by Mahi Pal
Setting
On the occasion of the third anniversary of the Swachh Bharat Mission, the Government of India has launched a ‘Swachhta Hi Seva’ nationwide campaign on September 15, 2017 to accelerate a people’s movement for sanitation. It (...)
Home > Archives (2006 on) > 2017
2017
-
Role of Spiritual Capital in Ensuring Cleanliness in India
14 October 2017 -
Living
14 October 2017They say life is glorious, abundant — an amazing gift of God.
But do they know how damning it is
to keep one’s end up in a world
that grinds out a living
of going to work in the morning,
hoping to return home at night
in one piece without being (...) -
Marx and his Das Kapital
14 October 2017by Martand Jha
The month of September marked the 150th anniversary of Das Kapital. On September 14, 1867, Karl Marx wrote this seminal text where he explained the theory of the capitalist system, which still provides a framework to understand (...) -
Can One Expect Anything Better?
9 October 2017, by SCEDITORIAL
The lead report on the front page of The Indian Express today has the headline: “‘Demonetisation A Milestone: Reward For Honesty’: Critics are spreading despair but economy is on track: PM”. This is a gist of Narendra Modi’s address at (...) -
Give me my Bullet Train!
9 October 2017Stampedes waiting to happen do happen
and death rains on a shaky old narrow foot over-bridge
connecting Elphinstone Road and Parel stations
where twenty-two dead heads get numbered
on a more than one hundred and fifty years old suburban line. (...) -
Whither India?
9 October 2017, by Shamsul IslamWith the announcement of the quantum of punishment to the perpetrators of the January 1993 serial blasts in Bombay by Judge G.A. Sanap of the Special Terrorism and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act [TADA] court on September 7, 2017, (...) -
Are Refugees Outsiders?
9 October 2017, by Kuldip NayarCommunist leader Jyoti Basu ruled West Bengal for two-and-a-half decades. He fought relentlessly against the communal forces. It is surprising how the RSS has penetrated and practically taken over the State. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s (...) -
Of Courtiers and Court-jesters
9 October 2017by Barun Das Gupta
Yashwant Sinha was the country’s Finance Minister in the Union Cabinet headed by Atal Behari Vajpayee. So when he says something about the Indian economy and Modi Government’s economic policies, it has to be taken seriously, (...) -
Right to Privacy
9 October 2017, by S G VombatkereThe word “private” has the meanings: (1) belonging to a particular person (his/her own body or his/her own property), (2) not sharing thoughts or feelings with others, and (3) not connected with a person’s work or official role. From this (...) -
Privacy vs Security: Need to Strike a Thin Balance
9 October 2017by P. Arun
In August 2017, the Supreme Court delivered a momentous judgement on privacy. In Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) vs Union of India, the nine-judge Constitutional Bench utilised its interpretative jurisdiction and unanimously declared (...)
0 | ... | 130 | 140 | 150 | 160 | 170 | 180 | 190 | 200 | 210 | ... | 750