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Articles 121 through 220 of 500:
- Panchayat Kitchens, In Lieu Of Pds (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Oct 01, 2007)
According to the Times of India (September 17, 2007), an estimated Rs 31,500 crore worth of grain has been siphoned out of the Public Distribution System in the past three years, with UP and West Bengal being the worst culprits.
- The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of... (Deccan Herald, PRASENJIT CHOWDHURY, Oct 01, 2007)
Dreams are a guide to our unconscious self and not necessarily a reflection of our repressed mind or our 'collective unconscious'.
- Beyond The Infinite (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
In A Mathematician’s Apology GH Hardy said “The mathematician’s patterns, like the painter’s or the poet’s must be beautiful; the ideas, like the colours or the words must fit together in a harmonious way.
- At Home In London (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
Just days into our long-awaited dream vacation — a trip to London to show my two children the city where I grew up — my 6-year-old son was bored.
- Cong's Sandesh Censures Govt's Affidavit On Ram Setu (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2007)
The Congress party's official magazine Sandesh has criticised its own Government's affidavit on the Sethusamudram Canal Project (SSCP) and called it as "distinctly unfortunate, unfair and downright derogatory" not only to Hindus but also to those. . .
- A Country Up For Sale... (Dawn, Shadaba Islam, Sep 29, 2007)
POLITICIANS and journalists may engage in cold-hearted debate over the possible break-up of Belgium but many ordinary citizens are filled with dismay over the increasingly acrimonious sparring among angry Flemish and French-speaking political . . . .
- More Species In The Red (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 29, 2007)
The 2007 Red List of endangered plants, animals, birds, and sea life released by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) offers a gloomy forecast for many species that make the earth unique.
- In Public Interest (Frontline, Ravi Sharma , Sep 29, 2007)
PUBLIC sector utilities such as the Postal Department, the Department of Telecommunications and the Railways have been playing a key role in propelling Karnataka forward.
- Cold War's Lessons (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Sep 29, 2007)
AROUND the time of President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India in January 2007, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov wrote an article on the causes of the Cold War.
- A Human Story (Frontline, Uma Mahadevan-Dasgupta, Sep 29, 2007)
SOME time before dawn on December 3, 1984, a cloud of toxic methyl isocyanate gas leaked out of a tank in the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal, killing thousands of people and leaving thousands of others with lasting illnesses.
- Missing In Portugal (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Sep 29, 2007)
I DO not think any other columnist could have summed up more succinctly the ongoing Portuguese police investigation into the disappearance of a three-year-old British girl.
- Of Lost Worlds And Timeless Spaces (Telegraph, SOMAK GHOSHAL, Sep 28, 2007)
In 1977, the year she passed away, Kesarbai Kerkar’s unforgettable rendition of raga Bhairavi, “Jaat kahan ho”, literally reached the celestial heights.
- Let's Move On (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 28, 2007)
What a strange country India has become. Even after 60 years of independence, it still lacks self-confidence to feel comfortable in its own skin. It is happy about the welcome 'incredible India' receives in the Big Apple.
- A Novel Attempt (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
Shabari is a novel attempt by Baraguru Ramachandrappa. Fiction based on the lived life of a community is of great significance to Kannada literature, considering the times and the circumstances.
- The Glory Of Hoysalas (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 28, 2007)
Hosaholalu is a small village near K R Pet, home to a beautiful Hoysala style temple dedicated to Lord Lakshminarayana.
- Where Fusion Cannot Work — Faith And History (Hindu, Romila Thapar, Sep 28, 2007)
If there is strong religious faith among millions of people, it does not require to be protected through massive political demonstrations and the killing of innocent persons. Nor do archaeology and history have to be brought in to keep that faith intact.
- Letter From India: A Tale About Monkeys, A Hindu God And Truths In India (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
The question of whether an army of monkeys really did build an ancient bridge between India and Sri Lanka is likely to reverberate through politics here for several months to come.
- Uk Firm Training Indian Pilots (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
British Aerospace (BAe) has begun training Indian pilots on its Hawk jets as part of a 1.45 billion dollar deal to supply 66 trainer jets to the technology-starved Indian Air force, the firm said Thursday.
- How Flanders Deals With Its Waste (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 27, 2007)
Its initiatives — from rubbish charges to keeping chickens — are dramatically cutting waste
- Confident State (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Sep 27, 2007)
THE election of Abdullah Gul as the new President has opened a new chapter in Turkish politics. Gul, who until recently was the Foreign Minister, won the election despite the undisguised hostility of the Army, which views itself as the sole guardian . . .
