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Articles 121 through 220 of 500:
- Faiths At War (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jun 08, 2007)
PAST the gates of the Sachcha Sauda complex at Bathinda, the bleak south Punjab landscape transforms into a world designed to appear as a peasant might imagine paradise: hundreds of acres of lush green fields, dotted by woods.
- Political Conversion In Mumbai (Frontline, LYLA BAVADAM, Jun 08, 2007)
The mass conversion rally to mark the 50th anniversary of Ambedkar's embracing of Buddhism assumes political overtones.
- Nationality And Religion: The Muslim Question (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 07, 2007)
Justice Sachar Commission’s report on Muslims has opened up a new chapter of debate in India, both on the question of minority rights and reservations.
- Fighting Their Way To The Bottom In India (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2007)
A fight for the right to be downwardly mobile exploded this week in north India, as a powerful community of Indian shepherds asserted that the best way to rise up in modern society was to take a step down in the regimented class hierarchy.
- Indian Shepherds Stoop To Conquer Caste System (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2007)
A fight for the right to be downwardly mobile exploded this week in north India, as a powerful community of Indian shepherds asserted that the best way to rise up in modern society was to take a step down in the regimented class hierarchy here.
- Politics, Religion, And Resistance (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jun 04, 2007)
Unravelling the clerical crusade against heresy, and the politics of the Sacha Sauda controversy.
- Naxalites Blow Up Power Lines In Chhattisgarh (Indian Express, Nitin Mahajan, Jun 02, 2007)
In an apparent attempt to stop export of iron ore from Bailadila, Maoist extremists targeted high tension power supply lines in Naxal-affected Bastar area of Chhattisgarh yesterday, disrupting power supply to Bastar and Dantewara districts.
- Consensus Yes, Legislation Hurts (Pioneer, K G Suresh, Jun 02, 2007)
Legislations banning untouchability and dowry have not changed the ground reality much. So why not try evolving a consensus to resolve touchy issues? Any state-sponsored move to upset the Hindu equilibrium is likely to be met with hostility
- Out Of School — An Elementary, Unaddressed Problem (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jun 01, 2007)
If education is denied because of poverty, gender, caste or religion, such children have little chance of vertical mobility. As a result, nearly 70 per cent of the children are missing the growth bandwagon, as they have no skills or knowledge to . . .
- The Sword And The Olive Branch (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 31, 2007)
Peace stood at the gates of the Akal Takht on Tuesday, olive branch in hand. By rejecting an apology issued by the Sacha Sauda sect for any offence it might have caused, the five high priests of the Sikh faith severed the branch with their swords and . ..
- Upa’S ‘Communal Award’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 31, 2007)
The lead article in this week’s Organiser, by editor R. Balashankar, headlined ‘UPA’s communal award’ slams the National Commission for Linguistic and Religious Minorities headed by Justice Ranganath Mishra for recommending a 15 per cent reservation . ..
- Talibanisation Of Sikhism (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 30, 2007)
The Sikh fundoos have distorted out of all recognition the militant order of Khalsa that Guru Gobind Singh instituted in 1699. It is incomprehensible how anyone can project nine years of Khalsa as theraison d'êtreof Sikhism and give it . . . .
- Reservation Is No Solution To Eradicate Caste System (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 30, 2007)
The caste-based reservation policy in India has failed to address the caste issue at large and this experience has helped us devise a new strategy to eradicate the caste system prevailing in Nepal...
- Caste Demands Demotion To Win State Jobs (Guardian (UK), RANDEEP RAMESH, May 30, 2007)
India's army moved to restore order in Rajasthan yesterday, after nine people died in rioting by 30,000 members of a caste demanding to be downgraded to put them on a par with untouchables who benefit from affirmative action to gain government jobs . . .
- Rajasthan Hit By Riots Over Caste System (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2007)
The Indian army was deployed to restore order in the tourist hotspot of Rajasthan today after nine people were left dead in rioting by 30,000 members of a caste who are demanding to be socially downgraded in order to gain government jobs and . . . .
- Mass Dalit Conversions In Mumbai (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2007)
Several thousand tribal and Dalit Hindus in India have converted en masse to Buddhism at a ceremony in Mumbai.
- There's A Bit Of Sociology In Rural Jobs (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2007)
Here’s the eighth part of a series on how the government’s big-ticket programmes have impacted the hinterland, filed by our reporters from across the country.
- It's Not Just Maya (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, May 29, 2007)
It has taken 60 years for Dalits to gain political power. By crafting a caste-community coalition, Mayawati has forged ahead in Uttar Pradesh, leaving others well behind the BSP.
- Ituc Report On Core Labour Standards In India — Much Work Remains To Be Done (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, May 29, 2007)
There is need for a transformation of the labour force in terms of education, skills, income levels and provision of social security to dovetail with the various components of the country's development agenda.
