October 2015

On 8th August 2015 the country celebrated centenary celebration of Bhisham Sahni, the ‘Bhishm Pitamah’ of Hindi literature, the epithet very aptly put by Krishna Sobti, the ‘granddame’ of Hindi literature. ‘A great writer but a great human…

Laws are meant to protect. The allegations have to be true. And nobody should have a complaint of being implicated in false cases. While the premise of the law often is used to its spirit, there are some which are often not used…

 “As a tree will blossom only with care and attention, so our countries and our region will blossom and grow from strength to strength. As this tree acquires new zenith, let it encourage us always to aim higher and higher in meeting the new…

The sudden change in US decision against rate increases apparently under pressure of the US corporate should not deter India from raising rates. The volume of two economies is different. The US possibly has not taken a wise decision in…

Ten years down the line since the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) was put in place, challenges to ensure quality and affordable health services in large swathes of the country’s rural belts are being tackled with renewed vigour.…

Once again the country is mired in gold. Like an average Indian, the government too is obsessed with the yellow metal. It has happened several times since Independence. Each government step for introducing a bond has faced practical…

Inimitable, irrepressible, irrestible, impressive, unstoppable Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Naidu released Godavari water into Krishna thereby linking Godavari with Krishna and has done yeoman’s ‘good’ to the Delta which is fertile…

Sociology and History are closely and intimately related to each other. Sociology cannot be sparated from History and History cannot be isolated from sociology. That is why Professar G.E. Howard remarked “History is the past Sociology and…

The RBI’s 0.5 percent rate cut is a severe blow to depositors. It will also not benefit borrowers for home, automobile, other consumer loans and the kisans. The only beneficiary may be the large groups, who have every reason to be…