Then, what about the nuclear deal with USA and our own energy security strategy? There is a steep rise in fuel prices. They Congress play a cynical drama by Sonia posing as the savior of the poor, the Left and the BJP does what they know, taking a procession on the Delhi streets! Is this…
Why the 52 Food Parks failed?
Contrast the Food Processing Ministry with others! It is agriculture that doesn’t make news for the right reasons? It is in the news for the wrong reasons! That should explain the failures on the agriculture front. We are saying this with a sense of mission, with a sense of sorrow and with a sense of…
Importing 3 million tonne more wheat!
Sonia Gandhi’s letter to Prime Minister Two years achievement? This massive import? This government seems to have lost steam and might drive the country into an irreversible trend! Sonia Gandhi chose to write to the Prime Minister and places it on record on his moves to enter into a free trade agreement with the Asian…
Musical evolution in South India
Classical music in democratic times! From the Tanjore Court to Madras Music Academy A social history of music in South India By Lakshmi Subramanian, OUP, 2006, pp 196 The rise and fall of classical music? Not necessarily! It is always great to be a connoisseur of classical music, arts. Only a high society that appreciates…
Tamil Nadu: rice politicians, poor people promised the moon!
Farmer’s debt write-off while the state ranks second in farm debt trap! The DMK had formed the government and in a show-off, the CM wrote off the farm debts, Rs 2 a kg of rice ..This is just a show-off, a cynical act to mislead everybody. The state is second in rank in percentage growth…
In Defence of the Rural Rich!
Why not? Rich needn’t be on the defensive anymore! The “eviction” rate, another name for those leaving their traditional petty living with so much to lose with the new opportunities opening up, in the nearby towns and cities, the eviction rate is on average 15%.In tribal and Rajbonshi-dominated districts of south and north Bengal respectively,…
Open more botanical gardens! Save biodiversity!
In schools/colleges/wherever possible! A very inspiring article and an editorial in the world’s famous science journal, Nature! On what? On the role of botanical gardens in restoring the biodiversity in a world of declining biodiversity! How wonderful! So, science teachers, botanists, professionals and amateurs! Take heart and go ahead in taking an interest in our…
Wheat import implications!
Bharti Mittal and Reliance entry in agri trade: blessing or a curse? The wheat import seems to have gone unnoticed! But for the wisdom of the Rajya Sabha Chairman, Bhairon Singh Shekhavat (who only converted a Rajya Sabha question into a debate) India would have simply surrendered to foreign traps. Yes, Cargill and Wal Mart…