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May 24, 2008
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The Nehru I didn’t Caricature
28 May 2008, by OV VijayanThere are a dozen or so funny situations I love to fancy Jesus Christ or the Buddha in. Like a sour Centurion (no relation of the columnist) telling Jesus at Calvary, “Look J., don’t be cross!” or the Buddha dozing off under the damned tree, and (...) -
On Nehruvian Humanism
28 May 2008, by K S Subramanian[(BOOK REVIEW)]
Jawaharlal Nehru: The Spirit of Humanism by A.P. Saxena; Ane Books India, New Delhi; pp. 165; Rs 395.
The author of this interesting volume is a former civil servant with long years of experience in the management of (...) -
Food Crisis and Cooperation on Global Plane
28 May 2008, by Manish SharmaAs the chanting of God’s name removes fear out of one’s mind, repeated calls for globalisation should remove the suspicion of mutual distrust for a positive environment. The basic question at the present moment is to seek an answer of soaring (...) -
The Universal Didi
28 May 2008, by Devaki Jain[(TRIBUTE)]
Nirmala Deshpande was Didi not only to those who belong to the Gandhian movement in India, but also to people in Pakistan, ranging from grassroot activists, academics, all the way to the most powerful politicians; and to the people (...) -
Media: Dismal Coverage of Jaipur Blasts
28 May 2008, by Shobhana BoyleThe recent media coverage about the bomb blasts in Jaipur provides a dismal picture of the role that the media has chosen to play on this issue. Extensive visual media coverage focused on drawing conclusions about the motive of the terrorists (...) -
Gresham’s Law in Present-day India
28 May 2008, by Girish MishraIf one looks at India’s post-independence scenario in political, social, cultural, academic, literary, journalistic, religious or any other sphere, one comes across the phenomenon of the inferior elements pushing out, by and large, the superior (...) -
CPI-M’s Sleight of Hand delays Justice for Victims of Massacre at Shuchpur
28 May 2008, by Manas GhoshFor the past two years, the reign of terror unleashed by the Government of West Bengal and CPI-M in Singur and Nandigram has drawn headline attention through the length and breadth of the country. However, long before these events unfolded, (...) -
Bravo, Alok Raj!
28 May 2008, by D. BandyopadhyayThe verbal skirmish between Alok Raj, the Deputy Inspector-General, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), stationed at Nandigram to maintain law and order, and Lakshman Seth, the Tamluk MP, as reported in the media, not only makes for delectable (...)
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