From N.C.’s Writings
In 1967, that is, fiftytwo years ago, N.C. visited the Kashmir Valley for a few days and held detailed discussions with a wide cross-section of opinion-makers and political personalities of all shades there. On his return he (...)
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Sheikh Abdullah, What Next?
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Are Indian Women More Creative Than Indian Men?
20 October 2019by Ashok Celly
It seems Indian men have lost the capacity to be creative, that is, to do original thinking, to throw fresh ideas, to think out of the box. During the last few decades no fresh or original idea seems to have come from Indian men. (...) -
The Language of Languages in India
20 October 2019, by J.J. Roy BurmanThe recent pronouncement by Amit Shah, the Home Minister of India, to impose Hindi as the official state language generated immense heartsore in many parts of the country, mostly the littoral States. It appears that Mr Shah is either ignorant (...) -
Should Jewar International Airport be named after Gandhi?
20 October 2019by Prem Singh
Yesterday (October 1, 2019) I had the opportunity to share a car ride with Virendra Kumar Barnwal who is the author of Hind Swaraj: Nav-Sabhyata Vimarsh. We both were en route to the South Campus of Delhi University where he was (...) -
Will Tax Cut Boost the Economy?
20 October 2019, by Arun KumarSeptember 20, 2019, saw the highest rise in the Indian stock market in a decade because the government announced a big tax cut for the corporate sector in India. This was a clear response to the flood of bad news about the declining Indian (...) -
A Fresh Look at an Off-beat Genre-docu-feature Film
20 October 2019, by Sumanta BanerjeeBOOK REVIEW
Nibandha Chalachchitra by Iqbal Karim Hasnu; published by Aninda Rahman on behalf of Curious Dhaka, Dhaka; 2018; pp. 152; 300 Taka.
This slender book entitled Nibandha Chalach-chitra (Essays on Films) is a collection of (...) -
Kashmir Caged: Violence on Children, Media Functioning
20 October 2019, by Humra QuraishiMUSINGS
From this October 2, let us try and speak the truth and also try and hear only the truth. After all, Mahatma Gandhi’s biggest weapon was his strength to speak only and only the truth. Armed with that, he disarmed even heavily-armed (...) -
To Vote or Not to Vote — An analysis of Compulsory Voting
20 October 2019by Neha Chauhan
The General elections of 2019 would be remembered for many things, one of them being that India recorded a voter turnout of 67 per cent, the highest ever in the history of the country’s democracy. Voter turnout in India has (...) -
“Independent Jammu and Kashmir” — a Crying Hoax
20 October 2019by M.M. Khajooria
Prominent Muslim leaders like Ali Shah Geelani and his Jamaat-i-Islami colleagues solemnly take oath in the name of Allah “to preserve and protect the integrity of India” at the time of filing nomination papers for election to (...) -
From Rajghat, Delhi to Geneva: Yearlong Gandhian March for Justice and Peace
20 October 2019, by Bharat DograFrom October 2 to October 4 there was a very colourful gathering of people from several nations in Delhi. This was part of the inauguration and preparation for a global peace initiative in the form of a march from Delhi to Geneva. This march, (...)
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