Halla Bol on Castiest Mindset
Halla Bol on Castiest MindsetToday’s (August 17) Halla Bol TV debate show on Aaj Tak prompted me to pick up a current issue and write. The debate run and presented by a said to be a prominent TV...
View ArticleHalla Bol on Caste – Don’t close eyes from the real situation
Halla Bol on Caste – Don’t close eyes from the real situationI wrote in my blog – Halla Bol on Castiest Mindset which I posted today, August 19, in the morning. By the evening, I got more perturbed....
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Congratulations to CM of Punjab – Reservation in appointment of Legal OfficersSide lining and negating the Manuwadi mindset of the likes of the former Advocate General of Punjab, it is a matter of...
View ArticleThe so-called Indian Godi Media – an Assessment
The so-called Indian Godi Media – an AssessmentIt is said that in a democracy, Media is the Fourth Estate/Pillar of the State besides; Executive, Legislature and Judiciary. The Article 19 of the...
View ArticleDiplomatic Musing – The Name Game
Diplomatic Musing – The Name GameWe, rightly or wrongly, are engaging ourselves in changing names of roads, buildings, cities, railway stations, airports, institutions and so on ‘to set the wrongs of...
View ArticlePolarization – Political Vs Ethnic
Polarization – Political Vs EthnicThe largest democracy of the world – India that is Bharat is, it seems, finding itself on cross roads. It has come a long way since independence 75 years ago. The...
View ArticleInternational Day of Equality – a subject close to my heart
International Day of Equality – a subject close to my heartAmbedkar birthday function at UN in April, 2016The readers of my blogs are aware that that I have been repeatedly writing in these columns...
View ArticleSwachh Bharat Mission – A Socio-Cultural Audit
Swachh Bharat Mission – A Socio-Cultural AuditWe are in the ninth year of the Swachh Bharat Mission – clean India mission - launched by PM Narendra Modi on October 2, 2014, 150th birth anniversary of...
View ArticleElectoral Reforms – A Layman’s Take on the Issue
Electoral Reforms – A Layman’s Take on the IssueIndia that is Bharat is the largest democracy in the world with about 1400 million people and more that 900 million voters on the basis of ‘universal...
View ArticleRSS Chief on Varna and Caste – A Cursory Analysis
RSS Chief on Varna and Caste – A Cursory AnalysisRSS Sarsanghchalak, Mohan Bhagwat, an icon of India’s socio-political and socio-cultural setup; particularly from the Hindu point of view and the main...
View ArticleThe Bits and Pieces – As I please
The Bits and Pieces – As I please Political and Constitutional Morality – What is political and constitutional morality? The two elaborations got from the inter-net say - Political ethics (also...
View ArticlePM of Great Britain Rishi Sunak – A wonder of democracy
PM of Great Britain Rishi Sunak – A wonder of democracyRishi Sunak, having roots in undivided India, has become PM of Great Britain in a dramatic but democratic way. It is a matter of pride for the...
View ArticleCommunal strife and Hate Speech - a layman’s views
Communal strife and Hate Speech - a layman’s views The very Preamble of the Indian Constitution opens with the sentence comprising of words like ‘Secularism’ and ‘Fraternity’and as...
View ArticlePolice DAV Public School – PDAV – Model-UN (PDAVMUN)
Police DAV Public School – PDAV – Model-UN (PDAVMUN)On November 11, I have had the honour to visit Police DAV Public School at Jalandhar, A Temple of Excellence – one of the best schools in the Doaba...
View ArticleEWS Reservation – A Cursory Analysis
EWS Reservation – A Cursory AnalysisThe issue of reservation to the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) of the society was recently in news and generated obvious debate and heat in the corridors of...
View ArticleConstitution Day of India, November 26
Constitution Day of India, November 26Constitution Day of India is observed on November 26, the day the Constitution of India was finally ‘adopted, enacted and given to ourselves in 1949. Much water...
View ArticleG-20 Presidency: A Proud Moment for Indian Diplomacy
G-20 Presidency: A Proud Moment for Indian Diplomacy The G-20 or Group of Twenty is an intergovernmental forum comprising 20 countries and the European Union. It works to address major issues related...
View ArticleNaman to Babasaheb B.R. Ambedkar
Naman to Babasaheb B.R. Ambedkar Today, December 6, is the Mahaparinirvan Diwas (death anniversary) of the great icon of humanity, Babasaheb B.R. Ambedkar (April 14, 1891 – December 6, 1956). I...
View ArticleUniform Civil Code (UCC): A cursory Analysis
Uniform Civil Code (UCC): A cursory Analysis The issue of UCC is again in the news with a private member’s bill introduced in the Rajya Sabha. With a view to make the things easy to understand for...
View ArticleThe Role of Saints in the Empowerment of Scheduled Castes – International...
The Role of Saints in the Empowerment of Scheduled Castes – International ConferenceI participated, as an invited delegate, in the International Conference on “The Role of Saints in the Empowerment of...
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