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Articles 321 through 420 of 500:
- India Asked To Stop Discrimination Against Dalits (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Mar 13, 2007)
India has been asked by a group of international human rights organisations to take immediate steps to implement the recommendations of a United Nations committee that found persistent violence and discrimination against Dalits.
- Another Vidarbha (Times of India, Bharat Dogra, Mar 07, 2007)
Even as policymakers and the media exult in India's growth story, it was left for the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to bare a few skeletons, literally speaking.
- God: Generator, Operator, Destructor (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 07, 2007)
Revered by millions of people around the world for spreading love, peace, joy and compassion, spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, after a long interregnum, was in Patna from February 21 to 24 on the occasion of the silver jubilee celebration of . . .
- Only 2.5 Per Cent Rate Of Growth (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Mar 06, 2007)
The BJP is in serious danger of declaring victory in the quarter-finals. There is already a strut in the air that has not been seen since the now-forgotten Venkaiah Naidu was predicting that the party might even get 300 seats, so strong did he . . .
- Cong Falling Into Shining India Trap (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 05, 2007)
The recent Assembly polls in Punjab, Uttarakhand and Manipur have several lessons for the Congress.
- Bsp, Now The Party For Brahmins (Telegraph, DHIRENDRA K. JHA, Mar 05, 2007)
The Bahujan Samaj Party’s social engineering is about to enter a new phase.
- Karunanidhi Releases Collection Of Poems By Justice Mohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 03, 2007)
Says there has always been a poetic side to the former Supreme Court Judge
His poems stress the need for hard work: Chief Minister
He continued to be a poet at heart: N. Ram
- Gohana To Saalwan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 03, 2007)
When it comes to Dalits, history repeats itself with a minor difference being in the detail but not in the fact that they continue to be targets of casteist oppression.
- Thumbs Down For Congress (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 02, 2007)
The Congress’s decisive loss of power in Punjab and Uttarakhand is without doubt a serious setback for the party.
- Thumbs Down For Congress (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 01, 2007)
The Congress’s decisive loss of power in Punjab and Uttarakhand is without doubt a serious setback for the party.
- Punjab Politics Goes In For Big Change (Tribune, Sarbjit Dhaliwal, Mar 01, 2007)
Punjab politics has changed. Though the political actors have more or less remained the same over the years, the character of politics has changed.
- Thumbs Down For Congress (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Feb 28, 2007)
The Congress’s decisive loss of power in Punjab and Uttarakhand is without doubt a serious setback for the party.
- Casteism Is No Racism, India Tells Un Panel (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Feb 27, 2007)
In the face of mounting global pressure over caste-based discrimination faced by 165 million Dalits in the country, India reiterated on Monday its commitment to “empower Scheduled Castes”.
- Hindu Divided Family (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Feb 26, 2007)
Wonders never cease. The tumult at the apex of the Bharatiya Janata Party comes just at the time when there are signs of a recovery of its flagging fortunes in the urban centres of north and west India that powered its ascendancy in the Nineties.
- ‘There Is More Slavery Today Than There Was In The 1800s’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 25, 2007)
Gloria Steinem is a gentle presence, belying the easy image of the obstreperous feminist. But for a woman who self-confessedly has always disliked conflict, she has waged many a mean power battle over four decades of “looking at the world as if . . .
- ‘There Is More Slavery Today Than There Was In The 1800s’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 24, 2007)
Gloria Steinem is a gentle presence, belying the easy image of the obstreperous feminist. But for a woman who self-confessedly has always disliked conflict, she has waged many a mean power battle over four decades of “looking at the world as if . . .
- President Pats Government (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2007)
Prices of essential goods may be skyrocketing but President APJ Abdul Kalam in his address to the joint session of Parliament on Friday patted the UPA Government for making 'concerted efforts' to check inflation and ensure all round development of minorit
- Dalit, Devanahalli And Some Difficult Questions (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 19, 2007)
The Dalit youth will have to learn new skills to be effectively absorbed into a global environment.
- Global Meet On Bihar (Frontline, V. Sridhar, Feb 16, 2007)
Biharis from across the world gather in Patna to discuss the State's plight, hoping for a Bihari renaissance.
- The Muslim Stagnation (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Feb 16, 2007)
The Muslim backwardness is related to lack of modernist communitarian cultural institutions.
- Tax Sop For Cooperative Banks (Telegraph, Radhika Ramaseshan, Feb 16, 2007)
Ahead of the budget session, which is expected to get stormy on issues such as price rise and food imports, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made his first significant political overture towards the Left.