- Yet Another Slap On Indian Secularism (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 29, 2007)
During the last sixty years, India has been trying to take credit of three cherished ideals – non-violence philosophy of Gandhi, non-alignment and secularism. However, a critical analysis of the ground realities would expose hollowness of . . .
- Age-Old Profession (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 28, 2007)
The upcoming presidential polls have highlighted a long-accepted fact of India’s politics — that our leading politicians in office are old. India’s president is 75, and the prospective candidates are in their 70s if not pushing 80.
- Distribute Land To Landless Dalits, Says Krishnasamy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2007)
"Puthiya Thamizhagam will launch `land retrieval' agitation in the State after June 21"
- Over 50,000 Dalits Embrace Buddhism (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2007)
Over 50,000 Dalits across Maharashtra embraced Buddhism on Sunday on the 50th anniversary of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar’s “turning the wheel of religion.”
- One Lakh People Convert To Buddhism (Hindu, Prachi Pinglay, May 28, 2007)
"A step taken to protest against Government's apathy towards basic needs of tribal people"
A majority who took the "Deeksha" were tribals and followers of Dalit writer Laxman Mane
It could not be termed a move away from Hinduism
- Mumbai Mass Dalit Conversions (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2007)
Several thousand tribal and Dalit Hindus in India have converted en masse to Buddhism at a ceremony in Mumbai.
- Age-Old Profession (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2007)
The upcoming presidential polls have highlighted a long-accepted fact of India’s politics — that our leading politicians in office are old. India’s president is 75, and the prospective candidates are in their 70s if not pushing 80.
- 'Let's See What's Left In The Treasury' (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2007)
Twenty-four hours after being sworn in, UP chief minister Mayawati spoke to Outlook. Excerpts:
- Maya Meets Sonia, Mum On Presidential Nominee (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2007)
After throwing enough hints that she was ready to do business with the ruling alliance, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati today met Congress president Sonia Gandhi, marking the first moves that could throw up a combined candidate of the . . . .
- Maya Promises To Stunt Growth Of ‘Transfer Industry’ (Tribune, Satish Misra, May 26, 2007)
In a major initiative, a confident UP Chief Minister Mayawati today announced that transfers of state officials will be carried out by a "Service Board" to put a curb on the multi-crore "transfer and posting industry".
- Misreading The Mayawati Mandate (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 25, 2007)
The election of a dalit woman as chief minister of the largest state of India on her own party strength is an extremely positive development in Indian politics and a proof of the continuing vitality of our democracy.
- Meira Ministry To Oppose Reservation For Minorities (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, May 25, 2007)
The Centre's move to get quota within quota for Dalit Christians and OBC Muslims may face fierce opposition from within the Government.
- Clashes Over Temple Festival: Mla's Arrest Sought (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 24, 2007)
Dalits socially boycotted: Balasundaram
They will take out pada yatra on May 27 to Chennai
- Who Will Be The Mayawati Of Karnataka? (Deccan Herald, Asha Krishnaswamy, May 23, 2007)
Mayawati's triumph in UP has given a shot in the arm to Dalit leaders in Karnataka. Suddenly the spotlight is on Cong leader Siddaramaiah.
- Third Force (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 23, 2007)
Today's society is asking for a new social contract for India. Several social classes are clamouring for a renegotiated settlement. The Dalit has emerged as a clear winner.
- Indian Laws Put Christian Missionaries On Defensive (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2007)
A woman converted to Buddhism from Hinduism in Nagpur in 2006 as part of a mass ceremony to protest laws intended to deter conversions.
- Bsp Must Focus On Education (Pioneer, JS Rajput, May 23, 2007)
Politics and values appear poles apart at this stage in India. Could the value-implications of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election results serve as an eye-opener for politicians?
- Bsp Won On Hindu Votes (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, May 23, 2007)
BJP should learn from BSP how to consolidate Hindu votes. This is the message of the UP Assembly election results
- Growth Neglected In Up (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, May 22, 2007)
It was a famous victory, but the question before Ms Mayawati, savouring her triumph in Uttar Pradesh after securing an absolute majority in the assembly elections, is: what next?
- Present Imperfect (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 22, 2007)
For the Congress, the message of the Uttar Pradesh verdict depends on the time horizon. There are three different messages for these three different kinds of Congresswallahs: those who belong to the batch of 2007, to the batch of 2009 and to . . . .
- Special Article (Statesman, Sushila Ramaswamy, May 22, 2007)
Revisionism is a common feature both in life and letters. Aristotle revised Plato; Hegel revised Kant and in turn, Marx revised Hegel. JS Mill revised Bentham. In the world of politics, Nehru was the Peter who denied his Master.
