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Democracy in Digital Age: Revisiting the Gandhian Idea of Civic Engagement
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Ugly Side of God Men
29 September 2017, by Kuldip NayarBaba Gurmeet Ram Rahim was a Bhindran-wale in the making. He, too, saw to it that nobody dared him. But he turned out to be a paper tiger. When CBI court judge Jagdeep Singh pronounced his verdict, the Baba wept openly in the court and implored (...) -
Bracing Up for the Future
29 September 2017by Anshuman Gupta and Anju Jain
India is facing challenges at the international front as a result of the protectionist policies of President Donald Trump. This anti-globalisation spree is going to strengthen in the near future as the ultra-Right (...) -
The Champaran Crusade
29 September 2017by Jawaharlal Jasthi
On August 14, 2017 a significant event took place in Hyderabad. A small book in Telugu titled, A Great Historical Movement—Champaran Righteous Crusade, was released by Nayani Narasimhareddy, the Home Minister of the State of (...) -
Contesting the Decivilising Process through the Prism of Gandhi and Tagore
29 September 2017BOOK REVIEW
by Aejaz Ahmad Wani
The Decline of Civilisation:Why We Need to Return to Gandhi and Tagore? by Ramin Jahanbegloo; Aleph Book Company; 2017; pages: 139+xxxiv
Introduction
Everyday acts of terrorism, intolerance, civil and state (...) -
Defending India: Challenges for the New Defence Minister
29 September 2017by Bhartendu Kumar Singh
Defending India is a challenge for our Defence Ministers. As Nirmala Sitharaman familiarises herself in the new role, she is expected to emerge as a defencer pacis for the country’s security problematic. The basketful of (...) -
Alexander, the Great Conquerer!
29 September 2017, by J.J. Roy BurmanIt is astounding to think of Alexander, the Great, as a conquerer. But it is indeed a fact that he is popularly known as a great Greek emperor. However, most do not know the fact that he was not a Greek. He was born in Pella, a tribal pocket of (...) -
Rohingya Crisis and BJP Government
23 September 2017, by SCEDITORIAL
Speaking at a seminar in New Delhi today Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh stated: “Rohingyas are not refugees... No Rohingya has applied for asylum. They are illegal immigrants.” This was his clear-cut position with regard to the (...) -
Gauri Lankesh, Plight of Rohingyas
23 September 2017, by Humra QuraishiMUSINGS
Gauri Lankesh shot dead in front of her Bengaluru home. Yes, murdered—this firebrand activist-writer-editor. Upright and bold and vocal she was; taking on the Right-wing political mafia in one of those ongoing and determined ways.... As (...) -
Myanmar : Persecution of Rohingya Muslims
23 September 2017by Ram Puniyani
Massive protests are being witnessed in many countries, Bangladesh, Pakistan, India among others, against the persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar (September 2017). This time around violence seems to have been triggered due (...)
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