- "India Has Failed To Safeguard Dalit Rights" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2007)
Two United States-based human rights watchdogs have accused India of failing to uphold its international obligations to ensure that the fundamental rights of Dalits are safeguarded.
- Obc Muslims Demand Benefits (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2007)
Thousands of Pasmanda (OBC and Dalit) Muslims gathered here on Saturday under the banner of All India Pasmanda Muslim Mahaj to demand speedy implementation of Sachar Committee Report and to protest against the "conspiracy" of the elite upper caste . . . .
- Rising From Below (Telegraph, Suhrita Saha, Feb 09, 2007)
At times, myths can give a new meaning to reality. Collective memory and group consciousness are also capable of developing new, unexpected cultural forms.
- Sonia Pulls Them In, Plays The Valour Card (Tribune, Prabhjot Singh, Feb 08, 2007)
Playing the secular card, the Congress President, Mrs Sonia Gandhi, today called upon Punjabis, especially women, to defeat communal and disruptive forces so as to give her party another chance to place Punjab to number one position in the country again.
- A Window On Caste Prejudice (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2007)
This book is part autobiography and part a university lecture series. A. N. Sattanathan became a household name in Tamil Nadu when the DMK Government appointed him as the Chairman of the first Backward Classes Commission in 1969, nearly 14 years . . .
- Two National Confused Holidays (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Feb 03, 2007)
We have reasons to be confused about our two national holidays — Independence Day (August 15) and Republic Day (January 26). For one, the first is older than the second.
- 'Results Show Disintegration Of Cong's Political Potential' (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Feb 03, 2007)
An elated Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday termed the outcome of local bodies' election in Maharashtra as a reflection on the larger political situation arising out of the Congress-led UPA Government's complete failure in tackling the problem . . .
- Tax Corporates And The Rich: Left (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2007)
14-point "Peoples Charter" for higher allocation to meet CMP commitments
Withdrawal of standard deduction for salaried employees put the category at a disadvantage
Increased public investment sought in agriculture and irrigation
- Reality Check On Women's Rights (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Feb 02, 2007)
The Indian delegation faces tough questions on discrimination against women at a U.N. committee.
- Koirala Invites Agitating Terai Groups For Dialogue (Hindu, Ameet Dhakal, Feb 01, 2007)
In his first-ever address to the nation telecast live, Nepal Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has urged the various agitating Madhesi groups to shun violence and come to the negotiation table.
- What About Our Attitude? (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Jan 31, 2007)
Personally, I think the British are too hard on themselves in their obsession with political correctness...
- Enter, The Dalits (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 31, 2007)
The sanitised entry of Dalits into the Jagannath temple precincts in Keredagada, Orissa, while ostensibly correcting a reprehensible instance of centuries old social excess of the so-called upper castes, must yet be seen with due circumspection.
- Carnival Of Democracy (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Jan 31, 2007)
The new year sees parties readying for battle. Three states due to go to the polls will see the Congress trying to defend its record in power against adversaries determined to worst it. Manipur, Punjab and Uttarakhand will have new governments set . . .
- Experiments With Truth In A Fractured Land (Telegraph, Barun De, Jan 30, 2007)
The current revival of interest in Gandhi and his principles is not merely a popular rhetorical reaction to the tiredness of civil society in contemporary India, writes Barun De.
- Engagement With Dalit Feminism (Hindu, Anupama Katakam, Jan 30, 2007)
First person accounts of Dalit women bringing alive the profound deprivation they faced and their struggles.
- What About Our Attitude? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 27, 2007)
Personally, I think the British are too hard on themselves in their obsession with political correctness...
- Crimes Against Dalits (Tribune, J. Sri Raman, Jan 24, 2007)
Weeks have passed since the eruption of the Dalit rage that dominated the headlines for a few days.
- Do You Hear That Cosmic Chuckle? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 23, 2007)
On January 22, the international page of this paper carries three stories on gods, living and dead; stories juxtaposed so aptly that one is tempted to ascribe the coincidence to the divine rather than to divine editorship!
- Government Staff Can Become Temple Trustees (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2007)
State challenges plea against appointment of tahsildar
Various charges against tahsildar, says petitioner
Madurai Collector has initiated action against him
- Congress Slide (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Jan 22, 2007)
A political observer's analysis of the developments in and the internal workings of the Congress over a four-and-a-half-long period.
