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- ‘Rss View Of Hindu Rashtra An Anachronism’ (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 04, 2007)
Jyotirmaya Sharma, author of `Terrifying Vision', a book about MS Golwalkar of the RSS, in an interview with Deepak K Upreti of the Deccan Herald comments on the controversial legacy of the leader.
- Kingdom Of Knowledge Remains (Pioneer, Karan Singh, Apr 02, 2007)
The pictorial biography under review opens with an endearing quote from Karan Singh himself. "My life seems to fall into 18-year modules.
- Integration Of The Sacred And The Secular (Hindu, Prema Nandakumar , Mar 06, 2007)
One needs intelligence to understand a word but one must perform tapasya to understand the word.
- Hinduism Is Universal (Pioneer, MV Kamath, Mar 04, 2007)
It is not facetious to say that if there is one book that all 'secularists' must read, it is Fundamentalism Versus Hinduism. They might thereafter get better educated and use words like secularism, fundamentalism, communalism a bit more carefully.
- Finnish Nod For Aurobindo Unit (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2007)
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd has announced that NAM (National Agency for Medicines), Finland has given the go-ahead for the manufacture of Cefuroxime injectable 750 mg and 1,500 mg at its Unit-VI facility in Chitkul village of Medak district.
- The Mother (Hindu, Prema Nandakumar , Feb 27, 2007)
She was born Mirra Alfassa in France in an affluent family, was drawn to Eastern religions, came to Puducherry in 1914, met Sri Aurobindo and collaborated with him in the yoga of transformation.
- Journey Towards Self-Discovery (Hindu, SHALINI UMACHANDRAN, Feb 20, 2007)
Rising above the everyday and discovering the interrelatedness of life is a trifle difficult; so handy guides on the subject are always welcome for those who are on such quests.
- Genius With Relevance (Pioneer, Rakesh Sinha , Feb 18, 2007)
At the conclusion of the birth centenary celebrations of MS Golwalkar, it's time to take his message into the new century
- Bordering On Integration (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Feb 09, 2007)
Some years back Tata Steel ran a creative ad campaign with a cryptic slogan: ‘We also make steel’.
- A Peek Into The World Of The "Statesman Of The World" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2007)
An exhibition offering a peek into the extraordinary life and achievements of a Frenchman whom U.S. President John F. Kennedy once referred to as a "statesman of the world'' has been mounted in Delhi.
- When Silence Becomes The Medium Of Profundity (Times of India, Pranav Khullar, Jan 18, 2007)
Seers in the subcontinent have laid great emphasis on the concept of mauna as an ideal trigger for introspection and reflection.
- Memories In A Cathedral (Indian Express, Jamila Verghese, Jan 16, 2007)
It was in the early 1910s. Delhi had just been proclaimed India’s future capital. Reverend T.R. Dixon was appointed chaplain of a new cathedral to be built there.
- Abiding Faith (Hindu, SACHIDANANDA MOHANTY , Jan 07, 2007)
Manoj Das, eminent author, talks about his work and the place of a writer in an era of cultural globalisation.
- Police Chief Leads From Front To Keep Hawk Eye On Night Revellers (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2007)
As Delhi celebrated the arrival of 2007 with zest, the city also witnessed probably the most comprehensive security bandobust in recent times.
- Ashrams Are Forever (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Dec 26, 2006)
As a child, my parents took me to many ashrams. I have fond memories of watching The Mother playing tennis at Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry, of the smell of freshly baked brown bread and of witnessing the table football game there.
- Tinsel Role Models (Pioneer, S Gurumurthy , Dec 08, 2006)
A society that idolises silver screen and idiot box icons is intellectually challenged, says S Gurumurthy.
- Your Own Divided Face (Telegraph, AMIT CHAUDHURI, Nov 22, 2006)
Some time after the demo, Kolatkar, in December 1973, began to write Jejuri.
- Free Will And Fate Are Not Mutually Exclusive (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 13, 2006)
Free will relates to our exercise of will while performing actions in the present whereas fate is the sum total of the effect of past actions which influence our present life.
- An Ode To Lg (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 09, 2006)
D day was drawing closer. Ma and Papa were going to complete 50 years of conjugal bliss and togetherness.
- Encore Kolkata! (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Nov 06, 2006)
For some 30 years, Calcutta, to any observant eye, seemed to illustrate all that was dismal and disappointing about Indian capitalism, a metropolis forever awash in twilight grey, grime-ridden and poorly lit, with sad and tired faces looking at . . .
