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Articles 421 through 520 of 500:
- Ten Point Social Charter (The Financial Express, Manmohan Singh , May 25, 2007)
In a modern, democratic society, business must realise its wider social responsibility.
- Dotted Dosas (Deccan Herald, S V Vijayan, May 24, 2007)
Every household is not heaven, but an ocean of turbulence, observes S V VIJAYAN.
- 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?
- Ethics And Business (Business Line, K. Gopalan, May 22, 2007)
What could have been the origin of ideals such as `morality' and `ethics' in the tortuous course of the evolution of mankind? When would have man started thinking in terms of what was right and wrong?
- Born On The 15th Of August (Pioneer, MV Kamath, May 21, 2007)
This is a sterling job by Ramachandra Guha. It will be difficult to find another such work that so convincingly tells the story of India after Gandhi with so much zeal and commendable accuracy, writes MV Kamath
- A Long Way To The Taj (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 21, 2007)
The sane traveller makes a simple calculation when planning a getaway: The longer it takes to get there, the longer the stay required to make it worthwhile. By that definition, my friends and I are not sane travellers.
- Upa Campaign (Tribune, Vikramdeep Johal, May 19, 2007)
Mor no more, kabootar will soar” — This is the slogan coined by the United Pigeon Aficionados. The organisation’s mission is to secure for the pigeon the status of India’s national bird.
- Maharashtra Style Moditva (Indian Express, Suhas Palshikar, May 17, 2007)
A research institute demands a ban on a book. A ‘secular’ government ignores it and ‘secular’ parties behave like Gandhi’s three monkeys. Academia remains silent
- Benazir’S Short Cut To Power (Asian Age, Kuldip Nayar, May 16, 2007)
Pakistan’s former foreign minister Asif Ali and cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan were in Delhi a few days ago.
- Presiding Over Latbagan (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , May 16, 2007)
On Monday morning, the people of Kolkata were greeted by a picture showing a makeshift, ugly-looking contraption lifting a statue of Dr B. C. Roy, the erstwhile Chief Minister of West Bengal, literally by the scruff of his neck, as part of a . . .
- Threat From Sezs (Tribune, Arun Kumar, May 16, 2007)
The programme of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) has resulted in much agitation and confusion.
- Maya Tsunami Narrows Caste Divide (Asian Age, K. Natwar Singh, May 16, 2007)
The electoral tsunami that hit Uttar Pradesh has dramatically and drastically altered the politics of India’s most populous state.
- Maya Tsunami Narrows Caste Divide (Asian Age, K. Natwar Singh, May 15, 2007)
The electoral tsunami that hit Uttar Pradesh has dramatically and drastically altered the politics of India’s most populous state.
- Benazir’S Short Cut To Power (Asian Age, Kuldip Nayar, May 15, 2007)
Pakistan’s former foreign minister Asif Ali and cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan were in Delhi a few days ago.
- Dangerous Divisions (Business Line, Sudhansu R. Das, May 15, 2007)
In the first quarter of the 19th century Mahatma Gandhi started his historic `knit India' effort as the country remained deeply divided on social, cultural and religious lines.
- Gestures Of Greatness (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2007)
Type "Books on Mahatma Gandhi" on an Internet search engine and the response throws up no less than 1,500,000 sites! It's anybody's guess how many books there might be on offer at each site.
- India Marks Uprising Anniversary (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2007)
Celebrations are being held in India to mark the 150th anniversary of the landmark revolt against the British.
- Indians Mark Revolt Anniversary (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2007)
A ceremony has been held in India to mark the 150th anniversary of the landmark revolt against the British.
- A Moment In Mayawati’S Evolution (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 12, 2007)
This was our editorial comment when Mayawati became chief minister for the second time, after a brief brush with power in 1995 (‘Revolving-door politics’, IE, March 21, 1997).
- Modi’S Gujarat Is A Blot On India, But Cong Won’T Move Against Him (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, May 12, 2007)
The BJP should feel humiliated, if not ashamed, of what has overtaken the government in Gujarat.
- Man Behind The Aura (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 11, 2007)
He claims to be just an “ordinary monk” — a Nobel Peace Prize and unending comparisons to Mahatma Gandhi are just a few indicators to the contrary.
