Today, May 18, 2014 will finally go down in history as the day when British finally left India” -The Guardian, London, May 18, 2014 The 2014 General Election was indeed a watershed moment in the history of Democratic Governance in India. Before that, one complete decade was marked with scandals and corruption, making it almost…
Nothing succeeds like success, as the saying goes. Understandably, the victory of the Congress victory has given its cadre, as well as the entire Left-liberal media, a rare opportunity to celebrate. However, it is unfair to exploit the win and use it to vilify the BJP, their favourite whipping boy. Notwithstanding the shortcomings of the…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing a rally in Karnataka on Sunday, rightly observed there is no force on earth that can weaken India’s democracy. This assertion is significant as Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has unnecessarily raked up the issue of democracy in India in an irresponsible manner and that too on foreign soil. He…
Mahatma Gandhi was a staunch advocate of communal harmony and Hindu-Muslim Unity. However, acutely conscious of the important difference between the approaches of Muslims as opposed to Hindus, he had come clean and appealed to Hindus to shun cowardice. In one of his very rare blunt messages, he famously stated: “There is no doubt in…
Reforming our families is easier said than done. Woman-led, child-focused and elderly-sensitive families are the need of the hour We celebrated the International Day of Families on May 15. The increasing cases of murders of live-in partners, news items about family feuds leading to violent attacks on spouses or other family members and suicide among…
Caste and community issues continue to dominate public discourse around assembly elections in UP and other states. Identity issues do influence voter behaviour. But media as public educator also has the responsibility to orient such discourse. To bring issues of development and the aspirations of the younger generation into focus. This will prevent widening of…