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Articles 26221 through 26320 of 26855:
- Dissent Over Descent (Hindu, Ian Fisher, Aug 07, 2003)
Mother Teresa has now emerged as yet another strain in the larger tug of war (in the Balkans).
- A Constitution For Europe (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Aug 07, 2003)
The fundamental issue is not as much about technocratic management of the E.U.'s institutions as it is about its very identity. It involves deciding what Europe is, what it aspires to be.
- Because Ayesha’s Consent Matters (Indian Express, Murlidhar C. Chandare, Aug 06, 2003)
Ayesha attended one of the legal awareness camps. She had come with her two young daughters, Amina and Aziza. The speakers had impressed upon the participants that under our Constitution women had equal rights with men.
- A Bonded Solution For Ayodhya (Indian Express, S. C. TALWAR, Aug 06, 2003)
Much has been said and written by religious zealots, including maulvis and mahants; a great deal has been conjured up by politicians; loads have been unleashed by the media, which only knows how to tease a festering sore.
- Domain Name Hindutva (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2003)
Aryavarta reaches Silicon Valley. The saffronised history spawned on innumerable websites by amateur NRI historians may well be the most tangible, if not most agreeable product of India’s globalisation.
- Lost In A Swiss Dream, She Wakes Up To Her Up Village (Indian Express, Amit Sharma, Aug 04, 2003)
After such a long journey, Shezadi Reist has gone back to Switzerland. On Saturday, she boarded a flight from the Babatpur airport in Varanasi along with her husband Stefan, while her family and Madiaon villagers watched.
- Death Bed Bequests (Indian Express, Soli Sorabjee, Aug 03, 2003)
There were times when religion and priests had overpowering influence on people’s lives particularly when a person was dying. Death bed bequests were made under priestly influence for religious and charitable purposes with the expectation of pleasing the
- ‘rituals Can Be Governed By Religion, But Rights Must Be As Per Constitution’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2003)
Can the Deputy PM be treated differently than an ordinary citizen in the court of law? Can’t the Law Ministry or any concerned party place the entire chargesheet as a PIL before the appropriate court? Hasmukh A Mehta Every person irrespective of the
- Mom, Where Are You? Writes V P Singh (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Aug 03, 2003)
Between interludes of dialyses, a poet is discovering his new language. Vishwanath Prathap Singh, after translating images into paintings and poetry in Hindi, is now writing poems in English and plans to publish them soon.
- This Mumbai Got High In City Gutters Last Weekend (Indian Express, Haima Deshpande, Aug 03, 2003)
Hic, hic, hooray. Getting tipsy got official for a weekend. Alcoholic revelry began with city’s tipplers ushering in Gataari last weekend. The motto is to drink until you land up in the gutter, hence the name Gataari.
- Nepal: The Real Hindu Sthan? (Indian Express, Anil Chamadia, Aug 02, 2003)
Which is the state in the world where the ‘one nation, one people, one culture’ weltanschauung of the Hindu rashtra is already in place? To put it more bluntly, which is the state in the world which has made religious conversion an offence and where the
- Sangh Gives Nhrc Its Cec Treatment (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2003)
Just as it had done with the CEC during the polls, the Sangh Parivar slammed the NHRC today, ccusing it of being biased and partisan.
- Codifying Personal Laws (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Aug 01, 2003)
The real controversy is over the codification of `personal laws' based on religion or custom.
- The Power Of Two (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2003)
Om Prakash Chautala's Haryana would perhaps be an unlikely crucible for experiments in social reform. But in demonstrating resolve to adhere to the Haryana Panchayati Raj Act 1994, it could guide the political class in the rest of the country towards a
- Cec Lyngdoh Gets Magsaysay For Standing Up To J&k Militants And Modi (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Jul 31, 2003)
The normally stern James Michael Lyngdoh, who’s preparing to conduct his last elections in November as he demits office of the Chief Election Commissioner in February 2004, was all smiles today when news came in that he had been awarded this year’s Ramon
- ‘i Never Met A Better Improviser Than Johnny’ (Indian Express, ABRAR ALVI, Jul 31, 2003)
I first met Johnny Walker on the sets of Baazi, which featured Guru Dutt, Geeta Bali, Johnny Walker, among others. There was something special about this thin, energetic fellow. His infectious humour, his presence of mind, his great witticism amazed me.