- Small Streams Of Protest Swelled Into National Movement To Regain Freedom, Says Kalam (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , May 11, 2007)
India, an example to world in unity in diversity: Shekhawat
Shekhawat recalls Nehru's pledge
Events of 1857 ignited the spirit of freedom: Speaker
- Kalam Calls For Two-Party System, Stirs Hornet's Nest (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, May 11, 2007)
President APJ Abdul Kalam on Thursday stirred a hornet's nest in the country's polity by underlining the need for "rapidly evolving a stable, two-party system" for a "strong and prosperous" India.
- 150 Yrs Of Heroism, Via Kala Pani (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 10, 2007)
Today is a sacred day in the long history of our Motherland. A day becomes sacred when it is associated with the life of an outstanding historical personality — a hero or a martyr, a saint or a social reformer — who meant a lot to the nation.
- Do Accounting Standards Apply To Npos? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 10, 2007)
It is not unusual to find fixed assets recorded at a nominal amount of Re 1 in the balance-sheets of NPOs (not-for-profit organisations).
- Kill The White Man (Telegraph, RUDRANGSHU MUKHERJEE, May 10, 2007)
I must declare a vested interest in the revolt of 1857. Immediately after I finished my Master’s in history, I decided, much to the surprise of all my teachers, save one, to write a doctoral dissertation on the revolt in the area the British called . . .
- ‘We Don’T Have A Very Rigid Yes Or No’ (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 09, 2007)
Sudhir Kakar needs no introduction, simply because of the volume of work he has done and the number of books he has written surrounding his field of specialisation — psychoanalysis.
- Not By De-Recognition (Tribune, J. Sri Raman, May 05, 2007)
To derecognise or not to derecognise — that is not the question. It, certainly, is not the real issue raised by the infamous compact disc (CD), which records the unwritten manifesto of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the ongoing Assembly . . .
- Dilemma Facing Benazir (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, May 05, 2007)
I AM not surprised at Benazir Bhutto’s inclination for an understanding with President Musharraf. She has never rejected a working arrangement with him or, for that matter, with the military unequivocally.
- Indian Lawmakers Hit Back At Us Threat Over Iran Ties (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, May 05, 2007)
Indian government on Friday agreed to once again debate the Indo-US nuclear deal in the parliament as a letter from a US lawmaker pressing India to back off from its engagements with Iran to save the nuclear deal sent the Rajya Sabha in rages.
- Mark Tully: My Unending Journey Through India (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2007)
Travel about the subcontinent and you will find a land of opposites constantly seeking a middle way. That's why visitors either love or loathe the place, says the broadcaster and author Sir Mark Tully
- Ours Affectionately (Indian Express, PETER RONALD DESOUZA, May 03, 2007)
In the current mood of revisiting the tremors that 1857 set into motion I am tempted to look at the special relationship that developed between those who led us towards swaraj and those who followed them.
- Mark Tully: My Unending Journey Through India (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2007)
Travel about the subcontinent and you will find a land of opposites constantly seeking a middle way. That's why visitors either love or loathe the place, says the broadcaster and author Sir Mark Tully
- Sir Mark Tully (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2007)
The World Economic Forum recently assessed the competitiveness of the travel and tourism industries in different countries.
- Not For King Or Country (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Apr 30, 2007)
Back in 1972, I had the privilege of a one-on-one session with Ravi Mathai, then Director of IIM, Ahmedabad.
- Cpi(m) Does Too, With Stealth (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 28, 2007)
The CPI(M) may mock at the CPI for supporting the Congress during the Emergency, and, by extension, following PC Joshi's line, but the Marxists are bigger hypocrites because they are now following the Joshi line unabashedly - without giving Joshi credit
- Bhaskar Ghose: (Frontline, Bhaskar Ghose, Apr 28, 2007)
What will become of parliamentary democracy if Parliament becomes non-functional because of the antics of a few members?
- Identities, Real And Imagined (Frontline, John M. Alexander , Apr 28, 2007)
An ethical treatisea in which Amartya Sen expounds his theory of social identity.
- `Ensure Development Of All Taluks In Hassan' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2007)
People of Hassan are emotionally attached to the Gandhada Koti: samiti leader.
- Conscience In Democracies (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Apr 27, 2007)
Democracy, as per Abraham Lincoln’s epigram, is government of, for, and by the people. However, since face-to-face participation by the "people" in governance is rarely practicable, democracies evolved the party system, wherein each party . . .
