Who is the most famous Pakistani today? You can have your own take, as for me, it is Tariq Ali, the one-time revolutionary and a life-long dissident. Yes, I knew him in a sort of way, though I haven’t met him. He was junior to me at Oxford, he came there much later. But Tariq…
Public mood remains restless
The Home Minister has resigned. One Chief Minister has resigned. But is this enough? What about the bureaucrats and officials – from National Security Adviser downwards – whose actual job it was to act and prevent this tragedy. Its more important that they are made accountable if this system needs to be truly overhauled. The…
Online edition of this magazine launched!
Readers across the globe now have access to latest information in agriculture and related fields! Yes, thanks to the spread of Internet and along without our website (agricultureinformation.com) now in its 8th year of operations, there is a huge reservoir of demand for latest information in agriculture and related fields. This need we now address…
India needs separate Finance Minister!
Also a desperate course correction of the PM’s one-track approach! There is a clear disconnect with rural India as far as the UPA government is concerned. Yes, there are schemes like rural employment guarantee scheme. So are other schemes focused on the “distribution” of benefits to the rural mass of people? Yes, all the social…
Terror attacks: More heads must roll!
People must get at the truth fully! PM’s talk of rate of growth, convening of teams and a lackluster image no inspiration! Terror strikes India in a massive way! Shakes our confidence and our collective response needs some hard questioning! Is the government as it has responded enough of a guarantee for future security? It…
Wars and peaces!
What chances for freedoms today? Human rights ensured or violated in today’s world? Sunny summer? Or, a winter of discontent or despair? Thoughts on our freedoms and security! The day and the time when the leaves glow yellow and golden when the sun shines! Where are our freedoms today? What are the freedoms we…
Photography as an art comes to the forefront!
There have been somehow a good many number of books on the art of photography and also photographic exhibitions are on the rise lately. In Bangalore, I visited two photo exhibitions, all top class, French names I forget but I remember Cartier Bresson’s widow curating one and two other Frenc names. One Mr.Poddar is single…
How much culture matters?
Private initiatives are making waves in the Indian scheme of politics and national life? It is good that the Bangalore-based government and private partnership in culture promotion, namely, the Bangalore Habba was postponed in the wake of the Mumbai terrorist attacks. The mood in the country is not suited for any celebrations of sorts. It is…