A letter to Late Dr. Narendra Dabholkar…… Dear Doctor, Two years after that dark day, our organisation is bravely fighting against the brazen government machinery and the intense darkness of
Month: January 2016
Harrowing Experience of Kanifnath Fair
Prabha PurohitThis year also as usual there was Kanifnath Fair at Panchmarhi.( Also known just as Madhi.) Worshippers reached the summit with sticks in their hands. They worshipped Kanifnath. But there
Herd Mentality in Politics
Pervez HoodbhoyHUMANS are smart enough to make it to Pluto. But that’s only if we use our brains well. At the instinctual level nature condemns our species to conformity and uniformity.
Death of an Author
Vishram GupteAll humans are mortal. An author, being human is mortal too. This old Socratic logic comes to one’s mind because the present literary discourse is replete with the issue ‘Death
Real Tribute to Jawaharlal Nehru
Kumar KetkarSeventy-five years from now, in 2089/90, there will be 200th birth anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru. Nobody in this hall, despite my best wishes, would be present on that occasion. But
Be an Enlightened Hindu
Keshav ShetLong time ago I came to the conclusion that there is really no point in writing an article or a book if the reader could get the same information from
Holy Cow-Beef and Indian Political Games
Ram PuniyaniCan the dietary practices, the animal which is worshipped as a mother by section of population, be brought in on the political arena? While all this sounds surreal, it’s true
The Social Watch
Dr Rajeev JoshiFor thousands of years the man has tried to measure time – the movement along ‘fourth dimension’. The devices, used to measure and keep track of this movement, have refined
Intolerance has a Name…
Aakar PatelThis intolerance debate has been wrongly framed. Mainly because the opposition is not competent and the government has focused on politics. The questions we are dealing with so far are:
What a Common Muslim thinks of ISIS Terror?
Motiur Rahman KhanParis attack last week (November 13, 2015) came as a shocker for the Muslims of India, who are already living under watching eyes of their friends and neighbors for their
The Disturbing Psychological Impact of Superstitions on Children
Jenni WallisThe world still has its handful of superstitions and mystical, pre-Enlightenment religious beliefs do still hold sway in society. In some Asian cultures the vast number and the disturbing depth
“You are just like us.”
So it turned out you were just like us! Where were you hiding all this time, buddy? That stupidity, that ignorance we wallowed in it for ages – look, it