- Bhagat Singh Is A Terrorist Here (Deccan Herald, S T BEURIA, Apr 26, 2007)
On the page number 91 under the topic ‘India’s Freedom Struggle’ with a sub-title Santrasabadinka Bhumika (the role of the terrorists), the book says Santrasabadimane (the terrorists) had also played a key role in the freedom struggle.
- Congress Vs. Maya In Family Backyard (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Apr 26, 2007)
The Gandhis harp on unity. So does BSP leader Mayawati in the crucial Amethi-Rae Bareli belt.
- Nation Is Bigger Than Myself, Says Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2007)
To give opinion on Afzal's plea only after legislative, legal wings give theirs
Non-committal on the issue of running for the second term
Expresses concern over corruption
- Need For New Agenda (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 24, 2007)
The final test for all development programmes would be to see how far they help the poor and the oppressed.
- The Idea Of Being Indian (Hindu, Mrinal Miri, Apr 24, 2007)
A critical examination of Golwalkar's thought and his legacy: his conception of Indianness
- Shekhawat Tells Media To Take Up Cases Of Violation Of Constitution (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2007)
"The Constitution has guaranteed the fundamental right to life to all"
- The Uniquely Indian Brand Of Economics (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2007)
During the years of the struggle for independence, there was a debate on whether there was something distinctive called Indian economics or whether it was all economics, but applied to India as to any other country as circumstances
permitted.
- Master Builder (Times of India, Amrith Lal, Apr 22, 2007)
Laurie Baker, who passed away in Thiruvananthapuram a few days ago, is relevant for a world that is threatened by global warming.
- Sex And Sensibility (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 21, 2007)
He was nicknamed a ‘buffalo’. A muscular youth, he became the butt of ridicule in our village when on his first night, his nubile, bleeding bride ran out of his thatched house with thatched walls screaming for life.
- Belief Into Fetish (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Apr 21, 2007)
Of all the Heramba Maitra stories, whether salacious or libellous, the one I like best is about his two small wards who mixed up their tram tickets.
- Lack Of Purpose Delays Polls (Deccan Herald, Ramakrishna Upadhya, Apr 21, 2007)
It is an extraordinary turn of events because the legal pundits say that it is the first time in the history of Karnataka that the elections have been postponed after the election process had been put in motion
- Facts Are Sacred -1 Communal Politics And The British Tilt Towards Muslim League By Khan Abdul Wali Khan (Frontier Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2007)
Although they long consider themselves as of the ruling stock, the Muslims of India had lost effective power to the British.
- Dr Ambedkar Needs A World-Class Biographer (Asian Age, K. Natwar Singh, Apr 19, 2007)
On January 26, 1950, we are going to enter into a life of contradictions. In politics we will have equality and in economic and social life we will have inequality...
- ‘Soft Power’ In Colonial Era (Deccan Herald, G S Bhargava, Apr 18, 2007)
Our freedom movement was accompanied by the struggle for civil rights in the US.
- Tea Gardens Pushing Workers To The Brink (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Apr 18, 2007)
Lack of an alternative livelihood is pushing the workers of West Bengal's closed tea gardens to starvation and death.
- Repackaging Literary Heritage (Tribune, Chetna Keer Banerjee, Apr 18, 2007)
Gone are the days when Wordsworth’s ‘daffodils’ “verily laughed with the wind.” Now, it’s time they “tossed and reeled and danced” to the winds of change. To the beats of rap, to be precise.
- It Will Be End Of The Road For Congress: Mulayam (Hindu, Atiq Khan, Apr 18, 2007)
Says it is a battle between Samajwadi Party and BJP
New political equations emerging at national level
BSP, BJP "dividing society along caste, communal lines"
- My Ganga (Deccan Herald, Christine Krishnasami, Apr 18, 2007)
A search for a canine brought to light the plight of several of them.
- Missing Link (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 17, 2007)
Form is always more important than content in mass politics. The sooner a politician understands this, the faster he finds his role in politics.
- A Gandhi Who Is Not Gandhian Enough (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2007)
Mahatma Gandhi's grandson has turned down an offer to head a university founded by Gandhi, on the grounds that he has not been following one Gandhian principle — 100 per cent use of khadi — mandatory for anyone associated with the institution.
