Words Failed Me On Our Independence Day
There are some moments in your life, which catch you off guard and are etched in your mind forever. 15th August 2011 will probably be one such moment for me. Asked to accompany my academician husband as a Guest of Honour at a flag-hoisting function at a Management Institute close to our residence, I went
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Do Muslims Feel Safe in India?
The media and some sections of radicals are in a hurry to declare Shri Narendra Modi’s Prime Ministership as anti-Muslim; and not without reason. For the first time an Indian PM did not greet the people of India on the occasion of Eid this year. The Shahi Imam of Delhi’s Jama Masjid retaliated by not inviting Modi for
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Has India Really Changed For The Better?
Tall claims are made but we all want to know if India has really changed over the last two decades. Nithin Rao who returned to Mumbai after a long stint abroad is convinced that things have dramatically improved. The benefits of economic reforms have trickled down significantly, lifting millions out of poverty, with evidence of
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\”Fascism: A Warning\”
Mussolini observed that in seeking to accumulate power, it is wise to do so in the manner of one plucking a chicken—feather by feather. His tactics live on in our no-longer-new century. When we awaken each morning, we see around the globe what appear to be Fascism’s early stirrings: the discrediting of mainstream politicians, the
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