Organic Sensibility of Tagore
Bina tells us about the love of Nature in Tagore and compares it with Wordsworth. Nature was organic to both these poets. Here’s an interesting insight, as part of...
South Sudan: A Country in Perpetual Turmoil
Salva Kiir Mayardit took oath as the first president of the Republic that day in 2011, the new nation not only gratefully savored its first moments of independence from...
Freedom for Independence Day
A lot more barriers need to be broken and freedom needs to be realised in an imperfect ‘social structure’ that exists in India and abroad. You still need to...
The Story of Masai, a Fascinating African Tribe
The most fascinating tribe who constitute the largest section of the population are the Masai. Their language, Swahili, is the official language of both Tanzania and Kenya and is widely...
Fiscal Federalism Yes, But No Tangible Results: Danger of Vacuum in Planning Process
A major decision of Modi as Prime Minister was to dismantle the 65-year old and well-oiled institution of Planning Commission and replace it with Niti Aayog, through an executive...
BJP Ministers Insensitive to Plight of Farmers
During last four years of Modi government rule, in spite of long sustainable movement, the government continues to be unmoved. Thousands of subsistence level farmers and peasants committed suicide,...
Iraq Elections Results Give Big Jolt to Trump
Journalists were puzzled by what the followers of Muqtada al-Sadr and the Iraqi Communist Party (ICP) might have in common, and even more, by why they garnered more Iraqi...
Emergence of Regional Parties Strengthens Federalism: State Outfits Need to Show Pragmatism in National Interest
The regional parties and their leaders are facing criticism for responding to the Congress call to come together for defeating the BJP in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. This...
Electricity to all Villages, but Issues Remain: Mission Unfulfilled until Every Home has Power
There are six lakh villages in India and majority of the population still lived in rural areas. What Modi government has done in the last four years is to...
Worry for NDA as Modi-Shah Duo no Longer Unassailable: Congress-JD(S) Victory in Karnataka Galvanises Opposition
The contest in Karnataka, the BJP apparently thought that a barnstorming campaign by Modi would be enough to enable the party to sail through. That it nevertheless had slight...