December 2011, Issue#51

Autonomy - A Constitutional Anachronism
Author : P.N. Ganjoo
Autonomy - A Constitutional Anachronism

Constitutional History of India cannot be redrafted to appease the emotive urges of a small group of disgruntled and volatile politicians who are prompted, abetted and financed by

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Shrines and Religious Places Bill
Author : K L Chowdhury
Shrines and Religious Places Bill

What is special to Kashmir and what is unique to the temples there that the poets sing about, the mystics mull over, and lay people like me long for?

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Remove AFSPA demand triggered by Interlocutors report
Author : Sandhya Jain
Remove AFSPA demand triggered by Interlocutors report

On perusing the report, the Centre quietly dropped plans to make copies officially available to political parties in the State; informed sources said the report had many ...

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Why India Works
Author : Shekhar Kapoor
Why India Works

After spending the whole morning trying to find a Blackberry service centre and getting vague answers about sending the phone in for an assessment that might take a week, I settle

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The Stepbrother
Author : B.L. Dhar
The Stepbrother

It was in the spring of 1992 when Kasif returned home after missing for over a year. His mother had given up on him and his father did nothing other than lodge a missing report ...

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Political Posturing About AFSPA
Author : P N Ganjoo
Political Posturing About AFSPA

This is exactly the reason why both Core Committees constituted by the CM have not recommended revoking of DAA and withdrawal of AFSPA at this stage, when guns of the foreign ...

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FDI in Retail- Back to Champaran
Author : Sandhya Jain
FDI in Retail- Back to Champaran

Thus they can, Champaran-style, force farmers to switch from food to cash crops, and by dictating the fertilizer or pesticide, ruin the fertility of the fields.

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Jwaalini Jwaala
Author : M.K. Mongha
Jwaalini Jwaala

A powerful bhajan sung by Pandit M.K. Mongha "Jwalini Jwala Tsu Panú Mai'j zala" written by Jaya Sibu

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Behavioral problems in children
Author : Dr Smita Pandey Bhat
Behavioral problems in children

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, ADHD, is one of the most common mental disorders that develop in children. Children with ADHD have impaired functioning in multiple ...

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Horoscopes December 2011
Author : Acharya Surinder Gautama
Horoscopes December 2011

Read what this month has in store for you from our world renowned Jyotshi.

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Birth Of The Girl Child
Author : Dr. Anil Bhat
Birth Of The Girl Child

Many people would rather not talk about this but this affliction can be found worldwide, only with varying degrees of severity.

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Demystifying ethnic cleansing
Author : Varad Varenya
Demystifying ethnic cleansing

Ethnic cleansing sometimes involves the removal of all physical vestiges of the targeted group through the destruction of monuments, cemeteries, and houses of worship. Ethnic ...

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The Lamp of the Dharma Kshetra
Author : Dr. Abhinav Raina
The Lamp of the Dharma Kshetra

What prompts you to be Dhananjaya ----the Arjuna of Mahabharata?

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Existance
Author : Jenal Dhar Raina
Existance

The only analogy one can derive is a pondering of a tired KP over his fate, losing those whom he and his forefathers had trusted the most with their well being, having lost his ...

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Heaven is not safe
Author : Meenakshi Raina
Heaven is not safe

Where on earth can one find this chilling example that in a Hindu dominated country, almost half a million Hindus were uprooted from their homeland?

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Genetic Engineering for Designer Humans
Author : Arman Koul
Genetic Engineering for Designer Humans

Imagine a world where you are one of millions, who are exactly like you. Individuality is a thing of the past. You are bred to perform a certain task, in a never-land where ...

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Never underestimate yourself
Author : Vibhasa Raina
Never underestimate yourself

Nothing is impossible in life; only you should be prepared to work hard and should not be discouraged after any failure.

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