As a 2nd year student of National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi, I had the opportunity to attend the "Asian Theatre School Meet" from 17th to 22nd May, 2011, at Beijing, China. The festival, precis
A preacher is standing on a rooftop during a flood, the water up around his knees. A boat comes by, and an emergency worker yells, "Hey preacher, get in." "No, thank you," the preacher says.
The Government of India knows very well the Nagas want to govern themselves on the basis of their right to self determination. They have stood firm on this right since India decisively incorporated then separat
Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer of Facebook, was in town a few weeks back, making an interesting point about the social networking site's picture uploader. Facebook didn't, she said, have the most
Close to the heels of Communist Party of India taking a parochial stand in stopping Nagaland chief minister, Neiphiu Rio and other NPF legislators from entering Manipur, AB Bardhan, CPI general secretary dissec
The Arab revolutions of 2011 have exposed the weakness and indeed meaninglessness of the idea of al-Qaida in the eyes of many Arabs and Muslims. The effect of Osama bin Laden’s death on 2 May is to reinfo
Numerous campaigns have recently called for a fundamental rethink of global drugs policy and for the urgent scale up of HIV prevention for people who inject drugs. Harm Reduction International’s Damon Bar
Businessman Mikhail Prokhorov recently became leader of the moribund party “Right Cause.” The Kremlin clearly had a hand in this and billionaires are increasingly expected to take on tasks the gover
A new survey by the Chronic Poverty Research Centre identified 15 regions spread over six states where poverty is getting concentrated and chronic, and found that tribal and forested areas are likely to remain
TODAY I RESIGN MY LIFE TO YOU Composed on 12th September 1997, Hong KongThe Faithful Witness, Oh Christ, the Firstborn from the dead, You are the Ruler over the kings of the earth; You loved us and washed
“The people of• Jammu and Kashmir, who are larger in number than 123 currently independent nations and who have a defined historical identity, are at present engaged in a massive, indigenous and non
The police crackdown on people assembled to participate on the anti corruption fast by Baba Ramdev on the Sunday night, 5th June 2011, needs to be condemned to no end. As the police methods are, brutal by there
Come out of a savage state, refine, enlighten and elevate in social and cultural life, taking an active interest in the community’s needs and affairs of a town or a city, with civic pride by performing th
I began writing this article sitting in the Guest room of Aphrezo & Sylvia Krose. They live in the largely Russian populated area of Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia. After attending the 4-day Asia Lausanne Congress
Corruption in India is now a major concern because of the gigantic and mind boggling amounts illegally appropriated in the Satyam, IPL, CWG, and 2G Spectrum scams. By all objective criteria, India today has by
The World Health Organisation says disabled people more likely to be denied healthcare and less likely to find work. The proportion of disabled people is rising and now stands at one billion, or 15 per cent of
The National Mission for a Green India with a planned investment of $10.3 billion over the next 10 years can have a major developmental impact in more ways than one. Such a massive exercise can raise fresh natu
The Government of Nagaland foresees ‘Music as an Industry’ understandably with knowledge of: a rich reservoir of musical talents, music being a cultural heritage, employment generation, promotion of
Amos the Eight Century Prophet emphatically declared specific message to Israel through the Hebrew words-(Mispat) justice; (Sedaqa) righteousness.The rich enjoyed an indolent and indulgent existence (Amos 4:1).
FILE - In this June 7, 2007 file photo, M.F. Husain, India's most famous artist, finishes off a canvas he painted together with Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, unseen, during a fund-raising auction in central L