On the occasion of the October Revolution’s ninetysecond anniversary we reproduce, with the author’s consent, the following piece that appeared in Nagpur Times eighteen years ago.
Facts must be faced. Masses in the Soviet Union are today bent upon (...)
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November 2009
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Requiem for the October Revolution
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Reminiscing the Political Legacy of Balagopal
7 November 2009, by Gilbert SebastianTRIBUTE
This condolence note for K. Balagopal, the eminent human rights activist who expired at the age of 57 from a cardiac arrest on October 8, 2009, is motivated by the feeling that the political man in Balagopal is often given a short (...) -
Save Aami River and Lakhs of Villagers from Pollution
7 November 2009, by Bharat DograCOMMUNICATION
The Aami river flows in Sidharthnagar, Gorakhpur and Sant Kabir Nagar for nearly 100 kms before merging into the Rapti, a sub-tributary of the Ganga. This river had close ties with the lives of Gautam Buddha and Sant Kabir. Gautam (...) -
Outstanding Champion of Human Rights
7 November 2009, by Vidya Bhushan RawatProfessor Iqbal Ansari, the one-man army of documentation of facts relating to issues of Muslims in India, passed away on October 13 in his home town of Aligarh, where he grew up and developed a vast treasure of friends working on human rights (...) -
South-East Asia: A Beacon of Maritime Collaboration?
7 November 2009, by Harnit KangAccording to a May 2009 interview with Rear Admiral Chew Men Leong, the Chief of the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), in the journal Military Technology,
Maritime Security threats are constantly evolving and cannot be dealt with by one agency (...) -
Mapping the Al-Qaeda Linkages in South-East Asia: How Real is the Threat?
7 November 2009, by Tuli SinhaIntroduction
Terrorism is an elusive concept. It is a kind of political violence but neither academics nor policy-makers have reached a consensus on its definition. Like every social phenomenon, terrorism is malleable, constantly changing in (...)