- Voices In The Dark (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Jul 30, 2003)
The Ayodhya Wedge has distorted Hindu-Muslim mutual perception to a degree that presently seems past correction. But is it really so? Has the last decade nullified centuries of mutual appreciation? What are the main points that upset communities about
- Biotechnology In India - Creating A New Market Space (Business Line, Devendra Mishra, Jul 30, 2003)
IN HIS book Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith, wrote that "a true wealth of a nation is measured not by how much gold it possesses but by what it can produce". By this yardstick biotechnology is an unprecedented revolution through which the world's hunger
- Obscuring The Real Issues (Hindu, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jul 30, 2003)
The purpose of law ought to be to expand choice as a means of securing justice and preserving the dignity of the individual. The point is not integration or assimilation.
- Days Before Kumbh, The Site Itself Takes A Royal Dip (Indian Express, Reshma Patil, Jul 29, 2003)
One, two, three...24,000. The city engineers thought they had plotted a watery equation that would win an Archimedes nod of approval.
- ‘true Religion Must Be An Agent Of Peace, Not War’ (Indian Express, Humra Quraishi, Jul 29, 2003)
At a time when religious intolerance seems to be the order of the day, Sudhamahi Regunathan, vice-chancellor of the Jain Vishwa Bharati Institute in Rajasthan, talks to Humra Quraishi about her attempts to preach secularism through a series of lectures
- ‘war Against Terror Cannot Be Won Till Terror Against India Ends Permanently’ (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jul 28, 2003)
US Ambassador to India Robert Blackwill spoke to Shekhar Gupta, Editor-in-chief, The Indian Express, on the security situation in the subcontinent and the rapid advancements in the Indo-US relations. Excerpts from the interview telecast on NDTV 24x7’s ...
- Personal Laws And Common Sense (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2003)
THE SUPREME COURT of India has yet again turned the spotlight, fleetingly, on the issue of evolving a uniform or common civil code. It has regretted that Article 44 of the Constitution "has not been given effect to" by Parliament. Everyone knows ...
- End Game (Indian Express, MATTHEW MCALLESTER, Jul 27, 2003)
Five or six days after US troops seized this city in April, Saddam and his sons, Uday and Qusay, gathered secretly with a handful of aides at a house in Adhamiya. The men were shocked at their defeat. They had not planned for any kind of guerrilla ...
- Bleeding Heart, Jerking Knee (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jul 26, 2003)
In the normal course, the Supreme Court would make news if it came up with a radically new interpretation of the Constitution. This is an unusual occasion when it — in this case, the chief justice himself — has made headlines for merely re-stating one of
- Dangerous Games (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2003)
IN A STATE like Kerala where denominational identities such as caste and religion influence the political discourse substantially, a waspish remark by the Chief Minister, A.K. Antony, to the effect that minority religious groups wield undue clout ...
- Ramzan, Radha And Ram (Indian Express, JAYA RAMANATHAN, Jul 24, 2003)
This is not an exotic story of the bold and beautiful, but an everyday tale of commonplace people like you and me. Of people who are in their own manner very God-fearing and ritualistic but at the same time put into practice the basic tenets of what every
- Kerala’s Minority: Secularists (Indian Express, V K MADHAVAN KUTTY, Jul 24, 2003)
Not one political party in Kerala has the right to point fingers at any party. Every one of them has succumbed to various pressures to gain power or stay in power. This process has made communalism in the state grow from strength to strength. In fact ...
- Sc Stirs The Pot Again: ‘govt Still Hasn’t Set Up Uniform Civil Code’ (Indian Express, Manoj Mitta, Jul 24, 2003)
The last time the Supreme Court said something like this, it had to promptly clarify that it was a mere observation, not a direction. Once again, the Supreme Court has come out in favour of a uniform civil code in the country—meaning, a law common to all
- When Boundaries Cease To Matter (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jul 23, 2003)
INDIANS and Pakistanis who are susceptible to their respective governments' propaganda machinery develop an unexplained, unjustified antagonism, if not plain hatred and mistrust, for the people of the neighbouring country. This mistrust takes myriad forms
- A National, Not Communal, Issue (Indian Express, Gopal Krishna Agarwal, Jul 23, 2003)
The Ramjanambhoomi issue is not a religious but a political issue. The moment we consider it a religious matter, it becomes a conflict between Hindus and Muslims. Hindu philosophy talks of God being universal, omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent.