- Terrible Faux Pas (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 17, 2007)
The Prime Minister is welcome to believe, as are other courtiers of the Congress, that Mr Rahul Gandhi is the "future" of India.
- Progressive Writer (Hindu, Sarojini Premchand, Apr 17, 2007)
Harbinger of a new and progressive era in Indian literature, Premchand wholly dedicated his writing to bring about a change in society, especially in the wretched lives of the poor and oppressed.
- Laurie Baker, 1917-2007 (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2007)
Perhaps more than for his architecture, people loved him for his wonderful qualities as a human being. By G. Shankar
- Screening Gods (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2007)
When movies featuring gods and demigods were first screened in rural cinema houses, some from the audience lit camphor and offered puja.
- The All-New Satyagraha Just Put ‘Gandhi In The Pantheon Of Gods’ (Indian Express, Vijay Rana, Apr 16, 2007)
“Hold pleasure and pain, profit and loss, victory and defeat to the same: then brace yourself for the fight. So will you bring no evil on yourself.”
- ‘Muslims Are Worse Off In W Bengal Than In Any Other State, Yet We Don’T Want The Left Govt To Be Voted Out’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 16, 2007)
• Hello, I’m Shekhar Gupta, and welcome to Walk the Talk. I’m in front of Masjid Abdul Nabi, a great Islamic institution, built more than 500 years ago. And my guest this week is a very young maulana, 39-year-old Maulana Mahmood Madani. Welcome to . ..
- Pakistan Resents Rahul's Remarks (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Apr 16, 2007)
Discredit to freedom fighters, says BJP; Should be viewed holistically: Congress
- London Theatre Pays Tribute To Gandhi (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 16, 2007)
The London theatre world is marking the 60th anniversary of India's independence with the revival of an operatic tribute by minimalist composer Philip Glass to "father of the nation" Mahatma Gandhi.
- Leading With Wisdom: Spiritual-Based Leadership In Business (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2007)
Leading with Wisdom portrays an emerging global culture. This path-breaking book offers the experiences and perspectives of 31 top executives from 15 countries in 6 continents.
- Scanning The Past (Telegraph, Malavika Karlekar, Apr 15, 2007)
One of the ‘side effects’, so to say, of the email-and-SMS age is the decline in snail mail or letter-writing in urban areas.
- Building Blocks Of Simplicity (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2007)
Laurie Baker was influenced by Gandhi and applied low cost building techniques in his projects. Sujit Chowdhury profiles the architect genius who passed away recently.
- Sonia Flays Hate Campaign In Mahatma's State (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, Apr 14, 2007)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday flayed the Bharatiya Janata Party Government for taking Mahatma Gandhi's home State in the opposite direction of his cherished dreams.
- Experiments With Truth (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2007)
Currently, Gandhiji seems the centre of all discussions. While Bollywood has brought back the forgotten Gandhigiri right into our midst, there are voluminous works by immediate family revealing unknown facets of the Mahatma.
- Sonia Addresses Massive Rally In Porbandar (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2007)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday said the Narendra Modi government was spreading “poison of hatred” among the people.
- 20-Min Oral Test To Detect Hiv (Singapore Times, Kounteya Sinha, Apr 13, 2007)
A simple 20-minute gum swab test could soon tell you whether you are HIV positive or not.
- Gandhi Combined The Sacred And The Secular (Asian Age, K. Natwar Singh, Apr 13, 2007)
Late last week I was in Nagpur — my first visit to the city. The temperature was 43.5 degrees Celsius. That did not deter me from making a pilgrimage to Sevagram.
- Gandhi Combined The Sacred And The Secular (Asia Times, K. Natwar Singh, Apr 12, 2007)
Late last week I was in Nagpur — my first visit to the city. The temperature was 43.5 degrees Celsius. That did not deter me from making a pilgrimage to Sevagram.
- The Tasks On The Education Front (Hindu, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, Apr 12, 2007)
A system that creates disparities among rich and poor students, and those from urban and rural backgrounds, poses the risk of causing unrest.
- Socially Responsible Investments: Integrating Commerce With Morality (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 11, 2007)
SRI seeks integration of the financial objectives of the investor with his social values and ethical beliefs.
- Make Education Of Masses A Priority (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2007)
The role of education in the progress of a nation can never be over emphasised. Through right kind of education, we can inculcate citizenship values, liberate people from ignorance, empower them with knowledge, information and skills to . . .
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