Amidst the voices that tend to protect free speech in our nation, my sole contention is to desist from harping on the usual rhetoric and concentrate on the mechanics of free speech as an instrument of nation building. While free
Category: Political Writings
A masterpiece by Raja Ravi Verma depicting Goddess Saraswati
I happened to watch Rang Rasiya this Sunday and was quite impressed by the forward looking views of Raja Ravi Varma, the painter, who created such masterpieces of art and popularized art so that Hindu Gods and Goddesses can adore
Challenging times lie ahead in 2015....
The year 2014 is drawing to a close and this year saw various developments in the international arena that remind us how challenging this year has been and how much challenges still lie ahead in front of mankind. Starting from
its high time Pakistani establishment gets its act together....
The terrible act of slaughtering of 132 children in an army school in Pakistan by the Taliban is something that cannot be condemned enough with words. I cannot help but fall into the ‘I told you so’ syndrome where this
the NDA government should act fast....
The BJP led NDA government was elected with high hopes by the people of India in the scorching summer heat of summer 2014. People have high hopes from the Narendra Modi led BJP government that they will deliver them good
efficient solid waste management is key to achieving a clean India....
While the efforts of the current government at the center who has launched a drive to clean India are laudable, a lot more needs to be done in order to achieve the goal of a clean and a better India.
Spreading literacy is key for the creation of a just and an equitable society.....
Indian education system is one of the most ancient and robust institutions in the world. Starting from the world of Gurukuls and Guru Syshiya parampara (the tradition of the sacred relationship between the Teacher and the seeker or the student),
Are religion and politics never to be mixed???
From Reflections of the Self…. Nobody can deny the fact that man is a political creature. Politics is in the blood of man. There is no doubt that the entire social structure of the society that man has constituted lies
Don't be a puppet with your reins in the hands of others.....
Puppets by design_____________________________________I had a conversation with a friendthe other day on the ever populartopic of religion, and during thatconversation I was inspired to writethis brief pondering which is intendedto examine the relevance of belief, faith,and reasoning, while illustrating what
when war is thrust.....the results are devastating
A brief Essay on war and Pacifism. _________________________ I find it somewhat Ironic that the Individual Freedom many exercise to Protest War, (in the Name of Peace) was made possible (in part) by Warriors who KILLED Tyrants Opposed To Social Liberty. In