Share By Raunaq Pradhan: On April 27, 2010, courtesy a historic ruling by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, sections of the Opposition moved cut motions on the demand for grants which are not discussed in the House. However, as the division of votes showed — 289 for and 201 against — the challenge did not [...]
Share By Ashutosh Singh: In 1870, Queen Victoria wrote to Sir Theodore Martin complaining about “this mad, wicked folly of ‘Woman’s rights’. Of, course she didn’t need any sort of protection that the acknowledgement of women’s right might offer. Even at the age of eighty, in 1899, she could write to A.J.Balfour, “We are not [...]
Share By Kunal Anand: Home Minister P.Chidambaram’s recent statement about “saffron terrorism” has evoked the response he and his government would have expected. The Opposition is up in arms calling it an affront to the majority community. Congress spokespersons were quick to call it the opinion of an individual and distanced the party from this [...]
Share By Sukrit Aggarwal: Energy is conserved. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. To win some you got to lose some. The Universe is balanced, always; that is to say that there are No free Lunches in This World. Atleast that is what we were led to believe while growing up. A lot [...]
Share By Mridang Lodha: “…the indifference curve shall be a straight line in this case…” said Mr Rajiv Jha, the economics professor at my college. But soon another voice comoved my concentration. I was passed a sheet to sign on, which later turned out to be a requisition to introduce a new course at the [...]
Share By Nandini Garg: Albert Einstein very aptly remarked, “All of us who are concerned for peace and triumph of reason and justice must be keenly aware how small an influence reason and honest good will exert upon events in the political field.” During the days of India’s struggle for independence, the youth’s participation in [...]
Share By Kunal Anand: The recent furor in the parliament regarding the demand of a hike in the salaries of our “hard-working, honest MPs” presents an interesting picture of our current politics. A country reeling under double digit inflation with many of its major states suffering severe drought would expect a little bit of concern [...]
Share By Avani Bansal: Once upon a time Tibet…was a land of peace… – let me bring you straight to the last chapter – which summarises what’s the story all about – it’s about a nation that was independent and recognised as such by all, later to be annexed by China – and then the [...]
Share By Amar Tejaswi: On the night of August the 14th, I watched without intent, as the heavens poured down and washed the placid face of the earth that sprawled before me, preparing her for the day that was to follow. I kept looking at the dark earth; it rained for a long time. In [...]
Share By Uzair Fahmi: Violence & killings has, in the recent times, become a daily fixture in the Valley. We see teenagers getting killed in firing by the CRPF personnel, and counter violence by the common Kashmiris — who is provoked or not — is a debatable topic. This was not supposed to happen when [...]