- Grandeur In Caves (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2007)
IN western India, the 2nd century B.C. ushered in one of the greatest periods of the art of India and the entire art of Buddhism.
- Nuclear Nightmare (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Sep 27, 2007)
In an article in the Organiser, Gautam Sen paints a dark and alarmist scenario of a possible nuclear attack by Pakistan on India.
- An Unwanted Hurry? (Deccan Herald, M K Bhadrakumar, Sep 27, 2007)
US haste for the operationalisation of the deal has something to do with their plan for a military attack on Iran.
- Three Signs Of Imminent Fall (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 27, 2007)
Only one in four acquisitions succeed in creating shareholder value, says Mr Chris Zook, author of Unstoppable (Harvard Business School Press, May 2007), citing a seven-year study conducted by Bain & Company, a global business and strategy . . . ..
- Long Live The Mouse! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 27, 2007)
With mobile muzak, Mumbai bid adieu to Morya. That’s not a promo for a new tune for your handset. It’s Ananta-chaturdashi, the day on which idols of ‘Shri’ aka Ganesh, are taken out for immersion, with mobile synthesisers and break-dancers in tow.
- ‘Government Should Have Stood By Asi’ (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Sep 26, 2007)
SURAJ Bhan, who taught archaeology at Kurukshetra University, is a member of the Central Advisory Board of Archaeology of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
- Bjp, Then And Now (Frontline, V. VENKATESAN, Sep 26, 2007)
THE Union of India has withdrawn the counter-affidavit filed in the Supreme Court by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in response to the petition filed by Subramanian Swamy challenging the dredging of Adam’s Bridge as part of the . . . . .
- Myth Vs Science (Frontline, R. Ramachandran, Sep 26, 2007)
SCIENCE and rationality have taken a beating in the unfolding of the recent events surrounding the controversial mega marine project called the Sethusamudram Ship Channel Project (SSCP) of the Government of India.
- Myth, History And Politics (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
EVER since Ayodhya became a disputed territory, Rama has been at the centre stage of the political mobilisation by Hindu communal forces.
- India Canal Plan Runs Into Hindu God (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
When Swami Vigyananand speaks of the canal-dredging project in the narrow strait between India and Sri Lanka, his voice rises in anger.
- A Bridge Too Far (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Sep 26, 2007)
THE Sethusamudram Ship Channel Project (SSCP) has seen several twists and turns in its 147-year history, but the latest twist has a touch of irony as well.
- Ramlila At Red Fort (Pioneer, Jagmohan , Sep 26, 2007)
After cleaning up the environs and banning public functions near this ancient monument, it was restored to its past glory.
- An Amoral Code (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Sep 25, 2007)
WHEN a coalition begins to melt, its partners subtly, if not silently, begin to shift their public agenda from common concern to individual need. The debate over the bridge built by Lord Ram between the Tamil coast and Sri Lanka is hardly new.
- ‘India Is Fast Becoming Two Entities’ (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 25, 2007)
Mid 1991: The Indian economy was “teetering on the edge of collapse, reflecting more than four decades of de facto central planning,” writes Alan Greenspan in The Age of Turbulence ( www.penguin.com ).
- Quiet Flow The Wadis (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
When one thinks of a Middle-Eastern country, it’s always deserts and sand dunes that come to mind. But some of the most scenic spots in the Sultanate of Oman come courtesy the hidden water bodies — called wadis or river beds — that dot the . . . . .
- Congress Begins New Era Of Dynasty's Rule (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
The much-awaited reshuffle in the Congress organisation has finally marked the beginning of a new era in the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty rule. Heir-apparent Rahul Gandhi and his gang of boys have made their entry in the party in different . . . . .
- Of Memory And Sound (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
Rachel Lichtensteins 'On Brick Lane' is the fascinating story of East Londons most famous street and mirrors changes across the country, says Hilary Spurling.
- Bridge Over Troubled Debate (Indian Express, Ramaswamy R. Iyer, Sep 24, 2007)
The debate over the Sethusamudram project has gone completely off the rails. The debate thus needs to be brought back to good sense and relevance.
- Shocking Abuse Of Judicial Power (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 24, 2007)
The Delhi High Court’s action in holding the editor, the publisher, the resident editor, and a cartoonist of Mid Day (published from Delhi) guilty of contempt of court for making allegations of gross judicial misconduct against the former . . . .
- Faith Flashpoints (Times of India, Swapan Dasgupta, Sep 24, 2007)
Did Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi cock a snook at convention and good taste by ridiculing the Ramayana?
