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REVAMPING THE INDIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM
The Indian Student today has been thrust onto a stage where he no longer competes with his classmates or people in his locality but has begun to compete with other students his age from all over the world......readmore
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Article of the month
R K Pachauri: Carrying 6 billion hopes
Dr. RK Pachauri, the Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is leading the international campaign against Climate Change for his services to the environment he has recently been awarded the second-highest civilian award in India, the 'Padma Vibhushan' as well as the Padma Bhushan. The NDTV Global Indian Award, 2007, the "Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary Award"- 2006, 'officer De La Legion D'Honneur' from the Government of France and last but not the least the Nobel Peace Prize for the year 2007 was awarded to the IPCC under his Chairmanship. In a candid discussion Dr. Pachauri reveals the dangers Climate Change poses, his message to the youth and world leaders before the make or break Copenhagen summit.......read more
India's Climate Change crusader: Mr. Jairam Ramesh
India is a fast developing nation but this development comes at a price, the environment. Our interview with him made us aware that Mr. Jairam Ramesh, the Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests has big plans for the country as well as its foriegn policy in the coming Copenhagen Conference. India's ministry of environment and forests, is a department which had been neglected for quite some while but now with India's climate change policy having International significance and with the appointment of Mr. Jairam Ramesh there has been a new thrust in the ministry and having studied at IIT, MIT and Carnegie Mellon he has promised drastic changes it remains to be seen whether he will deliver. In our interview with the minister, discusses climate change, India's policy at Copenhagen, the future of the Congress and Mr. Rahul Gandhi......read more
He does not deserve the nobel
I have developed the art of using money in creative ways to a point where it has become scientific. The deeply unfortunate occupational hazard that accompanies this rather fulfilling pastime is that money tends to get wasted in creative ways too. It's entertaining but also profoundly stupid.......read more
US & Co
I have experienced three kinds of news. There is American news, which although accurate, skims past the destruction caused by their troops. There is PAkistani news, which tells us of their 'power' and triumph over India and terrorist organizations time and time again, and then of course, our very own Indian news, which is somewhat like the previous one, but in reverse with however, more truth and less fiction......read more
Jaswant Singh on people, politics and partition
One of India's longest serving politicians, Jaswant Singh's controversial book on Jinnah and India's partition sparked both criticism and praise from people across India and Pakistan. His bold decision to praise Jinnah and blame Nehru and Vallabhai Patel for partition earned him an unceremonious expulsion from the BJP. However, through this controversy, both Jaswant and Jinnah have received great respect from the liberal majority of our nation. Through his book he has exposed various hidden truths about partition contrary to the beliefs of both the RSS and the BJP.......read more
Statue-tory warning: Your narcissism is injurious to national health
At a time when Maharashtra's notorious Vidarbha region witnesses one farmer suicide every 8 hours, when the entire state is frequented by power cuts as a result of the rains playing truant and the state's consolidated bebt is only about THRICE that of its income, the highly benevolent State Government has announced a statue of Shivaji Maharaj, costing Rs. 350 crore, in the Arabian Sea. Surprisingly, the announcement came just before the Assembly elections but its efficacy in attracting voters will be difficult to ascertain.......read more
Try
I am 17 years old. I go to school. I come home. I eat, sleep, study.
I go out on the weekends, avoide my parents and am addicted to facebook.
By a broad standard, I am normal.
Can I change the world? Probably not.
Do I want to? Nope. ......read more
Theplas in Thailand & pickles in Paris: Say hello to the Indian tourist
The Indian tourist seems to have earned himself a global reputation. He may don many avatars, but the stereotype he has earned for himself remains like an unsightly splotch on Indians' reputation aboard.......read more
Red tapism in India
"The Common Man walks into the Passport office for the fifth time in ten days. He is sick of standing in the heat. He is sweaty. He is tired of the never ending trips to try and procure his passport. Yet he cannot give up. It will be another month before he will receive, if lucky, his passport." ......read more
Naxalites - a burning problem
The Maoists-Naxalites have been in the news lately. These little understood, much maligned groups, with a common leftist ideology, have been the cause of long-standing violence, arson and disruption. Since the late 1960s, this informal party of socialist-minded people has been fighting for its cause.......read more
Unity in diversity?
With hundreds of different ethnicities, myriad religions, thousands of languages, and an infinite set of values, (some of which are diametrically opposite) India could easily be considered the most diverse nation on Earth. Scratch the surface and you will find heterogeneity in every aspect of our nation. Our multiplicity of cultures and traditions has often been held as one of our greatest strengths. But is it?......read more
Every One
India is a country that is progressing at an astoundingly rapid rate. It has proved itself to be a country to watch out for. Its economy is booming, and its people are continuing to prove their abilities in every field in the global arena.......read more
The Indian Judiciary: Does the pillar of strength need to be strengthened?
Do judges in India need to be policed and to what extent? There has recently been focus on the Indian judiciary system. The question has arisen on whether Indian judges need to be policed. The Union Cabinet has approved the judges Inquiry (Amendment) Bill 2008 which makes Supreme Court and High Court judges accountable for their acts, including corruption and incapacity.......read more
Defence, Development & the Indian Economy
India today occupies a unique position on the world stage. We are perhaps the only country trying to juggle a rapidly advancing economy, an extraordinary array of infrastructural develoments, an inherent condition of poverty, and the ever-present threat of terrorism.......read more
26/11
A year on, an overview of the city of Mumbai yields a result no different then what one would have expected. The city continues to be a bustling, shining beacon of India's ascent to global success, while still maintaining a high degree of elements of an underdeveloped, poor country.......read more
Wake up and smell the carbon
Few years ago, there was only one problem the world had to deal with - the nuclear bomb. Today's youth are growing up in the shadows of three bombs any of which can go off any moment, leading to a radical, traumatic change in our life. First is nuclear threat, second is the burden of debt and lastly, environmental change.......read more
Apocalypse - impossible? Think again!
2050, India-a young boy stares at the barren landscape of his hometown, where rising tempartures and water scarcity have made living life a burden. The ganga river has dried up, the once snow capped peaks of the Himalays are now dry and desolate, malaria is rampant and food quality is very poor. He turns and asks his father "how did all this happen to our country?" He replies sadly "Our grandfathers and there grandfathers did this for us"......read more
Congress ka 'raj' Thackeray
For anyone who doubts that politics is a dirty game, the recent Maharashtra State Assembly polls was an eye-opener. With cousins standing against each other in a family feud of epic proportions and the future of political parties is hanging in balance, the elections were not about who would win but was about who would lose.......read more
Change after 26/11
On 26th November, 2008 a catastrophe stuck the city of Mumbai. While the elite class of South Mumbai was dining at 5 star hotels, The Taj Mahal Hotel and the Trident, and the commuters were waiting for their trains to arrive at the Chatrapati Shivaji Terminas, one of the busiest hub in Mumbai; a group of 10 terrorist rocked the city with horrifying attacks. While these terrorists were equiped with AK-47 rifels, hand grenades and bullet proof vests, our policemen had to use defective bullet proof jackets and rifles like .303, which was used in World War II more than 65 years ago!......read more
The future of Mumbai
Milind Deora's victory for the second term in a row has silenced all his critics. In a candid discussion, Mr. Deora spoke to us about the Maharashtra elections, the MNS, chqanges since 26/11 and of his message for the youth. He is our voice in the capital and Mumbai is extreamly proud of thie young, dynamic leader. We discuss with him his plans for future.......read more