2009, by Ilina SenThe following is an SOS message sent to all friends of Dr Binayak Sen by Ilina Sen, his wife. She has alleged that the Chhattisgarh authorities are trying to liquidate him by any means, fair or foul. This is a serious matter and human rights (...) -
’Chhattisgarh Government Seems to Want to Kill Me’: Binayak Sen
2 May 2009, by Vinay Sitapati[(Arrested for being a Naxal supporter, Chhattisgarh doctor Binayak Sen has been in Central Jail, Raipur for the last two years. His trial is currently going on in the Raipur Sessions Court. In the 47 degrees Celsius heat and under the watchful (...) -
Nehru Must Be Turning In His Grave
2 May 2009, by Nayantara Sahgal[(The following views of Nayantara Sahgal, a distinguished writer and herself a niece of Jawaharlal Nehru, on Varun Gandhi’s hate-speech were conveyed to Sheela Reddy who put them in the form of a piece that appeared in Outlook (March 30, 2009) (...) -
Agricultural Prospects and the Rural Economy in China and India
2 May 2009, by Gilbert EtienneAgriculture is again in the world news with the food crisis in 2007-08. In Asia, agriculture has been neglected during the past twenty years. In Africa the situation is much worse since more decades. Now, from China to South-East and South Asia, (...)