- Caste Of Mind (Guardian (UK), RANDEEP RAMESH, May 22, 2007)
If there was one bit of the Indian puzzle that has always eluded me it is caste. The basic building block of Indian society unnerves me as a concept.
- How Does A Democracy Change Gears On The Growth Highway (Business Line, D. Murali , May 22, 2007)
Steering a democracy on the development road is no different from driving a car. A shared vision of the future is the first gear.
- A Question Of Identity (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 21, 2007)
AMULYA GNANGULI observes that in trying to don the clothes of its opponents, the Congress is in danger of losing its own identity.
- Reminder For Mayawati (Tribune, Pran Chopra , May 21, 2007)
Ms Mayawati merits all the praise that has been showered upon her for her victory in the UP elections. During all those months before polling day when all her opponents were busy crisscrossing UP to wake up — their real or potential voters, or . . .
- Internal Quota Will Be A Reality, Says Deve Gowda (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 21, 2007)
Internal reservation among Backward Classes, Dalits and minorities will become a reality, and it is going to be implemented by the H.D. Kumaraswamy-led Janata Dal (Secular)-Bharatiya Janata Party coalition Government, Janata Dal (Secular) president . . .
- Caste For Higher Things (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, May 19, 2007)
For the first time, Mayavati has been able to breach the divides in UP’s caste-ridden society, and that is no mean thing, writes Sumanta Sen.
- Sonia Talks Of Minority, V-P Poverty (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2007)
A day after Mayawati’s brand of politics forced the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition to talk about “poor” upper castes, Congress president Sonia Gandhi skipped any mention of them at the two-day conference on “Empowerment of . . . .
- What Is Behind Sikh Protests? (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2007)
Clashes between India's long-established Sikh community and a religious sect in the northern Indian state of Punjab have left one person dead and dozens others injured. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has appealed for calm.
- Maya Jaal (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 18, 2007)
Political pundits as a class may have been caught unawares by the electoral verdict in Uttar Pradesh. But that is hard to tell, going by the readiness with which they have trotted out analyses, full of sweeping generalisations, of why things turned . . .
- Big State, Bigger Loss (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, May 18, 2007)
The victory of the Bahujan Samaj Party in the Uttar Pradesh assembly election has served as an outlet for the pent-up angst of the radical Brahmin intelligentsia. Mayavati’s success in winning a clear majority in a politically fragmented state . . . .
- Pm, Advani Back Upper Caste Quota (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2007)
The UP chief minister and BSP supremo, Ms Mayawati, today got support for her suggestion for reservation for the poor among the forward classes from the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, and Leader of the Opposition, Mr LK Advani.
- Preachers, Politics, Primordial Passions (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 18, 2007)
In times less driven by primordial religious passions, Saturday's kitsch-laden re-enactment of Guru Gobind Singh's baptism of the first Khalsa Sikhs might have provoked nothing but wry humour.
- Class Conflict Defeated (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, May 18, 2007)
One of the most bizarre aspects of the recent Uttar Pradesh Assembly election is that the Marxists are ecstatic about the poll outcome.
- Bjp Is The Loser In Up Election (Pioneer, RN Chawla, May 18, 2007)
The Uttar Pradesh Assembly election has raised a few pertinent questions. It is only the BJP that has lost the election.
- Calling The Obc Bluff (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 17, 2007)
OBC politics was on the rampage. No political leader dare take them on for fear of ruining their well-laid-out garden parties, to which Mayawati was never really invited.
- Uphill Task For Mayawati (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, May 17, 2007)
Stumped by the Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party's victory in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, analysts have begun to reassess their view of the Dalit leader.
- No Place For Urban Snobs (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 17, 2007)
Analysts and psephologists are trying to make sense of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election results. For they - and we, the English-speaking urban educated - are bewildered by the voter's wisdom.
- Poor Man’S Rainbow Over Up (Indian Express, Yogendra Yadav, May 17, 2007)
Okay, we all know the social chemistry of the BSP’s victory. We know that the BSP is a dalit party, that this time it stitched together an alliance with brahmins and some Muslims and thus bypassed the OBCs.
- Bjp Sound Effects And Bsp Silence (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, May 15, 2007)
In Uttar Pradesh, power has been shifting lower and lower down the caste order. It is a message that escaped the pollsters.
- India's Caste System Turned On Its Head As 'Lowest Of Low' Win Right To Govern 170m (Singapore Times, Sharat Pradhan, May 15, 2007)
A PARTY of "untouchables" took power in India's most populous state yesterday, the first time a political group championing Hinduism's lowest caste has headed a majority government in the country.