- We Do Things Differently (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
For M Karunanidhi, DMK chief and Tamil Nadu chief minister, Lord Ram is not a historical persona but a figment of human imagination.
- Amoral Code (Asian Age, M.J. Akbar, Sep 24, 2007)
When a coalition begins to melt, its partners subtly, if not silently, begin to shift their public agenda from common concern to individual need.
- The Power Of Distraction (Kashmir Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
Gluttony glamour and extravagance! The pleasurable terrors a modern journalist must face! Walking off a bloated stomach after a banquet at the Grand Palace hotel I am wondering just what the hell that Indian Oil press conference was about.
- Bridge This Gap, Go Beyond Politics (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 22, 2007)
The debate over the Sethusamudram project brought Lord Ram’s existence into question. The ASI’s answer (‘no historical or scientific evidence’) hurt the BJP and some sections of the public. No surprises here.
- Quiet Flow The Wadis (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2007)
When one thinks of a Middle-Eastern country, it’s always deserts and sand dunes that come to mind. But some of the most scenic spots in the Sultanate of Oman come courtesy the hidden water bodies — called wadis or river beds — that dot the . . . .
- Don't Mix Myth And History (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 22, 2007)
In some ways the controversy about whether Ram actually existed or is a character imagined in a work of fiction takes us back to debates on history in the 19th and a major part of the 20th century.
- Seek Enduring Values (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2007)
The Puranas and the Itihasas contain innumerable instances of not merely human beings but also of the celestials and the demons propitiating deities with penance or prayer to fulfil their individual desires (driven by selfish or unselfish ends).
- Of The God And Animal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2007)
Under the aegis of Mapin Publishing and International Music and Arts Society, Vikramajit Ram launched his book, “Elephant Kingdom”, recently at the Alliance Francaise.
- Giant Veena On Show In Malaysia (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2007)
Members of an Indian cultural club in Malaysia have made the country's largest veena, a stringed classical musical instrument, which is now on display at a university.
- Karunanidhi Wrong, Ram An Ancient Tamil Icon (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2007)
One of the most celebrated quotations of Marx is the one about history repeating itself first as tragedy and then as farce.
- Digging A Little Deeper (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 20, 2007)
At one time, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) used to be a very prestigious organisation headed by renowned archaeologists who maintained its autonomy and whose perception of India’s past was not guided by the whims and caprices of the . . . .
- God’S Many Colours (Indian Express, Seema Chisti, Sep 20, 2007)
In the UPA’s handling of the Sethusamudram affidavits, the BJP has been handed an excellent opportunity to close ranks and get back to their comfort zone.
- Bitta Asks Parties Not To Politicise Ram Setu Issue (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2007)
Congress leader MS Bitta has said the Ram Sethu issue was very emotive and the controversy sparked by the Centre's affidavit fiasco should not be politicised by parties for narrow gains.
- ‘Accounting Was Far From Enticing’ (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 20, 2007)
In a strict historical sense, professions included theology, medicine, and law, writes Joseph Epstein in ‘Why I am not a lawyer’, an essay that comes immediately after ‘Speaking for the dead’ in In a Cardboard Belt! ( www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com ).
- Maoist Ministers Quit, Nepal Hurtles Into A Crisis (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2007)
Nepal plunged into a political crisis on Tuesday with the Maoists pulling out of the coalition government dealing a blow to the fragile peace process after their demand for immediate abolition of monarchy was rejected...
- The Ramar Sethu Controversy (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Sep 19, 2007)
If Rama was a king like many other kings building temples in his name is a blasphemous act in itself.
- Ego Impedes Knowledge (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2007)
Faith and humility are indispensable in the spiritual path. The Bhagavad Gita advises the path of Karma, Bhakti and Jnana and claims that it is steady practice that can lead to enlightenment.
- House Of Karuna Daughter Attacked (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2007)
A group of 10 to 12 youth aged between 20 and 25 years attacked the residence of DMK supremo and Tamil Nadu chief minister M. Karunanidhi’s daughter, Selvi, in Bangalore on Tuesday, a day after Mr Karunanidhi had said Lord Ram was a mythical figure.
- Quiet Flow The Wadis (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 18, 2007)
Water bodies or wadis that dot the arid landscape of Oman are a treat to the eye
- Human Penchant For Waging War (Hindu, V. R. Raghavan , Sep 18, 2007)
Are humans conditioned by their nature to wage war, is a question debated over centuries. If a human decides to kill, there is no animal as dangerous because of the superior intellect, skills, tools and technology available to the species.
