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Fond Memories of an Eminent Editor
12 November 2013, by Bharat DograOne of my fondest memories of early days of free-lance journalism relates to my few but precious meetings with Nikhil Chakravartty, editor of Mainstream. Earlier as a student in Delhi University my teachers introduced me to Mainstream where some (...) -
Vigilance and Corruption—Where Is Governance Headed?
12 November 2013, by S G VombatkereThe Supreme Court has directed the Union and State governments to constitute a Civil Services Board (CSB) to manage transfers, postings, promotions, etc., of civil servants, to insulate the bureaucracy from interference by politicians. This (...) -
Time to Breach the Wall
12 November 2013, by Nikhil ChakravarttyFrom N.C.’s Writings
The last few months have witnessed the deterioration of Indo-Pak relations to the point of almost eye-ball-to-eyeball confrontation. Tempers have been stoked high and the fiercest propaganda bombardment has been going on (...) -
RSS, Madani, Laxmanpur Bathe
12 November 2013, by Kuldip NayarFundamentalism is rearing its ugly head once again. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has openly said that it would take part in politics. On the other hand, even the liberal Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind has talked about the Muslim vote. The (...) -
Should India Ease Entry Rules For Foreign Banks?
12 November 2013, by Kavaljit SinghOn October 12, Raghuram Rajan, the new Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, announced that the RBI will soon issue new rules allowing a more liberal entry of foreign banks in India. “That is going to be a big opening because one could even (...) -
Why do we Need the Prevention of Communal Violence Bill?
12 November 2013, by Ambrose PintoIf media reports are right, then the UPA Government is likely to table the Communal Violence Bill in the winter session of Parliament. There has been wide opposition to the Bill. The media has alleged that the Bill is for appeasement of (...) -
A Secular Offensive?
12 November 2013, by Mukul DubeOne reality that is clear to all is that the secular forces in India do not act: we only react. The other side lights fires and we rush to douse the flames. We leave the embers glowing, which makes it easy for the next fire to be lit. Having (...) -
India’s Left and the 2014 Poll
12 November 2013, by M K BhadrakumarSadly, it needed a bloody round of communal riots in Uttar Pradesh for the Left to see the ugly face of the Samajwadi Party [SP] Government in the State. The plain truth is that the SP has been playing communal politics in UP because it is (...) -
A New Specimen of Corporate Politics
12 November 2013, by Prem SinghThe economy that serves the interests of Indian and foreign corporate houses can hope to exist permanently only if politics too adheres to the same goal. It is with this in view that the new economic policies implemented in the early 1990s have (...) -
Observing N.C.’s Birth Centenary in New Delhi
12 November 2013Nikhil Chakravartty’s birth centenary (November 3, 1913-November 3, 2013) was befittingly observed in New Delhi. November 3 this year being Diwali, on November 2 the Editors Guild of India and Nikhil Chakravartty Memorial Foundation in (...)
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