Visitors: 4,081Jason Hickel PhD [themify_quote]We need to stop pretending that the United States, France and Britain are benevolent champions of the poor[/themify_quote] When it comes to international affairs, western politicians love to celebrate their devotion to development. In her flagship speech on development as secretary of state, Hillary Clinton offered stories about US aid transforming […]
Visitors: 297 Mumbai, 5th March, 2016: Last week, one of RNA builders’ thousands of cheated flat-purchasers sent the builder a legal ultimatum, and started taking steps for going to court after discovering that their promised 17th floor flat in RNA Regal, a project in Kandivali West, is the proverbial pie-in-the-sky! In February 2011, Sandeep Kothari […]
Visitors: 250 I was out on a run in a beautiful natural garden. Everything seemed so romantic. Beauty still exists in this world. In one corner of the garden, I saw some people cuddling up. There were huge cries. So I ran faster towards the crowd to be part of a celebration. I saw a […]
Visitors: 205Anuj Agrawal, Editor, Dialogue India Education system of the country is afflicted with a strange clash. Ideological clash is being reflected as hate, violence, anguish, political distance and factions. The education policy and structure followed for the last 67 years witnessed sweeping changes in 1985. It opened the doors for market forces in education. Education literally […]
Visitors: 429Mumbai, Common people rarely turn up in good numbers to openly speak out against powerful builders, and so it was an unusual sight that about 200 rich and poor persons aggrieved by RNA Corp (owned by late Anil Aggarwal, Gokul Aggarwal, Anubhav Aggarwal and Saranga Aggarwal) stage a roadside gathering near Versova, Andheri West, […]
Visitors: 303Pritam Rohila, PhD retired neuropsychologist Chair of Oregonians for Peace Football is one of the America’s most favorite sports. But many Americans do not know football players are prone to suffer traumatic brain injuries. It is indeed for this reason a recent USA Today report has described the game of football as “a violent, vicious […]
Visitors: 263Prof. Ram Puniyani (Rtd) On the back of the death of Rohith Vemula in Hyderabad Central University (HCU), one of the most prestigious University of the country Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has been targeted by the ruling Modi Sarkar. The frightening things which happened in HCU were just the beginning of attack on autonomy […]
Visitors: 328Prof. Ram Puniyani (Rtd) On the back of the death of Rohith Vemula in Hyderabad Central University (HCU), one of the most prestigious University of the country Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has been targeted by the ruling Modi Sarkar. The frightening things which happened in HCU were just the beginning of attack on autonomy […]
Visitors: 353Dear Prof. M Jagdeesh Kumar, Late greetings on your taking over as Vice Chancellor of JNU. I saw one of your interview in Navbharat Times (Hindi daily), when your appointment was announced, but you have not yet taken over. Interview was reassuring which mentioned your desire to have very open and frank relations with […]
Visitors: 379Dr. Kallol Guha, PhD President & CEO, Saint James School of Medicine, Park Ridge, Illinois, USA • One must admit that west is the winner of the modern world. They are milking the world like a KAMDHENU and their pan is overflowing. We are staring from outside and feeling that our share even daily […]
Visitors: 337Dr. Kallol Guha, PhD President & CEO, Saint James School of Medicine, Park Ridge, Illinois, USA • One must admit that west is the winner of the modern world. They are milking the world like a KAMDHENU and their pan is overflowing. We are staring from outside and feeling that our share even daily […]
Visitors: 442One is witnessing strange incidents where the women from Muslim and Hindu community are facing similar obstacles. This relates to the issue of entry into places of worship. While the women from Bhumata Brigade are struggling to get entry into Shani Shingnapur temple (Ahmadnagar Mahrashtra), the Muslim women are fighting a legal battle to […]
Visitors: 429One is witnessing strange incidents where the women from Muslim and Hindu community are facing similar obstacles. This relates to the issue of entry into places of worship. While the women from Bhumata Brigade are struggling to get entry into Shani Shingnapur temple (Ahmadnagar Mahrashtra), the Muslim women are fighting a legal battle to […]
Visitors: 386When I was a student in Annamalai University in Tamil Nadu, I attended a meeting addressed by Mr. V. V. Giri, former Vice President and President of India. During the question and answer session, I asked Mr. V. V. Giri as to whether the students can get themselves involved in political activities. Mr. V. […]
Visitors: 411When I was a student in Annamalai University in Tamil Nadu, I attended a meeting addressed by Mr. V. V. Giri, former Vice President and President of India. During the question and answer session, I asked Mr. V. V. Giri as to whether the students can get themselves involved in political activities. Mr. V. […]
Visitors: 639 In brief Meaning of Life is the result of churning of the outer world by the inner self or the way inner self relates with the outer world in all its multiple manifestations. It is just a simple quote for which I could just clicked like and shared it, but then I remembered […]
Visitors: 371 In brief Meaning of Life is the result of churning of the outer world by the inner self or the way inner self relates with the outer world in all its multiple manifestations. It is just a simple quote for which I could just clicked like and shared it, but then I remembered […]
Visitors: 838Krishnaraj Rao So what is going on with RNA Builders? Back in December 2013, those who had purchased flats in RNA Grande, Kandivali West, must have been quite impressed by this notice issued by RNA Universal, signed by Anil Aggarwal himself, proclaiming that flat buyers would be given possession for interior decoration and furniture […]
Visitors: 676Krishnaraj Rao So what is going on with RNA Builders? Back in December 2013, those who had purchased flats in RNA Grande, Kandivali West, must have been quite impressed by this notice issued by RNA Universal, signed by Anil Aggarwal himself, proclaiming that flat buyers would be given possession for interior decoration and furniture […]
Dr Gursharan Singh KainthDirector General,Guru Arjan Dev Institute of Development StudiesEducation is an important indicator of inclusive growth for an economy and a critical input for investment in human capital. It is indeed a fundamental right of every child to receive at least the basic education. India is in the process of transforming itself into […]
Visitors: 333by Vivek Umrao Glendenning “Social Nomad” . Few years back somehow we entered in each others Facebook friend lists. But never interacted with each other. Last year one of our co-friends played bridge role between us. The felis catus lover invited me on the occasion of his son’s first birthday. He is friend of the […]
Visitors: 1,199by Vivek Umrao Glendenning “Social Nomad” . Few years back somehow we entered in each others Facebook friend lists. But never interacted with each other. Last year one of our co-friends played bridge role between us. The felis catus lover invited me on the occasion of his son’s first birthday. He is friend of the […]
Visitors: 372 N. S. Venkataraman Nandini Voice for the Deprived Delhi is now considered to be one of the most polluted cities in the world. Obviously, what is needed to reduce the pollution load in the city is to decongest the population to the extent possible, by launching imaginative schemes to make it attractive and […]
Visitors: 453 N. S. Venkataraman Nandini Voice for the Deprived Delhi is now considered to be one of the most polluted cities in the world. Obviously, what is needed to reduce the pollution load in the city is to decongest the population to the extent possible, by launching imaginative schemes to make it attractive and […]
Visitors: 370 Ram Puniyani Politics is a strange game where no holds are barred for electoral advantages. It also expresses, to some extent, the political ideology of those playing these games in addition to the distortion of events, which are done deliberately. Interpretation of the very same events is diametrically different for different political groups. […]