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Articles 121 through 220 of 500:
- New Arrivals (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
Methodology — Data Presentation: Y.K.Singh, R.B. Bajpai; Rs. 595. Biodiversity Conservation: AK Ghosh; Rs. 695. The above books pub. by APH Publishing Corporation, 4435-36/7 Ansari Road, Darya Ganj, New Delhi-110002.
- Non-Fiction Cinematic Work (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
Filmmaker and writer B.D.Garga has written this book about an important but often forgotten dimension of the film history in India — the non-fiction films. Documentaries, newsreel and actuality material that merely records an event, like . . . . .
- Rare Manuscript, Textile From Northeast Holed Up In Museums Abroad (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
A number of objects from Northeast India, much more ancient than Mahatma Gandhi's handwritten letter recently recovered from a British auction, are preserved in museums and private possessions in Europe and Southeast Asian countries . . . .. .
- 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?
- Gandhiji's Selflessness (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 24, 2007)
To say that Gandhiji was "unmoved by the desperate cries of his own family" is to picture him as a cruel man. But, he was one of the most kind-hearted men who ever walked upon this earth.
- 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.
- Bjp To Upa: Drop Dmk Ministers (Tribune, S Satyanarayanan, Sep 22, 2007)
With the possibility of snap poll looming large, the BJP today went ballistic on the Ram Setu issue seeking immediate dismissal of all DMK ministers at the Centre, if Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi failed to withdraw "blasphemous" remarks . . . .
- Servile Hindu, Timid Hindu (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 20, 2007)
The original affidavit submitted by the Archaeological Survey of India in the Supreme Court, which had inter alia asserted that Lord Ram did not exist, reflects a deeper malaise afflicting Hindus.
- 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.
- A Bridge Too Far (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Sep 18, 2007)
A week is a long time in politics. Nowhere is this as true as in India today. Till a few days ago, the rift between the Congress and the Left over the character and nature of the ties between India and the United States of America was at centre stage.
- The Meaning Of Ram (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 17, 2007)
The UPA government recognises the political import of Ram. That’s why it acted fast to withdraw the controversial affidavit in the Supreme Court and promised to consider all opinions before finalising the Sethusamudram project.
- Hey Ram! What's Congress Up To? (Pioneer, MC Joshi, Sep 17, 2007)
Mahatma Gandhi was one of the most famous devotees of Lord Ram. For him, Ram rajya was the ideal state and Ram dhun was an integral part of his prayers.
- Ordeal Of Separation (Pioneer, KR Phanda, Sep 17, 2007)
Muslim leaders and intellectuals have squarely blamed Gandhi and Nehru for the emergence of Pakistan; this book is no different, write Prafull Goradia and KR Phanda
- Anthology Of Great Orators (Pioneer, MV Kamath, Sep 17, 2007)
The date is September 27, 1893; place: Chicago, USA; arena: Meeting of the World Parliament of Religions. An unknown sanyasi from India, a self-proclaimed spokesman for Hinduism, is asked to address an audience of over 1,000 people.
- Advani Wants Sorry From Upa Almighty (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2007)
The Centre’s decision to withdraw the Ram Setu affidavit is not enough, the BJP said today, threatening a nationwide agitation if its demands were not met.
- What Is The National Interest? (Frontline, Bhaskar Ghose, Sep 14, 2007)
Differences of opinion on what constitutes the national interest do not necessarily weaken our polity; in many ways they actually strengthen it.
- World Identifies India With Gandhi, Pak With N-Power (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2007)
When they think of India they think of Mahatma Gandhi and the Taj Mahal, but when they think of Pakistan they think of nuclear power, poverty and cricket, people across the world said in a survey conducted by the BBC.
- The Ram I Know (Indian Express, Karan Singh, Sep 14, 2007)
As if we do not have enough controversies on our national plate, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in its wisdom had added to the general confusion and tension that surrounds us.
- Inoc Unfazed By Protests Over Sonia (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2007)
The Indian National Overseas Congress (INOC) has reacted with indifference to protests planned against Sonia Gandhi representing India at the UN on Oct 2 - Non Violence Day on grounds that she was a "contradiction to Mahatma Gandhi".
- Hey Ram! God Save The Govt (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2007)
No “incontrovertible” proof exists to establish that Lord Ram ever lived, the government has submitted in writing before the Supreme Court.
- Bjp Spies Poll Plank In Ram’S Bridge (Telegraph, Sanjay Kumar Jha, Sep 13, 2007)
The BJP leadership, so far cautious about the Ram Setu movement spearheaded by the Sangh parivar, today lapped it up after the Centre’s affidavit cast doubts on Ram’s existence.