- The Preamble Betrayed (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 21, 2007)
For argument's sake, let's just ask one new question to revive an old debate: Has any member of the judiciary read the spirit to the Constitution? In other words, has any member of the judiciary ever read the Preamble of the Constitution, truthfully? . .
- Fresh Print (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2007)
P Radhakrishnan , senior professor at the Madras Institute of Developmental Studies, has looked at caste, religion and state in the 27 essays (which have appeared in various publications) appearing in this book.
- Bukhari’S Udf Wants Tieup With Sp (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Jan 20, 2007)
The United Democratic Front (UDF), a conglomeration brought together to address minority and dalit issues, is keen to ally with the Samajwadi Party for the forthcoming elections in Uttar Pradesh.
- The Preamble Betrayed (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 20, 2007)
Whose interest does the judiciary serve when faced with a clash between the spirit of the Constitution and the interest of traditional society?
- Congress Tries To Put Together Up Alliance (Times of India, BHASKAR ROY, Jan 19, 2007)
With the harsh reality of a deep erosion in its social base in Uttar Pradesh staring Congress in the face, the party has got down to put together a front to stay in the reckoning.
- Indian, Second Identity (Pioneer, CP Bhambhri, Jan 17, 2007)
How can we become a unified society when castes, sub-castes and religions have political patrons to promote their respective interests, asks CP Bhambhri
- Like Father, Unlike Son (Indian Express, Shaibal Gupta, Jan 16, 2007)
Even though Left politics did not have strong roots in UP, the state had at least two outstanding ideological icons — Charan Singh and Ram Manohar Lohia.
- Polls Galore (Asian Age, Inder Malhotra, Jan 13, 2007)
In the three general elections held during the halcyon days of Jawaharlal Nehru, the polls for the Lok Sabha and all state Assemblies were held simultaneously.
- Polls Galore (Asian Age, Inder Malhotra, Jan 12, 2007)
In the three general elections held during the halcyon days of Jawaharlal Nehru, the polls for the Lok Sabha and all state Assemblies were held simultaneously.
- Polls Galore (Asian Age, Inder Malhotra, Jan 11, 2007)
In the three general elections held during the halcyon days of Jawaharlal Nehru, the polls for the Lok Sabha and all state Assemblies were held simultaneously.
- Flawed Report On Muslims (Pioneer, Syed Shahabuddin, Jan 11, 2007)
The Sachar Committee has failed to approach the problems of Muslim community in a holistic manner and contains many impractical suggestions and recommendations
- Bjp’S Hindutva Won’T Find Political Support (Asian Age, Kuldip Nayar, Jan 10, 2007)
The BJP is determined to resurrect the discarded ideology of Hindu Rashtra. It had tried to do so earlier, and had failed.
- How Many Corners In Uttar Pradesh? (Indian Express, Sudha Pai, Jan 10, 2007)
In the run up to assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, a look at the large questions: has identity politics hit its limits in UP? Is the state moving towards a bi-polar politics? And a look at some small and big players
- Maya’S Patchwork Politics (Indian Express, Vrinda Gopinath, Jan 10, 2007)
It must have been annus horribilis, especially the last few months of 2006, for Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati. In the first week of October, the BSP founder and Mayawati’s mentor, Kanshi Ram, succumbed to a prolonged illness.
- Polls Galore (Asian Age, Inder Malhotra, Jan 10, 2007)
In the three general elections held during the halcyon days of Jawaharlal Nehru, the polls for the Lok Sabha and all state Assemblies were held simultaneously.
- It’S Time To Act (Deccan Herald, Sakuntala Narasimhan, Jan 10, 2007)
A right to information law may be in place but in practice, no citizen really knows how many times these committees and sub-committees have met since February 2004, and how much longer they will take.
- Backward By Choice (Pioneer, KR Phanda, Jan 09, 2007)
At a recent meeting of Dalits and minorities in Delhi, a status paper on the condition of Muslims in India was circulated. Among other things, it highlighted, two points:
- Is There A Lesson For Us In Ambedkar’S Experience? (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Jan 09, 2007)
Ambedkar’s time in Bonn university throws light on an interesting part of life – his enormous intellectual tenacity to learn Sanskrit to fight the Brahmanical forces of India.
- Temple Entry A Sastric Right (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Jan 09, 2007)
There is no taint of untouchability, says Atri, when a person is touched by an untouchable in a temple, during religious processions, sacrifices, festivals, and marriages (verse 249).