- Decolonising Our Education Process (Deccan Herald, Avijit Pathak, Oct 31, 2006)
A truly mature world is one in which diverse cultures and traditions of learning prevail.
- Stressed Soldiers (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 31, 2006)
Soldiers need to be trained to manage stress.
- What’S Nectar For Secular Us Is Toxin For Secular India! (New Indian Express, S Gurumurthy , Oct 27, 2006)
Just a century ago, Max Weber, declared that the Hindus and Buddhists remain backward because they believed in their ancient, faulty faiths!
- To The Mountain Of The Gods (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
Adi Kailash is practically a replica of the Manasarovar
- The Sad Realities (Daily Excelsior, Sweta Patwardhan, Oct 18, 2006)
Cutting across the party lines 35 women MPs have written to prime minister Manmohan Singh and the Congress President, Mrs. Sonia Gandhi that the 33 per cent reservations for them in Parliament and States assemblies should be passed during the . . .
- A Spectacle Beyond Narration (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
Surmounting a summit requires grit and gumption, finds out SONITA KATARIA on her way to Adi Kailash.
- Afterlife Of Sherlock Holmes (Hindu, MEENAKSHI MUKHERJEE, Oct 03, 2006)
Both the books are playful and ingenuous pastiches, recreating familiar voices from the past.
- Sallekhana And Suicide (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Oct 03, 2006)
Jains who have compromised their spiritual honour by demanding minority status must explain why 'fellow minorities' did not support 'Jain personal law' when two women recently undertook 'sallekhana', one of whom is alive at the time of writing this piece.
- Durgashtami Today (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 30, 2006)
Durgashtami Today
The Primordial Power
is ever at play. She is
creating, preserving, and
destroying in play, as it were.
- Timber Classics (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
The extraordinarily beautiful wooden temples spread across Kerala reflect a great simplicity of form.
- Comic Relief (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 19, 2006)
Nothing in life is more worthy than your laughter. Never lose it. Events come and go. Some are pleasant, and others, unpleasant. There is some area deep in you that is left untouched. Hold on to what is untouched. Then you will be able to keep laughing.
- Picture Of Society (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 10, 2006)
Sir, ~ Apropos of your editorial “Lingua franca” (4 September), it is unfortunate that the BJP made a fuss in Parliament over the use of slang, namely, chamar, bhangi, chokri, in Hindi textbooks published by NCERT.
- Unsung Hero In A Time Warp (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 08, 2006)
At a time when the nation is going to celebrate the 150th anniversary of First War of Independence of 1857 next year, it is propitious to remember the sacrifices of martyrs of the freedom struggle. Jatindranath Mukherjee, popularly known as Bagha . . .
- Vande Mataram (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 07, 2006)
"Vande Mataram, sujalam, suphalam, malayajasshitatalam, sasyashyamalaam, mataram, shubhrajyotsana pulakitayaminim, phullakusumita drumadala shobhinim, suhasininm sumadhura . . .
- Song Sung Blue (Indian Express, Asif Jalal, Sep 05, 2006)
The Centre’s directive to celebrate the centenary of Vande Mataram on September 7, by having it sung in all educational institutions, has unfortunately stoked a controversy. As usual, those who see themselves as the keepers of . . .
- Lingua Franca (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 04, 2006)
And a committee too many
The repeated formation of textbook review committees, depending on the political colour of the ruling dispensation, would have been a farcical exercise were it not fraught with serious implications for the student.
- Pharma Firms Can Reap $2b From Aids, Tb (Times of India, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 26, 2006)
The global emergence and resurgence of epidemics such as AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria is expected to translate into a $2 billion opportunity for Indian generic players, particularly early movers such as Cipla, Aurobindo and Lupin.
- Five Lives Of Vande Mataram (Indian Express, Sabyasachi Bhattacharya, Aug 24, 2006)
The appropriation of cultural creations for political purposes may be inevitable, but it should not happen in a state of arrogant ignorance.
- Free Will And Fate Are Not Two But One (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Free will and fate are called two legs one walks on.
- Intelligent Living (Hindu, Prema Nandakumar , Aug 08, 2006)
Discovering Love, Successful Living: Rs. 225. The above books are authored by Swami Dayananda Saraswati and published by Arsha Vidya Centre, 32/4, `Srinidhi' Apartments, III Floor, Sir Desika Road, Mylapore, Chennai-600004.