- Asians Find Common Ground In Buddha (Asia Times, RAJA M, Sep 12, 2007)
A major Indian-Sri Lankan film on Gotama the Buddha [1] was announced at the picturesque seaside hotel Taj Lands End in Mumbai on August 27.
- Made In India: Toward The Platinum Standard (Asia Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2007)
In the first half of 2007, according to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 1,763 Indian food exports were banned from entering the United States - more than from any other country in the world, including China.
- “All Sections Must Benefit From Growth” (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2007)
Pointing out that the past decade has seen unprecedented economic growth as well as growing inequality both globally and in India, President Pratibha Patil on Tuesday stressed the need to address these disparities so that the benefits of growth . . . . .
- Gandhian Ideals More Relevant Today: Prez (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2007)
Hailing Gandhian ideals of non-violence and tolerance, the President, Mrs Pratibha Patil, said today they are more relevant in today’s world of violence and terror.
- Power Of The Written Word (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 12, 2007)
Once Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi said, An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.
- Shame, Minister, Suicide Is No Joke (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
There are times when even anger is not enough. On October 2, the Mahatma’s birth anniversary will no doubt be performed by the leadership of the Indian political elite again blubbering on about non-violence, and the poor, and even antyodaya.
- 24x7 Channels Lack Ethics (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, Sep 11, 2007)
The fraudulent sting operation conducted by a private television channel to expose a school teacher, who it thought was inducing her students into prostitution, and the mob fury that it triggered in the Turkman Gate area of Delhi, have brought to . . . .
- Gentle Genius (Deccan Herald, M K Chandra Bose, Sep 10, 2007)
T J S George tries to explore the Pothan Joseph mystique, which will be useful to anyone considering journalism as a serious calling.
- ‘Secularism Is An Ideology And A Concept’ (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2007)
It acquired a greater sociological connotation in 20th century: Justice B.N. Srikrishna
It has roots in divinity but difficult to define
An ideal aspiration, a product as well as a process
- On A Gandhian Mission (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2007)
Known as Kashmir’s Mahatma Gandhi for following the path of ahimsa (non-violence) after giving up gun, the high profile Kashmiri separatist leader and chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Mr Mohammed Yasin Malik is trying . . . . . . .
- The Charming Writer (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 07, 2007)
This tiny book is an emotional tribute to one of the most distinguished personalities of Kannada literature, G. P. Rajaratnam, by one of his ardent admirers, Neelathahalli Kasturi. Rajaratnam was a big name in the Fifties, Sixties and Seventies.
- Special Article (Statesman, SUNANDA SANYAL, Sep 07, 2007)
“As a young man of twenty-five, KR Narayanan met Gandhiji. Shri Narayanan told Gandhiji,” recalled Gopalkrishna Gandhi, Governor of West Bengal, in his Republic day speech, “it’s easy to distinguish between a truth and an untruth.
- Our Violent Streak (Hindustan Times, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Sep 07, 2007)
As part of its celebration of the 60th anniversary of Independence, a leading newspaper ran a series of exhortations from nationalist leaders of the past. One came from Subhas Chandra Bose.
- Our Violent Streak (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2007)
As part of its celebration of the 60th anniversary of Independence, a leading newspaper ran a series of exhortations from nationalist leaders of the past.
- N-Deal Will Spell Doom For Npt: Chomsky (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2007)
Noam Chomsky, the world's foremost linguist better known for his trenchant criticism of the US foreign policy, has once again flayed the Bush administration — this time for the India-US civil nuclear agreement.
- Divide Up For Development (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Sep 05, 2007)
The demand for a sub-division of Uttar Pradesh into Purvanchal by Mr Lalu Prasad Yadav deserves to be reflected upon. One member of the States Reorganisation Commission (SRC) in 1955 had considered Uttar Pradesh to be unwieldy and had . . . . .
- Sweep Away The Muck (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Sep 04, 2007)
When two people from the same gotra marry and have a child, and the village sarpanch, along with the panchayat, ensure the kidnapping of that child from its legitimate parents, how come the sarpanch and his council members are not booked . . .. . . ..
- New Arrivals (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2007)
Encyclopaedia on Srimad Bhagavatam: T. Rengarajan; Om Publications, 2783, (Ist Floor), Bhagat Singh Gali No. 6, Chuna Mandi, Pahar Ganj, New Delhi-110055. Rs. 2000.
- Inner Ferment (Hindu, KALA KRISHNAN RAMESH , Sep 03, 2007)
When you look at your books, what changes do you do you see in theme, structure, style, voice, characters etc?
