The Stalwart, Present Continuous
A torchbearer of the
Banaras baja, Pandit Kishan Maharaj talks about his forthcoming
concerts and a lot else.
'The Grameen Bank Won It'
When Bangladeshi economist Dr Muhammad
Yunus, popularly known as the "banker
to the poor", began to think of ways
to change the financial status of the
poor in the impoverished village of
Jobra in Bangladesh, little did he or
the villagers know that they
Q&a: 'New Delhi Has Ignored Our
Peaceful Struggle'
Gandhigiri may have captured the
imagination of the people, but the
government of
India
has refused to engage with Irom
Sharmila's epic struggle for justice.
Small Steps, Big Goal
Interview with Raman Singh, Chief
Minister of Chhattisgarh.
Q&a: 'Change Policies, We'll Beat
China'
Sivakasi, a town in southern Tamil
Nadu, is described as India's cracker
capital. It was also notorious for
employing children among the workforce
. A P Selvaraj , president, Tamil Nadu
Fireworks and Amorces . . .
‘Globalisation Has Changed From Being
A Cost Game To A Business Strategy’
Thomas A Stewart, Editor and Managing
Director of Harvard Business Review
South Asia Edition, handles business
thought and gastronomy with equal
finesse.
‘I Make Films Which Entertain But
Break The Rules’
Our filmmakers, who are given a
platform, don’t stop talking. If I
approach a film with the idea that I
will teach the audiences something, it
is the worst approach. In two hours,
if you give Rs 50-100 and get its
worth, that’s enough.
Q&a: 'Afzal's Execution May Inspire
Youth To Take Up Arms'
Jklf chief Yasin Malik was in Delhi
for two weeks to build a campaign
against the execution of Mohammad
Afzal slated for October 20.
'The Us Is Really Stupid'
In the fourth part of her interview,
Sarah Chayes, author of The Punishment
of Virtue: Inside Afghanistan After
the Taliban, says that the American
government, is in way over its head in
Afghanistan.
Beyond Barak
The full transcript of BBC Hindi
special programme Aapki Baat BBC Ke
Saath with former chief of Indian Navy
Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat and Digvijay
Singh, senior leader of Janata Dal
(United) & a close aide of former
Defence Minister George Fernandes.
But I Am An Artist, I Aspire To Be An
Artist’
The three most important things to
remember about the new Nobel laureate
in literature, Orhan Pamuk, are
location, location, location.
‘I Want To Come Out Of College At The
Age Of Eighty And Say . . .
He’s been called the Bad Boy of
Bollywood’s reigning Khan trinity.
Salman Khan talks to Shekhar Gupta,
Editor-in-Chief,The Indian Express, on
NDTV’s Walk The Talk programme, about
weathering the cases and
controversies, his kind of films, and
being . . .
`I'm Questioning Several Tenets Of
Economics'
Micro credit not moving in India: Prof
Yunus.
‘Kalam Will Ignite More Minds As A
Teacher’
We produced two Noble Laureates in
Physics but no one is taking to
science.
Corrupt Officers Must Be Punished:
Nanda
Tackling corruption has been a big
challenge for Mr Gopal Chandra Nanda,
Director-General of Police
(Vigilance), Orissa. He is indeed a
crusader against corruption.
'Washed Robusta Market The Target'
He’s the government’s man overseeing
the coffee sector which has just been
through a four-year low, and now, at a
time when biggies the likes of
StarBucks and Costa Coffee are
knocking on the doors. But Coffee
Board chairman G V Krishna Rau is . .
.
Irish Nappy-Grappler Heading For Jumbo
Success
Madcap Irishman Colin Carroll is
battling outrageous odds in his
death-defying quest to add sumo glory
to his other world title -- in
elephant polo.
Q&a: 'We Are Fighting A Losing Battle'
Spicmacay's annual celebration of
Indian cultural heritage, Viraasat, is
on in the capital. The series of
concerts, dance performances, film
screenings and workshops showcases
some of our finest maestros.
‘To Protect The Dignity Of The Poor,
Give Them Credit Not Charity’
The winner of this year’s Nobel Peace
Prize, Muhammad Yunus, is a familiar
name and face in India.
‘Religion Is No Instant Soup’
Rev Dr Hans Ucko, Chief of the
Inter-Religious Affairs and Dialogue
Division, World Council of Churches (WCC-Geneva)
will deliver the Rev Dr Stanley
Samartha Memorial Lecture-2006 on
October 16.
"Kiran Has A Clear Vision Of Life"
"There is no sentimentality. There is
no hypocrisy. She is honest. She sees
the complexity of life," saysAnita
Desai.
'Culture Means A Mix Of Things From
Other Sources'
'And my town,
Istanbul,
was this kind of mix. Istanbul, in
fact, and my work, is a testimony to
the fact that East and West combine
cultural gracefully, or sometimes in
an anarchic way, came together, and
that is what we should search for'.
'Poverty ... Is An Artificial
Creation'
'It doesn't belong to human
civilization, and we can change that,
we can make people come out of poverty
... the only thing we have to do is to
redesign our institutions and
policies, and there will be no people
who will be suffering from poverty'
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