- In Memoriam: Nandini Satpathy (Indian Express, Inder Malhotra, Aug 07, 2006)
For many years until the rather terse announcement of her death on Friday, few outside Orissa had thought or heard of Nandini Satpathy, at one time a woman of power and glory in both New Delhi and Bhubaneswar.
- Spirituality Knows No Gender (Deccan Herald, Lata Ramaswamy, Aug 01, 2006)
Discussing the furore over Dan Brown’s book recently in Deccan Herald, Valson Thampu asked whether one should “feel so embarrassed that Jesus loved a woman.”
- Pondicherry Plans To Tap E-Learning For Toning Up School Education (Hindu, S. Nadarajan, Jul 27, 2006)
Infrastructure development to get priority; orientation courses for teachers planned
- Ensuring Elementary Education For All (Hindu, Krishna Kumar, Jul 27, 2006)
Indian society regards children not as a collective responsibility but as a parental burden. Few realise that the nation loses when children do not attend school.
- Claptrap Of The Politician (Statesman, Jagmohan , Jul 25, 2006)
Few of us realise that the issue of illegal constructions and conversion of properties in Delhi is not merely one of civic governance; it extends to a much larger realm of constitutional morality and the way our democracy is functioning in practice.
- Travelling With God (Deccan Herald, AMBIKA ANANTH, Jul 23, 2006)
The book acts as a travel guide, with a spiritual perspective adding flavour to its content.
- World Of Political Untouchables (Pioneer, S Gurumurthy , Jul 17, 2006)
Although social divides in India are crumbling, political inequality is thriving as never before, says S Gurumurthy.
- Dharma Of Money (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Jul 10, 2006)
What is harder — to create wealth or to give it away? The desire for wealth is really a desire to get into the flow of what Sri Aurobindo defined as the Money Force.
- Indian Companies' Investment In U.K. Doubles To $2 B (Hindu, N. Ravi Kumar, Jul 06, 2006)
South Indian cos. account for 30 p.c. of the investment decisions
Third largest investor next only to U.S. and Japan
ICT companies dominate with 26 projects
- Is Education For All Still A Mirage? (Hindu, S.S.RAJAGOPALAN, Jul 04, 2006)
It provides essential data to review the progress made so far in the sarvasiksha Abhiyan scheme.
- Aurobindo: Wonder Formula (Business Standard, Niraj Bhatt, Jun 30, 2006)
Aurobindo Pharma recorded an impressive 592 per cent y-o-y in operating profit to Rs 71.58 crore in the March 2006 quarter compared with 62.1 per cent growth in net sales.
- Two Flavours Of Nationalism (Hindu, INDIVAR KAMTEKAR, Jun 18, 2006)
A visit to Jallianwala Bagh and Wagah raises questions about the transformation of national feeling in India.
- Contemporary Indian Philosophy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2006)
Surveys Indian philosophy both within the discipline and outside it.
- An Aesthete’S Call To Art (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Beneath the medical details, this is an uplifting tale of a young doctor’s dream of returning to her village to care for patients there.
- Is Education For All A Chimera? (Hindu, S.S.RAJAGOPALAN, May 09, 2006)
Offers insight into the primary education schene in the whole country.
- 1990 Revisited (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Apr 15, 2006)
Mr Vishwanath Pratap Singh, then Prime Minister of India, announced in Parliament the Union Government's decision to reserve 27 per cent of all jobs in Central Government offices and establishments and central public sector undertakings for . . .
- Will Congress Survive As Fiefdom Of Gandhi Dynasty? (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Apr 12, 2006)
On the last day of his life Mahatama Gandhi wrote a will wanting the Congress to be dissolved. In his view it was a movement not a political outfit to govern the country. Alive, he would have destroyed it.
- Trust & Hope (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 29, 2006)
Those who believe in Him get to the gate of salvation. Those who believe in Him are saved with their kin.
- Enduring Cultural Traditions Of India (Hindu, Prema Nandakumar , Feb 28, 2006)
Reinterpretation of India's cultural heritage for the modern youth
- Sri Aurobindo On Speech (Hindu, GODAVARISHA MISHRA, Feb 21, 2006)
Sri Aurobindo on the origin of human speech by analysing Sanskrit language
- Folly, Knavery And Charlatanry (Deccan Herald, Prema Nandakumar , Jan 22, 2006)
With sizzlers at regular intervals in the book, E N Rammohan has quite a literary flair for a man of action.