- Fresh Print (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 03, 2007)
As India marks 150 years since the Great Indian Revolt of 1857, this book gives readers a better idea of the event that has such an important place in Indian history. With an expansive introduction this Reader captures the varied dimensions of the Revolt.
- Poverty Is The Issue, Not Nuclear Deal (Asian Age, Kuldip Nayar, Sep 03, 2007)
I am personally against India’s entire nuclear programme, starting with the bomb. Both Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru were opposed to the bomb.
- Democracy At Discount (Deccan Herald, G S Bhargava, Sep 03, 2007)
It had been India’s pride – rightly – to be the world’s most populous democracy. We would claim parity with the USA – acclaimed as the world’s “greatest” democracy – to be the largest in the category.
- Pm Fires From Gandhi Shoulder (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Sep 01, 2007)
Manmohan Singh has sprung the Mahatma on the Marxist.
- Nuked By Bad Taste (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Sep 01, 2007)
In recent years, there has been a sharp decline in standards of political debate in India. In and out of the parliament, issues concerning the public good are rarely discussed logically or dispassionately.
- India Pays Homage To Gandhiji (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 31, 2007)
The hope that Mahatma Gandhi who led us to Freedom will also lead us to peace was expressed by Pandit Nehru, Sardar Patel, Acharya Kripalani and Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad on the occasion of Gandhiji’s 79th birthday.
- Rebuff Terror (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 31, 2007)
In view of the terror activities recently, Roznama Rashtriya Sahara on August 27 says, “there is a need for having an effective policy against terror and to uproot it... all political parties would have to rise above their political gains and would . . .
- Filipinos Should Study India (Frontier Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2007)
India which marked its sixtieth year of independence just a few weeks ago, has much to teach us.
- Shinzo Abe’S Passage To India (Asia Times, K. Natwar Singh, Aug 29, 2007)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan addressed a joint session of Parliament in the Central Hall of Sansad Bhavan.
- A Nameless Visiting Card (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 29, 2007)
A Times News Network report says Geoffrey Boycott’s visiting card mentions his address, his contact numbers and his e-mail ID but not his name.
- Shyam Benegal Wins Phalke Award (Frontline, PARTHA CHATTERJEE , Aug 29, 2007)
Shyam Benegal, the latest winner of the Phalke Award, is special for his resourcefulness and adaptability.
- After 10 Years Of Ceasfire (Frontline, Sushanta Talukdar, Aug 29, 2007)
“GENTLEMEN, Do you have an invitation to attend the meeting? You will be allowed only if you are carrying an invitation,” one of the Naga youth in combat fatigues and holding Kalashnikovs asked politely, signalling the Frontline team to stop at . . . . .
- Indo-British Relations Over Three Centuries (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 29, 2007)
The two World Wars and Gandhiji have brought about a radical change in our attitude to the whole question. Time was when Surendra Nath Banerjee, the thunderer of Bengal, thrilled his audiences at the annual sessions of the Congress with . . . .
- Ringside View Of History (Hindu, Partho Datta, Aug 28, 2007)
A book of varied speeches, released strategically around Independence Day is bound to invoke the nation, as this volume does unequivocally. From the founding moment of the Indian National Congress, the editor brings us step by step to the present day.
- Indian Women Who Never Had A Chance (Japan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2007)
India may be the land where the Buddha preached nonviolence, and Mahatma Gandhi practiced it to perfection, but the country's "womb murders" are a horrible reality.
- Special Plans For Gandhi Jayanti (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2007)
Indian missions abroad will celebrate Gandhi Jayanti in a special manner to mark the first observance of the International Day of Non-Violence on October two this year, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.
- Because We Don't Have Self-Esteem (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 28, 2007)
This has reference to Mr Chandan Mitra's article, "Why India doesn't dream" (August 15) and Satish C Seth's response to it, "Scared to dream". Mr Seth has lucidly elaborated the various reasons for Indians being poor dreamers.
- How World Was Hammered (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 27, 2007)
By a quirk of history, India appeared on the Bolshevik horizon soon after the Russian Revolution. Vladimir Lenin, having engineered the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917, envisaged uprising of the proletariat on a global scale. In pursuit of this . . . .
- Mea Culpa, Says Godse... (Deccan Herald, M J Vinod , Aug 27, 2007)
Besides chronicling the conspiracy surrounding Gandhi's assassination, the author also locates important events and developments surrounding the freedom movement.
