Cooped up in Kodaikanal
Continuing with the backpacking trip in the South of India in the last column, Soumya tells us about a trip to Kodaikanal, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different...
Psychology of Crime in India Changing Fast: Sex-Related Crimes at Alarming Level
Sex-related offences are increasing at a very fast rate, which needs special attention of lawmakers, criminologists, sociologists, and educationists. Simply making stringent laws, such as we have recently seen...
Both Communist Parties Must Jointly Work Out Road Map for Unification
CPI general secretary Sudhakar Reddy in his inaugural speech gave the right focus when he said that the Left needed more unity than in the past and it was...
Yashika
A poignant story about a girl in the ASD spectrum. It unfolds the struggle of a single mother and Yashika, their trials and tribulations, and finally recognition, as Special...
Activist Poets are Making Waves in Britain
The poetry provoked an enthusiastic response – perhaps surprisingly – but a change is as good as a rest and some informed entertainment provided something different for the pickets...
Asaram Gets Life Imprisonment: Vote Loss Fears Hold Political Parties from Hailing Verdict
The Dongi Guru, who uses the crazy Bhagwan Dada-style dance routine to get into the head of devotees, is a master of the possible. He injects himself into minds...
How to Handle Success?
To most of us, success hits us on the head like a mighty blow. We are not hurt but we reach a high, which is close to insanity. We...
Unreasonable US Demands More of India: Strategic Partner Treated Like an Economic Foe
The US seems to be unreasonably upset that India’s central bank (RBI) periodically buys small lots of US dollars, as and when necessary, to steady Rupee’s exchange rate. In...
Toilet Trauma: Do Indian Women Have the Right to Pee With Dignity?
There are no proper women’s toilets at public places. Would it seem very strange if we were to start a campaign for a proper ladies’ toilet now? We live...
Despite High Reserves, External Sector of India is Vulnerable
There are warning bells already as India’s trade deficit remained very high. This made the balance of payments situation vulnerable and it was time government became conscious of it...