- Teacher, Preacher And Geneticist (Business Line, Vanitha Srinivasan, Jul 22, 2003)
HEREDITY matters. If it were not so, there would be no arranged marriages, no patricians and plebeians, no apartheid and no ethnic cleansing. While others were debating how traits were inherited, some arguing that the father was the sole donor and the ...
- Bitter Lessons Mar Dargah’s New Chapter (Indian Express, Anuradha Nagaraj, Jul 21, 2003)
Religion has never come in the way of the throng that visits the Ajmer dargah daily. Not just the tourists but thousands of people come here to bow their heads in reverence and get their wishes fulfilled. But now those who look after the daily affairs of
- From Palampur To Raipur (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 21, 2003)
THE SOUND BITES heard from the Bharatiya Janata Party's National Executive at Raipur confirm the suspicion of its friends and foes alike: the party remains hopelessly enthralled by its own too-clever-by-half devices and formulations. The ...
- Look What Best Bakery Judge Also Dished Out (Indian Express, Manoj Mitta, Jul 20, 2003)
In his not-guilty verdict, he blames British ‘divide and rule,’ links job reservations to communal riots, points to Parsis as model minority.
- ‘cricket Is A Religion, But Tennis Is Gaining Ground Too’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2003)
Indian tennis players are still unable to win a Singles title. In your opinion, what has prevented them from breaking the glass ceiling? Subhash Samuel
It’s only recently that tennis is gaining real popularity in India. We have won Singles’ titles,
- Qayamat’s Day Of Judgement (Indian Express, Mohammed Wajihuddin, Jul 18, 2003)
Want to know the mind of Indian Muslims? Turn to Bollywood. It will tell you, in its own “innovative” style, why most Indian Muslims are Pakistanis at heart. Or how they readily agree to be hirelings of the ISI. Painting Indian Muslims as fanatics, go
- Criminal Justice Reviewed (Hindu, K N Bhat, Jul 18, 2003)
The core philosophy behind the Malimath Committee's recommendation is that the criminal justice system should aim at finding out the truth.
- Shred The Women’s Bill (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2003)
As a catalyst for exchanging political niceties it is brilliant. With one election after another clogging up the calendar, political parties are perpetually in campaign mode. There is hardly any issue of national import on which they can conduct a civil
- Anandamayee Ma’s Love (Indian Express, P. K. BOSE , Jul 17, 2003)
The 107th birth anniversary of Sri Ma Anandamayee (who preached spiritualism of the highest order, showering love and compassion upon rich and poor, irrespective of caste, creed, colour and religion, from 1896 to 1982) was celebrated recently at her
- Save Hinduism From Hindus (Indian Express, KAUSHIK BASU, Jul 15, 2003)
Besides being morally wrong, events like Babri Masjid demolition, Gujarat riots harm Hinduism itself
- Ship Of State Sails On Mirage, Drowns In Sand (Indian Express, P. Chidambaram, Jul 13, 2003)
Unlike the Catholic faith, Hinduism does not have a Pope. Nor is there the equivalent of a parish or a jamaat. The practice of Hinduism can be a very private affair. Alternatively, it can also be a very public matter. Witness the number of people who are
- Demographic Demonology (Telegraph, Ambrose Pinto , Jul 10, 2003)
Spectres of demographic pollution and inundation inhabit all modern right-wing ideologies. They kindle fears of conversion, miscegenation, the blurring of identities and, above all, in a democratic age where numbers matter in politics, the swamping of ...
- The Failed Seer (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jul 08, 2003)
As the latest round of exchanges between the Muslim Personal Law Board and the Kanchi sankaracharya head towards yet another stalemate over Ayodhya, there is a great sense of foreboding about the implications these exchanges have for Indian politics. An
- Bali High (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jul 05, 2003)
The Temple of Segara Amrta on the ocean’s edge is a reminder that the Bharatiya Janata Party might fumble at the hustings and Nepal teeter on the edge of chaos, but Hinduism is alive and well on the island that Jawaharlal Nehru called “the morning of the
- Importance Where It Is Due (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2003)
Through participation and engagement at early ages in issues that concern children — far from promoting anarchy or disrespect for authority, or undermining parental authority — we see a generation of young people who are more respectful and concerned ...