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- Hindu Dharma Humiliated (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Sep 18, 2007)
Tulsidas's seminal rendition of the Ram story makes no mention of the Lakshman rekha in the episode dealing with Sita's abduction.
- Immigration Controls (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 18, 2007)
AT the same time that the European Justice Minister Franco Frattini is saying that the EU will need some 20 million immigrants over the next two decades, the governments of the United Kingdom and France want to — or are — introducing restrictions on . . .
- More Popular Than The Badshah (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Sep 18, 2007)
If you want to know how deeply the Ramayana is etched in Indians’ collective consciousness, read this from Glimpses of World History, the magnum opus that Jawaharlal Nehru authored from his Dehradun prison in 1933.
- Lord Ram As Harry Potter (Pioneer, S Gurumurthy , Sep 18, 2007)
ASI needs stones to read history and historians need bones to understand it. Neither are there any stones left by Lord Ram, nor do his bones exist. Ironically, certain sections of the UPA were more than willing to buy this 'secular logic'
- Abolish Asi (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Sep 18, 2007)
Instead of excavating and preserving our cultural heritage, ASI has been involved in concealing it
- Sunita To Encourage Kids In India (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Sep 17, 2007)
US astronaut Sunita Williams plans to use her forthcoming visit to India to generate interest in space among schoolchildren.
- A Bridge Too Far (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Sep 17, 2007)
If you viewed as I did last week the hysterics over Ram’s bridge from the perspective of a remote island in the Atlantic that has better airports and roads than India, it is not just disheartening but absurd.
- Stabilising The Tribal Belt (Dawn, Talat Masood, Sep 17, 2007)
THE worsening situation in the tribal belt could be categorised as one of the foremost among the multiple challenges facing Pakistan.
- Jaya Trying To Realign With Bjp Over Ram Setu Issue (Tribune, Arup Chanda, Sep 17, 2007)
AIADMK supremo Jayaram Jayalalithaa is trying to realign with her former ally, the BJP, as is evident from the manner in which she has criticised the Centre for its affidavit challenging the existence of Lord Ram and has also taken up cudgels . . . .
- Mela Patt Begins (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2007)
A symbol of Hindu-Muslim unity, Mela Patt began today at the Vaisuki Naag temple of Bhaderwah. Members of both communities participated in the traditional festival which symbolises old customs, tradition and century-old culture of hospitality . . . .
- Religious Delusion (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Sep 17, 2007)
Inspired by the picture of the planet earth taken from four billion miles away in space by the Voyager spacecraft, Carl Sagan, wrote with poetic awe and exhilaration in Pale Blue Dot, about the infinitesimally small size of our planet against . . . . .
- Lord Ram Prevails (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2007)
It is stunningly absurd that the UPA Government should have submitted an affidavit in the Supreme Court claiming Lord Ram did not exist and the sacred texts, notably Valmiki's Ramayan and Tulsidas's Ramcharitmanas, associated . . . .
- 'Space Photos No Proof Of Ram Setu' (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2007)
US space agency NASA says pictures taken by its astronauts do not prove the existence or otherwise of a manmade Ram Setu bridge as mentioned in the Ramayana.
- Cong Takes U-Turn, Now Says Ram Did Exist (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2007)
Faced with spontaneous outrage over negation of the very existence of Lord Ram, the Government on Thursday decided to withdraw its controversial affidavit in the Supreme Court.
- Protect Ramar Sethu As Monument: Jayalalithaa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2007)
Even as the Supreme Court is to hear a batch of petitions on the Sethusamudram project on Friday, All-India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam general secretary Jayalalithaa has moved the court for a declaration that Adam’s Bridge/Ramar Sethu . . . .
- From War To Cold War (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Sep 14, 2007)
THERE is not much comfort in looking into a future where you and the countries you dominate, plus the Communist parties in many other States, are all drawn up on one side, and those who rally to the English-speaking nations and their . . . .
- Nri Club Make Malaysia's Largest Veena (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2007)
Members of an Indian cultural club in Malaysia have made the country's largest veena, a stringed classical music instrument, which is now on display at a university.
- Bridge With People (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 14, 2007)
VEHICULAR traffic in some parts of the country was disrupted on Wednesday when the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and other affiliates of the Sangh Parivar protested against the Sethusamudram project on the southern coast.
- Lord Ram Row: Advani Lodges Protest With Pmo (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2007)
Senior BJP leader L K Advani on Wednesday lodged his protest with the Prime Ministers office (PMO) over the Government's submission in the Supreme Court that there was no historical evidence to establish existence of Lord Ram.
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