- Low-Caste Party Defies Expectations In Indian State Vote (International Herald Tribune, Somini Sengupta , May 15, 2007)
In the age-old caste divisions of India, a new political calculus has emerged.
- Emergence Of Mayawati In Up (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, May 14, 2007)
Sensing the dissatisfaction among the upper castes, Mayawati has heralded the emergence of a new era.
- Script To Fit The Role (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, May 14, 2007)
Mayawati is being feted in the national media she has consistently scorned and which has been wary of her.
- I Will Tell Everything If Given Protection: Kambalapalli Witness (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2007)
Demand for retrial gains strength in CPI(M) roundtable
Lack of evidence was cited for acquitting accused
Seven persons burnt to death there in March 2000
- Bumper Harvest (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, May 14, 2007)
Mayavati’s actions before her post-poll press conference said it all. She showered rose petals on the statues of three figures at the Samaj Parivartan Kendra. No prizes for guessing who these were.
- Social Engineering Skills (Pioneer, Ajoy Bose, May 14, 2007)
Mayawati has proved that by forging a Dalit-upper caste alliance, the BSP stands to gain electorally. Her crafty social coalition has brought the BSP to power in Uttar Pradesh. It remains to be see whether it will take her beyond the State
- Lady Who Changed Rules Of The Game (Pioneer, Swapan Dasgupta, May 14, 2007)
The by-now irrelevant section of India which had been brought up to believe that casteism, if not caste itself, was a loathsome legacy, may have squirmed at the spectacle of Mayawati celebrating her famous victory in Uttar Pradesh with a grand show . . .
- Mayawati: Rise Of A Quiet Conqueror (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2007)
She is scornful of the media, whom she calls ‘followers of the upper caste’ (Manuwadi). Invite her for a talk or seek a time, she will curtly decline saying it could be yet another attempt to denigrate the Dalits (the oppressed class). Known for . ..
- India: Many Still Caste Aside As Nation Booms (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2007)
As a child, Hari Pippal slept alongside his six sisters and eight brothers on a stretch of pavement. As a teenager, he pedalled a bicycle rickshaw to help feed the family.
- A Benign Rupture In Uttar Pradesh (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 12, 2007)
The BSP is poised to form Uttar Pradesh’s first single party majority government in more than fifteen years.
- Maya Gets Majority, Others A Lesson (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2007)
Crushing the lotus under its foot, toppling the cycle by the wayside, and spurning the gratuitous offer of a helping hand, Mayawati's blue elephant danced its way to a spectacular victory on Friday - giving not just the first clear electoral verdict . . .
- Behenji Conjures Magic In Uttar Pradesh (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2007)
Mayawatis aim for the upper caste vote was bound to find its mark without antagonising her traditional votebank..
- Mayawati Storms To Power In Up (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2007)
Crushing the lotus under its foot, toppling the cycle by the wayside, and spurning the gratuitous offer of a helping hand, Mayawati's blue elephant danced its way to a spectacular victory on Friday - giving not just the first clear electoral verdict . . .
- Profile: Mayawati Kumari (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2007)
Mayawati Kumari is an icon for millions of India's Dalits, or "untouchables" as they used to be known.
- First Majority Govt In Up In 14 Yrs, Bjp Gets Minority Status (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, May 12, 2007)
Crushing the lotus under its foot, toppling the cycle by the wayside, and spurning the gratuitous offer of a helping hand, Mayawati’s blue elephant danced its way to a spectacular victory today — giving not just the first clear electoral . . . .
- And Miles To Go Before She Sleeps (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 12, 2007)
By the summer of 2001, it had become clear that something had gone very wrong. By that point, Bush had rejected O’Neill’s and Christine Todd Whitman’s advice on environmental policy, just as he had rejected Alan Greenspan’s and O’Neill’s advice on fiscal
- Queen And I, And You (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, May 12, 2007)
Like politicians, we journalists enjoy the benefits of short public memory. Like most politicians, most journalists don’t usually admit this.
- Mayawati’S Role Cannot Be Undermined (Tribune, T R Ramachandran, May 12, 2007)
With BSP supremo Mayawati all set to form the government in Uttar Pradesh for the fourth time having secured a waver thin majority on her own in the 403-member Assembly, her role in the upcoming election to the office of President in July cannot be . . .
- Plight Of Dalit Presidents (Frontline, S. Viswanathan, May 12, 2007)
Elected Dalit presidents of villages in several districts of Tamil Nadu are prevented from conducting their roles with dignity.
- Inclusive Experiment Yields Rare One-Party Rule, Knocks Out Bjp (Telegraph, Radhika Ramaseshan, May 12, 2007)
The Blue Elephant has sauntered like Gajgamini through Uttar Pradesh.
Mayavati today gifted the state its first single-party government in 15 years and the Dalits their first majority dispensation in the country.
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