India is one of the largest democracies in the world. Everything has been in tune with the well-known definition, “by the people, of the people and for the people†for over 3 decades since independence. By and large, people in those days reacted favorably to the policies of the government in power. If at all …
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Corruption: A new avatar in India
A ray of hope for forward communities
At long last, there is a ray of hope for the long-suppressed forward castes in India. Ever since independence there had been attempts to portray the entire forward castes as socially and economically ahead of all other castes, with the result that the poor among the so called forward communities were driven from pillar to …
India and gender equality
In India, the freelance writers or activists who champion the cause of the weak often come out with their views on gender discrimination, communalism and similar topics but they are in the habit of viewing things from their own narrow angle and give us a stereotyped picture of these topics. The other day, I happened …
Beauty is but skin deep
Strikes in India
The Lost Purse
The south junction railway station was noisy and crowded. There were long queues in front of the ticket counters. Nobody was free and leisurely. The man at the information center was blurting-out some ready made answers to the eager passengers. Dozens were standing before the telephone booth and on top of this, there were the …
BRUSH UP YOUR GENERAL KNOWLEDGE, GRANDPAS!
The other day, I was reading the day’s newspaper after lunch but dozed off soon. Copenhagen summit, price rise, food shortage, demands for bifurcation of states were the main items in the newspaper and, naturally, one is tempted to put aside the newspaper and dream of a world free from man – made problems. I …
Election promises give way to cash-for-vote
Gone are the days when voters in India, especially the poor and the downtrodden, had to wait indefinitely for the benefits promised by MLAs or MPs during their election campaigns. At the most, the voters could expect some benefit at the fag end of their five year term so that the legislators concerned could look …