- Close Your Eyes With Holy Dread (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Jun 28, 2003)
In his Life of Pi, Yann Martel has a lot to say about how to survive when ship-wrecked on the open seas. He was transporting a part of his zoo at Pondicherry to Canada when their ship ran into inclement weather and sank. Just in time, the crew were able
- Let’s Take A Bet (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Jun 21, 2003)
When I first went to England in 1934, I ran into a young Sikh about my age who was staying in the gurdwara in Shepherds Bush (London) and getting two meals a day free of charge. Though he had only passed his matriculation examination, he was known as
- Singing True (Telegraph, Ambrose Pinto , Jun 20, 2003)
Despite being very open and receptive human beings, the bauls of Bengal have always lived as a unique community in their placid corners. They wear rag-patches sewn onto their robes and their actions and beliefs also reflect a colourful mixture of opinions
- To Live By The Scripture (Telegraph, Ambrose Pinto , Jun 20, 2003)
This book is a thoroughly researched work on the making of the Adi Granth. Gurindra Singh Mann has explored all available sources, both old and new, to trace the evolution of the Granth from its genesis to its culmination in the Guru Granth Sahib. All the
- Our Bowl, Their Pot (Telegraph, GITHA HARIHARAN, Jun 15, 2003)
We don’t have to look for inspiration elsewhere, at the American melting pot, for example, with its reluctant multiculturalism. We have our own overflowing, piquant salad bowl. Our biggest strength is the Great Indian Experiment, a unique experiment in
- Careful Communities (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2003)
What Indian children need is a strong consensus from all communities that will eliminate the religion-specific nature of adoption laws It is a sad state of affairs when a country full of orphans does not have a uniformly applicable adoption law...
- No Reason To Get Smug (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, Jun 11, 2003)
The Left Front, particularly the Communist Party of India (Marxist), must be feeling very pleased with itself after the panchayat elections, not only because of the results but also because of the fact that they were held at all. The preceding weeks of
- Mad As A Hater (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2003)
The politics of hate is never far from insanity. When that kind of politics tries to draw blood from false religion, it becomes a sure recipe for disaster. The general secretary of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Mr Praveen Togadia, has offered one such ...
- Changing Face Of Diplomacy (Upendra Choudhury) (Business Line, Upendra Choudhury, Jun 10, 2003)
The growing interest in economic diplomacy stems from increasing liberalisation and globalisation, as well as the growth of regional trading blocs.
- First Operational Gslv Flight By Mid-2004 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2003)
In a significant statement, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee today asked political parties and leaders to stay away from the Ayodhya issue so that the "lingering" . . .
- Keep Off Ayodhya, Pm Tells Parties (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2003)
In a significant statement, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee today asked political parties and leaders to stay away from the Ayodhya issue so that the "lingering" dispute could be resolved early through talks between representatives of Hindus and. . .
- Build Bridges (For Communal Harmony) (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2003)
The manner in which a minor altercation between two individuals sparked off communal riots in Hyderabad is worrying.
- The General’S Musharraf) Problems (M B Naqvi) (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Jun 08, 2003)
After getting himself elected as Pakistan’s President, amending the Constitution and holding a bogus election, General Musharraf should have been firmly in the saddle of power. But, his troubles are only beginning
- Seriously Trivial (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Jun 07, 2003)
We Indians have a penchant for making trivia into issues of national importance: baat ka batangar, making mountains of molehills. The latest example is the hoo-ha being made over conversions from one religion to another. Whose business is it save of the
- Bird’s Eye View Of A Community (Telegraph, SHAMS AFIF SIDDIQI , Jun 06, 2003)
Indian Muslims have attracted a lot of attention since Partition. And the curiosity has not always been directed at their professed religion. All that however has not really helped the ordinary Muslim in India who remains as confused about himself as ...
- Restoring Splendour (Shankar Bennur) (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2003)
Work on the relocation of the Gopalakrishnaswamy Temple at the Krishnarajasagar Dam near Mysore is going on briskly.