- Embodiment Of Grace (Hindu, Prema Nandakumar , Jan 17, 2006)
Three flames illumined the spaces of the world from India in the 20th Century. Two of them, Ramana Maharshi and Sri Aurobindo, withdrew to the Home of Light in 1950; Mahaswami of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam continued to remain in the physical for nearly . . .
- To One Who Outmeasures Space, Outlasts Time (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Jan 01, 2006)
The new millennium’s fifth year is behind us, and the sixth has arrived — although late by a billion nanoseconds. It’s time to muse, well, on time itself. We say that 2005 has joined the Past and 2006, which was in the womb of the Future until yesterday,
- The Divine Mother (Hindu, K. S. Parthasarathy, Dec 27, 2005)
Ko. Chennabasappa; Pub. by Karnataka Nilayam Trust, Pondicherry. Rs. 50.
- Doll That Spreads Smiles (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
She is just a little doll, but the hope she spreads is no child’s play. Arathi Menon writes about the cute and colourful Tsunamika who is giving cheer to those who need it most — the victims of tsunami.
- A Healing Touch (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 25, 2005)
Two senior monks of the Ramakrishna Order hung a portrait of Mother Sarada in the West Bengal Assembly recently in the presence of legislators from all parties. It was noticed by only a few. But was it a minor event in a House that has seen political....
- I Have My Heroes, Therefore I’M Bengali (Indian Express, VICTOR BANERJEE, Dec 24, 2005)
Bullshit is unavoidable whenever circumstances require someone to talk without knowing what he is talking about.
- Hundred Years Of The Andamans Cellular Jail (Hindu, Ram Kapse, Dec 21, 2005)
It has been a long journey for the Cellular Jail — from a torture machine to a National Memorial, from a dreaded prison to a place of pilgrimage.
- From The Blurb (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Traditional Wisdom in Natural Resource Management - The Only Way to Conserve: Pub. by Rural Litigation & Entitlement Kendra; 68/1, Suryalok Colony, Rajpur Road, Dehra Dun, Uttaranchal. Rs. 395.
- Bengaluru, Not Bangalore (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , Dec 19, 2005)
In the process of renaming cities, how far back can we go down the lanes of history, wonders K Govindan Kutty
- Time For Reality Check (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
Lipitor ruling will correct other pharma stocks
The Delaware court's judgment against Ranbaxy Laboratories in the Lipitor case saw patent holder Pfizer's scrip jump 10% in New York.
- Building An Ugly India (Hindustan Times, Gautam Bhatia, Dec 18, 2005)
If you take the subway downtown to the Brooklyn Bridge stop in New York, it is very likely that you’ll be mesmerised by your very first sight out of the subway tunnel.
- Interpretation Of The Gita (Hindu, R. GOPALAKRISHNAN, Dec 06, 2005)
Presents the entire gamut of the Vedantic interpretations of the Gita
- A Gandhian Committed To Women's Cause (Hindu, V. Parukutty Amma, Dec 04, 2005)
She is a Gandhian, biographer, painter and woman of strong political conviction committed to women's cause. In conversation withMaleeha Raghaviah
- Trials As Political Action (Hindu, PARVATHI MENON, Nov 01, 2005)
Lessons from the legal legacy of the freedom struggle focussing on the important political trials
- Debunking Enlightenment (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 23, 2005)
The book, which rejects outright all matters spiritual, is not for those whose sensibilities get offended easily.
- Pm Gives Credit Where It Is Due (Tribune, Kishore Gandhi, Aug 28, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s presentation at Oxford raised many a storm in the academic tea cup of India International Centre, New Delhi. Among others, the Cambridge celebrity, Khushwant Singh,
- Managers Have To Resolve The Ethical Debate And Take Decisions (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 25, 2005)
Tapping into the `the world's second largest collection of decision-oriented, field-based business cases' of Ivey Business School, here's David J. Sharp's Cases in Business Ethics, from Sage
- Who Approves Seven Indian Aids Drugs (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 20, 2005)
The UN health agency today said it has reinstated seven Indian-made generic drugs to its list of approved HIV/AIDS medicines for use in developing countries after the manufacturer was able to prove they were the same as the patented versions.
