A Dying Dynasty?
Indian National Congress (INC) – the oldest political party of India that led the South Asian nation to Independence from Great Britain – was founded on December 28, 1885 at the […]
The Messages People Get
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently paid a rich tribute to the first Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (November 14, 1889 – May 27, 1964), on the latter’s […]
On Chemical Dependency…
An Organised Initiative had been made to get rid of drug addiction by the mid-20th Century… after serving jail terms, some drug addicts had set up the first self-help group in California, […]
The Valley Of Fear & Pain!
Reality, at times, is much more dreaded than Imagination… the present situation in Kashmir does speak of that! People of Kashmir have been staging protests against Repression (by the State) […]
Socialism, Students & A Square…
A 21-year-old student of Sociology was sitting in front of the camera… and, he was shivering in panic and humiliation! The only mistake he had made was that he tried to […]
The Booker & A Book!
Jokha Alharthi – the Omani author and a Professor of Arabic literature – has recently won the Man Booker International Prize for her novel, Celestial Bodies! With this, she became the […]
Gathering Clouds Over West Asia…
It is difficult to predict what Tehran and Washington have in their respective minds! The Global Community is worried because the two Nuclear Powers are trading barbs… the only fear […]
Act(ion) By An Immigrant…
It is not far from the White House… Sakina Halal Grill is just like other top restaurants in the area… however, there is a difference between Sakina and other restaurants! Apart from […]
Theory Of Choice & Modern India…
Dr Partha Chatterjee – the India-born Political Scientist, Historian, Anthropologist, and a Professor of Anthropology and of Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies at Columbia University – recently visited his […]
