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November 2009
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Prabhash Joshi
17 November 2009, by Shree Shankar SharanA very eminent journalist, a man of strong principles and great courage of conviction has passed away. Most of us knew him as the editor of the renowned Jansatta, the Hindi number of the redoubtable Indian Express. He wrote powerfully and (...) -
The Editors Guild of India mourns the demise of Prabhash Joshi
17 November 2009The Editors Guild of India deeply mourns the untimely demise of veteran editor, columnist and Gandhian activist Prabhash Joshi in New Delhi on the night of November 5.
Joshi was one of the active members of the Guild, who had strived hard (...) -
Development for Whom?
17 November 2009, by N Jamal AnsariRecently eight eminent environmentalists urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to abandon three hydel power projects on Bhagirathi river in Uttarakhand. All environmentalists are members of the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA). They (...) -
For Judicial Transparency
7 November 2009, by SCSeveral developments on the political front have once again magnified the problems besetting the two principal formations on the national scene as also the ubiquitous corruption eating into the vitals of the society. While the BJP is still (...) -
India’s First Woman Ambassador
7 November 2009, by V R Krishna IyerTRIBUTE
C.B. Muthamma, India’s first woman ambassador, passed away on October 15 at the age of 85.
Frailty, thy name is woman, they say. That is not a true statement at all. So long as social justice is an integral part of our (...) -
Developed Countries Must Pay for Historical and Ecological Debt
7 November 2009As we write this to the Government of India, different country governments are busy with intense climate negotiations at the ongoing UNFCCC sessions in Bangkok. As people all over the world have realised, the face of climate negotiations has (...) -
Outcome of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election 2009
7 November 2009, by P R DubhashiMaharashtra, one of the larger States in India, went to polls on October 13 for electing 288 representatives in the Legislative Assembly. The electorate was 7 crore 8 lakh 11,245 strong comprising 3 crore 60 lakh 76,460 female voters and 3 crore (...) -
Haryana: Setback in Electoral Battle after Defeat in War on Development Deficiency
7 November 2009, by J. GeorgeThe Congress party nearly lost the electoral battle for the Haryana Assembly election because of the development of faultlines. Stability with security for inclusive and sustainable development therefore has emerged as the major concern. That (...) -
Journey beyond Marx
7 November 2009, by Nikhil ChakravarttyFrom N.C.’s Writings
This article is being reproduced on the occasion of the ninetysecond anniversary of the October Revolution (that look place on November 7, 1917). This was written a couple of months before the seventyfourth anniversary of (...) -
Reflections on October Revolution and Crisis in Communist Movement Today
7 November 2009, by Mohit SenRenowned Marxist ideologue and veteran Communist leader Mohit Sen passed away in early 2003. On the occasion of the eightyninth anniversary of the October Revolution on November 7, 2006 we carried excerpts from the chapter ‘Reflections’ from his (...)