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March 2009
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Passing of an Era
15 March 2009The death of Victor Kiernan at the age of 95 a few days ago probably represents the passing of an era. This is not because he lived well beyond the biblical three score and ten, but because he was among the few survivors from a group of (...) -
On Danny Boyle and Goras in Love with India
15 March 2009, by Humra QuraishiFlip-flop. Or catch hold of some other alternative set of words. To describe our reactions to the Oscar winning film Slumdog Millionaire. Before the awards came along its way, this very film was criticised along the typical format—how dare a Brit (...) -
No Excuse for Fascism
15 March 2009, by Sangeeta Mall[(Communication)]
My congratulations to Spencer A. Leonard for writing such a detailed critique of the Left’s approach to the War on Terror in the Mainstream issue dated February 14, 2009. While the Indian Left political parties have repeatedly (...) -
The Demise of Solzhenitsyn
15 March 2009, by Sheel Bhadra KumarSolzhenitsyn, the renowned Nobel Prize winning Russian author and thinker, passed away on August 3, 2008 due to cardiac arrest at the ripe age of 89. He led a bitter but illustrious life in the tumultuous phase in the Russian history of the 20th (...) -
India-Pakistan: Need to Tackle Basic Issues
15 March 2009, by Nikhil ChakravarttyIf at Surajkund, Narasimha Rao has effectively warded off all challenge to his leadership within his own party, it is time for him now to identify the prime issue for the business of governance in the list of priorities facing him. In other (...) -
Review Article: Financial Crisis and How to Tackle It
15 March 2009, by Devdatt P. DubhashiThe Subprime Solution by Robert J. Shiller; Princeton University Press; 2008.
The Origin of Financial Crises by George Cooper; Random House; 2008.
The Credit Crunch by Graham Turner; Pluto Press; 2008.
The tsunami of the financial crisis that (...) -
Declaration of a Conference on NREGA and Panchayats
15 March 2009The Institute of Social Sciences (ISS) in cooperation with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Embassy of Sweden (Swedish International Development Agency-SIDA) organised a National Conference on NREGA and Panchayats (...) -
Mainstream and Nano Car Project of the Tatas at Singur
15 March 2009, by D P Sen[(Communication)]
“Do not judge me by my actions, do not judge me from man’s point of view. Judge me from God’s—by the hidden purpose behind my actions. ”
– Fidel Castro (Mainstream, November 29, 2008)
The editorial entitled “Moral Victory for (...) -
Wanted: A Measure of Statesmanship
7 March 2009, by SCAs if the horrendous happenings in Dhaka barely a week ago (wherein the Bangladesh Rifles jawans killed at least 74 persons, including a large number of Army officers heading the BDR, even as the unofficial death toll far exceeds that figure) (...) -
Good Man Muthalik
7 March 2009, by Badri Raina(On the occasion of International Women’s Day)
Good man Muthalik, patriot—
He upright, honest man;
He do not like this dirtiness,
He clean up all he can.
One problem he is having, though,
That require CT Scan:
The dirtiness he thinks he see
Is (...)