- ‘People Should Not Feel That Going To The Court Is A Punishment, They Should Feel Part Of The System’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 08, 2007)
Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, Chief Justice of India-designate, will be the first dalit to occupy the post. In a free-ranging interview with Shekhar Gupta, Editor-in-Chief of The Indian Express, on NDTV’s Walk the Talk, he spoke of his humble origins, . . .
- Why Quota For Muslims? (New Indian Express, Swapan Dasgupta, Jan 08, 2007)
Those who have read William Dalrymple’s The Last Mughal, an evocative reconstruction of the final days of the Timurid dynasty, would have noticed something odd about the rag-tag court of Bahadur Shah Zafar: the near-total absence of Hindus.
- National Disgrace (Pioneer, RAHUL RAMAGUNDAM, Jan 08, 2007)
The OBCs want Dalits to remain trapped in a time warp; if the latter dare to emulate those well off, they are in serious trouble, says Rahul Ramagundam
- Muslims Now An Underclass In India, But Change Likely (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jan 05, 2007)
For the last 60 years, Indian Muslims have more often been the subjects of blame – for terrorism and the 1947 Partition with Pakistan – than sympathy, but things may be changing, according to an article in the Christian Science Monitor.
- Dharam Singh, Patil Give Srinivasan An Earful (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2007)
The leaders seek action against the Bidar Superintendent of Police for `foisting cases' against Basavaraj Patil Humnabad.
- The Die Is Caste (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Jan 03, 2007)
A consensus on caste that achieves Hindu consolidation is essential for saving our civilisation, says Prafull Goradia.
- Sachar Report Not Yet Given To Cabinet (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Jan 02, 2007)
The Raj-inder Sachar Committee report on the status of Mus-lims has not been placed before the Union Cabinet till date despite the government’s claim that the wide-ranging recommendations will be implemented soon.
- Special Article (Statesman, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jan 02, 2007)
An Attempt To Manipulate The Minds Of Students
- Polls Weeks Away, Manipur Announces 4% Job, Education Quota For Muslims (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2006)
With an eye on the forthcoming Assembly elections, dates for which were announced on Friday, Manipur Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh has announced 17 per cent reservation in government jobs and admission to professional courses for Other Backward . . .
- Bmw Donates For Tsunami Reconstruction (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2006)
Auto major BMW has donated a sum of Euro 1,50,000 towards reconstructing houses in tsunami-hit South India. The amount has been channelised through German World Hunger Aid to reach Cuddalore, and the Dalits of the area who were affected.
- ‘Sachar Report To Be Implemented In Full’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2006)
An International conference of Dalits and minorities organised by Union Minister Ramvilas Paswan turned out to be a platform for the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) to flaunt its concerns for these sections, ahead of the crucial Assembly . . .
- Not About Racism (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 29, 2006)
Prime Minister has it all wrong
- Sachar Report To Be Implemented In Toto: Centre (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2006)
The Centre today said that the recommendations and observations of the Sachar Committee on Muslims will be implemented fully next year.
- Getting Priorities Right (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Dec 29, 2006)
There is one straightforward reason why the uplift of the poor and the marginalised in this country has not got the priority it deserves: politics.
- 'Even Suggestions To Be Enforced' (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Dec 29, 2006)
We'll go beyond Sachar recommendations: Antulay
- Centre To Implement Sachar Report In Toto (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2006)
day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made it clear that the UPA government was committed to implementing steps to remove the “inequalities” and “imbalances” faced by the Muslim community, the Centre on Thursday announced that the Sachar . . .
- A Forgotten People (Times of India, ABUSALEH SHARIFF, Dec 29, 2006)
The report on 'Social, Economic and Educational Status of the Muslim Community of India' confronts us with a surprising fact — that Muslims are at the bottom of the development ladder, alongside SCs/STs and much lower than the Hindu-OBCs . . .
- Sachar Panel Report Will Be Implemented In Toto: Antulay (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2006)
Communal riots victims will get immediate compensation under a new law: Shivraj Patil
Officials will face the consequence if found wanting during riots
Law may be changed to ensure Central monitoring of state Wakf Boards
- Centre To Implement Sachar Panel Report By 2007 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2006)
A day after Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh asserted the UPA government’s commitment to uplift the minority community, the Centre on Thursday said it would implement the recommendations of the Justice Rajinder Sachar Panel that inquired into the . . .
- Singh Vows To Help Indian Muslims (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2006)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday reiterated his government’s commitment to pull Indian Muslims out of social and economic deprivation, saying the Muslim minority of the country did not have an equal share of the fruits of development.
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