Reflections on the occasion of I Day anniversary

Yet one more Independence Day is being celebrated. India’s tryst with destiny has had to negotiate bumpy roads, detours, roadblocks and various other hazards to enter the present comparatively fruitful phase. Today, India is looked upon as an economic success story with military muscle to protect its interests...

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 Realising the Indian Dream

Aware of the extremely complex social stratification in India, the makers of our constitution made every effort to give it a cast-iron secular character... Identity is essential to an individual for various socio-psychological reasons. But it's not a static concept; it changes as one evolves. Today the traditional caste structure has become irrelevant to the vocation one chooses.

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 Shashi Tharoor: A Rebuttal

Shashi Tharoor had it coming...

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 To Shashi Tharoor with love: Say it ain't so, Joe

The newspapers say that that tomorrow, when Shashi lands in Thiruvananthapuram, a 'rousing reception' is planned; the idea is to give him a hero's welcome.

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 Women in the armed forces

Every year we celebrate the Navratras, commemorating Goddess Durga’s victory over various demons - especially Mahishasura. So, we have mythological as well as real life examples and precedents regarding women soldiers and generals in our society.

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 Let temples play a secular role

In the ancient times education was given prime importance in our society. Then it used to form a vital and vibrant part of our socio-cultural superstructure. Shruti (listening) and Smriti (memory) were essential ingredients of the educational set up.

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 Pluralism in India: factoring in the Caste

India's is a stratified society. This stratification is so complex that we need a different terminology for it. Stratification conjures up layers upon layers of social distribution. In fact, the divisions in our society are horizontal as well as vertical.

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 Building up the nation: mend those fissures

The Republic of India is a majestic, beautiful edifice with strong foundations of liberal democratic values. However, lately it has developed some fissures that need to be attended to urgently lest it becomes too late.

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 Democracy: global context and Indian perspective

As an institution democracy has a hoary pedigree although its evolution has been gradual spanning several centuries. Recorded history tells us of the city-states of ancient Greece and Rome, which were direct democracies, wherein citizens voted in assemblies.

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 The Disabled Society

The world of the disabled is lonely, cold and desolate... where one has to grit one's teeth and struggle for survival while putting up with indignities which are beyond the able people's comprehension.

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 The National Food Security Act

The intended beneficiary households will include those headed by single women, adults suffering from leprosy, HIV or mental illness, bonded labour, destitute persons dependent on alms for survival for 20 days a month, vulnerable landless agricultural workers or self-employed artisans, elders living alone or with dependents, rag pickers, construction workers, street vendors, cycle rickshaw drivers and domestic workers and such other needy sections of the society.

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