SHANKAR BENNUR visits the site
- Dr Gangadhara Swamiji On A Less Trodden Path (Shyam Vattam) (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2003)
A few years ago, when communal clashes erupted in Hubli City the police found it hard to control the situation.
- Appreciating All Efforts To Control The Disease (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2003)
Emphasizing the special contribution of nongovernmental organizations and other members of civil society not affiliated with the tobacco industry, including health professional bodies, women’s, youth, environmental and consumer groups, and academic and
- M&m: Upbeat On Future Prospects (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2003)
AT a post-FY03 results meeting with analysts here today the top brass of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (M&M), manufacturers of the Scorpio sports utility vehicle, maintained there is a future to be had as an independent small automobile company.
- Kalatheeswarar Temple Kumbabishekam On June 11 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2003)
Pondicherry June 2 . Arrangements are in top gear to hold the jeernodharana ashtabandhana maha Kumbabishekam of the Kalatheeswarar temple on June 11.
- Protecting Kids From Peak-Hour Traffic (Hindu, Anil Sastry, Jun 03, 2003)
Bangalore June 2. Imagine this situation: about five lakh vehicles, including school buses, transporting 11 lakh schoolchildren, are off the roads during peak hours, starting 8.30 a.m.
- Franklin Templeton Shuffles Top-Brass (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2003)
Franklin Templeton Investments is overhauling its marketing set-up by changing key positions and selecting a new national sales head.
- Savarkar’s Trap (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jun 01, 2003)
I recently had occasion to reread V.D. Savarkar’s little book, Hindutva. I had always thought that its conception of the Indian nation was singularly unappealing and untenable, and liable to produce all kinds of adverse consequences for India’s pluralism
- Jayalalithaa: In The Eye Of Another Storm (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jul 11, 2002)
THE Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms J. Jayalalithaa, is right back at the centre of another political controversy. Her government has invoked POTA (Prevention of Terrorism Act) to arrest eight MDMK functionaries for their utterances eulogising the LTTE.
- The Next President (Hindu, S. Varadan, Jul 11, 2002)
THE WAY our political parties and their leaders went about the task of choosing a candidate for the office of the President of India does not do any credit to them.
- Cosmology In Rigveda -- The Third Premise (Hindu, PATRIZIA NORELLI-BACHELET, Jul 11, 2002)
History is indeed recorded in the Rigveda, as well as in the Epics, but one has to use correct cosmic formulas to make this discovery, bearing in mind that the ancients were not at all concerned with keeping records for posterity as we do today.
- Not A Bridge Too Far (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Jul 11, 2002)
Once a feasibility report is made and accepted by India and Sri Lanka, the exciting possibility of a road link between the two countries might come true. And it might come about in five years at an estimated cost of Rs 3,000 crores.
- Time For A Reality Check (Hindu, Asma Khan, Jul 11, 2002)
Kashmir is back on the world consciousness and is the focus of major world powers. This is a welcome albeit late development; nonetheless, it encompasses great scope for ending the protracted impasse in Kashmir.
- Yawn! (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Jul 11, 2002)
The paucity of talent at his disposal and internal contradictions that have plagued him from the very beginning have made a mess of Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee’s promise of a "new, improved look" to his Union Cabinet.
- Partition Revisited (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Jul 11, 2002)
Gone is the surreptitious manner in which the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh had been projecting trifurcation of Kashmir in the past.
- Letting Kashmir Simmer (National Post, Editorial, National Post, Jul 08, 2002)
Following a brief period of what seemed like progress, relations between India and Pakistan over Kashmir have returned to their normal state of brewing animosity.
- The Moderate Deputy Pm (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Jul 06, 2002)
As reshuffles go, it is hard to deny that last week’s effort was a bit of a dud.
- Nuclear Brinkmanship (Providence Journal, Editorial, Providence Journal, Jun 03, 2002)
A nuclear war between India and Pakistan could cost 10 million lives or more. Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf engages in such provocative activities as testing missiles and implying that his nation might use nuclear weapons first.
- Nuclear High-Wire Act (Washington Times, Jed Babin, May 30, 2002)
Some wars are avoidable. It appears that the coming war between India and Pakistan over the disputed Kashmir region is not. We may not be able to act soon enough to stop war from breaking out, but we must take action to prevent nuclear escalation.
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