- Reviving An Ancient Language (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2005)
Samskrita Bharathi is continually making efforts to reintroduce Sanskrit in Indian communities over which its hold is fast loosening, writes S RADHA PRATHI
- Home Of Nepal’S Ranas (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2005)
The Aurobindo Bhavan on Gangadhar Chetty Road is an unusual edifice built with no specific style of architecture.
- The Situation Must Be Met (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jun 19, 2005)
We returned to Calcutta on Direct Action Day, August 16, 1946.
- A Bunch Of Old Letters — An Introduction (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 29, 2005)
Penguin India is republishing in May 2005 a remarkable collection of letters selected and edited by Jawaharlal Nehru and first published by Asia Publishing House in 1958.
- Elephant And Dragon: Competing To Co-Operate (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Apr 25, 2005)
THE recently concluded four-day visit of the Chinese Premier, Mr Wan Jiabao, to India has taken the bilateral relationship between the two countries to a new high as they have agreed to forge a new "strategic co-operative partnership."
- The Gentleman Teacher (Hindu, N. MANU CHAKRAVARTHY, Apr 22, 2005)
TRIBUTE C.D. Narasimhaiah, one of the finest English teachers of the State, who passed away recently, believed that the university was the centre of consciousness in the modern world
- The Importance Of Subliminal Self (Deccan Herald, N SHAKUNTALA MANAY, Feb 15, 2005)
In Aurobindo’s writing, ‘consciousness’ is a key word which is frequently used. This is a self-aware force of existence. It refers to a wakeful awareness of a dynamic creative energy.
- Treatment Travails (Hindu, Ramya Kannan , Dec 05, 2004)
Accessibility and affordability of the drugs to treat HIV/AIDS are a major issue
- Trials Of A Pioneer (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Nov 19, 2004)
Monastic intrigues have been a source of macabre fascination for the laity. From Umberto Eco’s Name of the Rose to Dan Brown’s best-selling
- The Partition Controversy (Tribune, V. N. Datta, Nov 05, 2004)
This refers to Anita Inder Singh's two articles, which focus on the causes of the partition of India in 1947 (The Tribune, Oct 4 and 5). These articles are a rehash of the conclusions which she had arrived at with meticulous care in her DPhil (Oxford) ...
- King Without The Crown (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Oct 09, 2004)
Late on the night of January 16, 1941 Subhas Bose dressed as a maulvi with a beard, fez on head and long coat.
- Lamba: Champion Of Solar Energy (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Aug 01, 2004)
Comments of two farmers from Punjab best sum up the remarkable achievement of Hemant Lamba, a young Indian executive, who has won the prestigious Green Oscar Award.
- Across The Thin Saffron Line (Telegraph, Ambrose Pinto , Dec 19, 2003)
Hinduism in Public and Private: Reform, Hindutva, Gender and Sampraday Edited by Antony Copley, Oxford, Rs 595
- What Set Top Box? (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Sep 14, 2003)
Here are some new truths about set top boxes without comment. The Associated Press (http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,60377,00.html) reported on September 10, 2003 from Washington that: “regulators adopted rules on Wednesday to make cable ...
- 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.
- Revise History But Avoid Revisionism (Pioneer, Karan Singh, Jan 18, 2002)
Our national motto is Satyameva Jayate-the truth alone with triumph, but how do we ascertain what the truth is?
- We Shall Triumph Against Terrorism (Hindu, A. B. Vajpayee, Jan 01, 2002)
``My dear fellow countrymen, joyous New Year greetings to all of you.
- ‘Our Common Problem Is Poverty, Terrorism Delays Its Solution. Let’s Fight It, This Is The New Year’s Challenge’ (Indian Express, A. B. Vajpayee, Jan 01, 2002)
MY dear fellow cou -ntrymen, joyous New Year greetings to all of you.
- We Shall Triumph Against Terrorism (Hindu, A. B. Vajpayee, Jan 01, 2002)
``My dear fellow countrymen, joyous New Year greetings to all of you.
- India Will Triumph Against Terrorism (Telegraph, A. B. Vajpayee, Jan 01, 2002)
My dear fellow countrymen, joyous New Year greetings to all of you.
- Syamaprasad Mookerjee And Macaulay (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Dec 28, 2001)
The late Syamaprasad Mookerjee was one of the most outstanding Indians of his time.
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