Defiling the Sublime
1An article in a leading Indian daily reports that “A powerful trend in the American establishment has launched a smear-campaign […]
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Mythical Rama: The Timeless Reality
1There was commotion in the grove on the banks of the river when a frog yelled, asking an elephant bathing […]
September 11 – Past, Present, Future
1September 11, 2001. It’s a date almost all who are exposed to some form of media or the other will […]
Righting the Wrongs
2A well known Indian composer recently released a song as a contribution towards eradicating poverty by 2015. A reality show […]
Of a Time More Scientific than Ours
0On the tourist map Ghadisar is as big as the town of Jaisalmer. And the two are inter-existent, just as […]
Conservation as Religion
0Try to name a widely practiced faith or religion that is built on the holism of nature. Not a religion […]
Old is New
0You may have seen them on stage or the telly. Five or six unmistakably Indian men in colourful oversized turbans. […]
The Importance of Rangaswamy Elango
0In a nation where collective finger pointing at politicians, grieving at the slowness of democracy and deriding India itself are […]
Of Little Buddhias and Buddhas
0Budhia, or the marathon child, has created a history of sorts by his non-stop spell of running continuously for 7 […]
Young Lions
0When finally Damodar ‘Damu’ Acharya rebelled in 1980 and set out to organise oppressed fellow workers, little did he know […]
The Redoubtable Babus of Mumbai
0Here’s an example of how the meek might inherit India. Here too, is an insight into what really makes India […]
Uncommon Battle
0For half a millennium now, the people of Muli, a nondescript town in Gujarat’s Surendranagar district, have revered the partridge […]
Understanding the Tsunami
0On 26th December 2004, a devastating earthquake with an intensity of 8.9 on the Richter scale rocked Indonesia. The upheaval […]
A Pilgrimage with a Difference
0Great men undertake works of gigantic proportions, accomplished by the call of their inner voice. Their pure consciousness makes them […]
The Organic Way to Fame
0This man has a green thumb – P. Selvaraj’s 10-acre farm has become a Mecca for agricultural scientists and researchers. […]
Parivartan
0For a democracy to amount to more than a mere ceremony of elections, it must have dynamic media, courts and […]
A Seed sent from Heaven
0It is dark at noon. A thick, wet leaf pile squelches underfoot. Often your way is blocked and you must […]
The Tsunami Shock and After
0A giant wave of destruction has passed over Southeast Asia swallowing many human lives. In minds that are sensitive, it […]
Bartering Silver for Gold
0Prescriptions for restraint from the ancient Indian literature for leaders in headlong love with the microphone. Congratulating George Bush for […]
For whom the Bell Tolls?
0The bell tolls for the dictator and the despot – said a UN survey. The bell may toll for the […]
Parenting Trees
0To be in Karnataka’s countryside is to be among a gentle people in a cared for land. Unhurried gaits, unfailing […]
The Unpunished Culprit
0The newspapers spread before me offer an unending series of disturbing news, but I focus on two of them that […]
Face of the Enigmatic Lady
0Law never made a man just, but in its slow refinement is reflected mankind’s collective growth of conscience. Only an […]
Of Culture and Anarchy
0Who must set an example in following a cultured code of conduct for a national policy on culture to be […]
Image of Man in Disaster
0Man’s fear and fascination for the possible evil in his own nature is exaggerated and exploited by traders making use […]
Past Future
0When a news anchor of a popular channel said, “I am the sufferer”, what she had in mind was the […]
Revolutions and Rituals
0The anniversary of the Fall of Bastille will be celebrated on a chunk of Indian soil on 14th July – […]
An Aspect of Identity
0Readers may pardon me for beginning with an anecdote that is probably known to some of them. Once an Englishman […]
A Courier for the World Beyond
0A gentleman of Florida, told by his doctor that he would die in a few weeks, announced his readiness to […]
The Case of a Fatal Fascination
0Once again the largest democracy in the world is going to elect a new government. That brings back into this […]