- 'Mayawati Is A Strong Administrator, And Her Return As Cm With A Majority Is What Uttar Pradesh Needed' (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Aug 27, 2007)
Today's guest is somebody who tries very hard to stay out of headlines. But there are millions of rumours about him. He's someone who's almost a recluse, but paints really big on our social, corporate, and political scene, the real Saharasri Subroto . . .
- Left Angry Over Nuclear Deal (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 25, 2007)
I WISH the Left had made national development, not the Indo-US nuclear deal, an issue for parting ways with the ruling Congress.
- They Have Failed India (Pioneer, Jaya Jaitly, Aug 25, 2007)
The rot began with Indira Gandhi and is irreversible. Now, in the same month that we celebrate the 60th anniversary of Independence, the Left-Congress combine is reviving that infamy.
- Selective Standards (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 25, 2007)
It has been mildly amusing to read some of the vitriol that has been hurled at those at the Camp for Climate Action.
- We Need Rebels For A Cause But Not Violence (Deccan Herald, R Akhileshwari , Aug 25, 2007)
Lavanam in Telugu means salt. A highly unlikely name to give to ones son...
- Humanise Our Saintly Figures (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 23, 2007)
Like good literature, brilliant movies have a cathartic effect. Gandhi my father made me cry after many months.
- Nine Decades Of Non-Violence (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Aug 23, 2007)
Countless rural Indians sacrificed much for India’s freedom, to fade into oblivion later, seeking neither reward nor recognition. Gandhian Baji Mohammed, who has been active for 70 years in one or the other cause, is amongst the last of this dying tribe.
- Sonia Meets Mandela (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2007)
Describing her visit to South Africa as a “pilgrimage,” Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday met its former President Nelson Mandela and presented him with a book on Mahatma Gandhi — the man who inspired his freedom movement during the apartheid era.
- Japanese Pm Given Ceremonial Welcome (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2007)
Ahead of addressing the joint session of parliament, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was on Wednesday given a ceremonial welcome on the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan.
- Some More Promises From Red Fort (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Aug 22, 2007)
Dr Manmohan Singh, when he was Finance Minister under P. V. Narasimha Rao, led the break-away from the Nehruvian era of the licence-permit-quota Raj and began the process of economic reforms, liberalisation and globalisation in India.
- Safeguarding Civil Public Discourse (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 22, 2007)
One cardinal feature that distinguishes the bygone era of about 40-50 years ago from the present one is the scrupulous adherence in those far-off days to high standards and decencies in public discourse.
- A Beautiful Politician (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Aug 22, 2007)
TARKESHWARI SINHA stepped out of college to step into the portals of Parliament House where for 19 years she spread radiance of a kind the august institution had seldom been accustomed to.
- Horror Of '47 Revisited (Pioneer, MV Kamath, Aug 21, 2007)
One can say with utter confidence that there has never been a history of India from the time the British left the country to Jawaharlal Nehru's death, written with such openness, insight and daring as Alex Von Tunzelmann's Indian Summer.
- Looking For Elusive Peace (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Aug 21, 2007)
Many volumes have been written on the subject of Partition. Broadly, two opposite viewpoints have been expressed on the subject.
- Men Of Straw (Asian Age, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 21, 2007)
During the discussion on the Act that gave India independence, Winston Churchill said, "Power will go into hands of rascals, rogues and freebooters. Not a bottle of water, not a loaf of bread shall escape taxation.
- Empowerment Of The Poor (Hindu, CAVERY BOPAIAH, Aug 21, 2007)
The story of the micro-finance movement that turned banking practice on its head
- Horror Of '47 Revisited (Pioneer, MV Kamath, Aug 20, 2007)
One can say with utter confidence that there has never been a history of India from the time the British left the country to Jawaharlal Nehru's death, written with such openness, insight and daring as Alex Von Tunzelmann's Indian Summer.
- Looking For Elusive Peace (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Aug 20, 2007)
Many volumes have been written on the subject of Partition. Broadly, two opposite viewpoints have been expressed on the subject.
- Remembering (Frontier Post, S. Viswanathan, Aug 18, 2007)
Remembering P. Jeevanandham, a pioneer of the Communist movement, on his birth centenary.
- Aid Worker Diary: Indian Floods (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2007)
In India, as flood waters recede, aid agencies, non-governmental organisations and governments are stepping up their efforts to help the thousands who have lost homes, livestock and livelihoods.
- Freedom Of The Imagination (Indian Express, Amrita Shah, Aug 18, 2007)
As anniversaries go this was a big one. So whoever thought of putting together the cultural programme in Parliament’s Central Hall this Independence Day probably did so with the best intentions.
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