LIBERALISATION AND ‘SWADESHI’ When Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru was delivering his famous speech, ‘The Tryst with Destiny’ he would have never imagined that seventy-five years hence his country would be in shambles and the national economy in tatters. Muhammed Bin…
NEED FOR TRANSPARENCY IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Deliverance comes not from electoral forms but informed franchise, not from the mystic authority of franchise but from the enlightened participation of the populace in the public affairs. – Justice Krishna Iyer Transparency in…
NREGA The NREGA, the flagship programme of the UPA government, was revolutionary in its promise of inclusive growth, the right to work and the dignity of labour and a rational, participatory relationship with the State. And it has mostly delivered……
ONE NATION ONE LAW India is an ancient civilisation governed by customs and traditions. Sometimes, it is called the museum of various religions, castes, cultures and ethnic groups. If we go down the ancient period we find that India was…
PUBLIC SECTOR: BANE OF INDIAN ECONOMY Any nation can stand on world stage only on the basis of a healthy economy. For a developing country, the domestic economy depends a lot on public and private sectors. But in our country…
RELIGION AND SCIENCE “Science doesn’t require religion for its existence and religion doesn’t need science for its existence, but man needs both”. – Fritjof Capra Ever since the dawn of civilisation, men of wisdom – intellectuals and scholars, philosophers and…
RESERVATION: FOR HOW LONG? The idea of privilege is the bane of human life…. whenever privilege is broken down, more and more light and progress come to a race…. Absolutely no privilege for anyone. – Swami Vivekananda The enjoyment of…
SHOULD THERE BE RESERVATION? To rule India — with her huge size and population — the British hit upon a simple yet brilliant idea: divide and rule, with the State playing the crucial role of an arbitrator between various warring…
ROLE OF WOMEN IN NATION BUILDING “Our women have a very great part to play in the progress of our country, as the mental and physical contact of women with life is much more lasting and comprehensive than that of…
SHOULD THERE BE DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPE? As the nation turns 51, there’s someone else who turns 51 too. Aruna Shanbaug. That’s all there is to her now; her name. Nothing changes in Aruna’s life. Except the calendar which will…