Bandh- Undemocratic and Unconstitutional
In India it has become a norm for political parties and organizations to call for 'Bandh's (shutdown) when they want to be heard. More...
Exam Fear – Reporting From the Battle Ground
by Vincent D'Sa?
During my training programmes in schools students and parents ask a lot of questions about this topic, the fear of examination. Many...
Pathetic State Of Sports In India
As a nation of over one billion souls, I feel sorry and totally embarrassed to think that India is nowhere on the top in...
The White Tiger – Book Review
Although Western readers have termed the White Tiger as ?shocking? and ?angry? it seems to be a rather mainstream portrayal of the Indian poor...
Why on Earth did we agree that Religious Conversions are Wrong?
by Dr Maya Mohsin Ahmed??I keep seeing posts in the media about priests preaching Christianity or distributing bibles and I am supposed to be...
Mangalore Riots: It’s Time To Move On…
I was away on my regular evening walk on the beautiful Corniche of my city when I bumped into an old acquaintance, exchanging pleasantries...
Fighting Piracy – India shows the way
Of late, the world's attention has been drawn to the hijacking of ships (of various types, belonging to different countries) by Somali pirates to...
Ash Wednesday 2015 – God’s call for repentance (A reflection)
by?Alban D Souza-Udyavara/Bajjodi
Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lenten season (i.e. 46 days of fasting ) before the Easter for Christians. It occurs...
The Many Pitfalls of Holding on to Money
Benjamin Franklin once noted that "Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it". This becomes a scientific truth when wealth...
USA Presidential Elections, Et Al
I am writing on a topic that will probably generate intense heat, stir immense dust and provide fuel to certain readers to vociferously disagree...
