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Why now more than ever do we need a secular India?

Why now more than ever do we need a secular India?

Indian democracy has been unique in encompassing the plurality of religion, giving freedom to practice religion, recognising it as an essential part of Indian psyche and yet never declaring a state religion. The nation’s constitution-makers took care to adopt the term to plural and multicultural Indian sensibilities. Our secularism is[Read More…]

The importance of humour in the workplace

The importance of humour in the workplace

Who doesn’t like a good laugh every now and again? – The saying that ‘’laughter is the best medicine’’ is absolutely true. The reason for this is that when we laugh, were able to decrease the stress hormones that give us sleepless nights and also complicate our life, our body[Read More…]

Election for 55 Rajya Sabha seats on March 26

Let the lawmakers make laws

Louis XVI in 1787 reminded the Parlement of Paris in vain that it was a mere registering body of royal edicts. Indian Parliament needs no such reminder, for it has, of its own free will, reduced itself to that position. In the Westminster system that we follow, the executive is a creation[Read More…]

Sunanda death case: Delhi HC wants status report in 2 weeks

Did fiction trump fact in the Sunanda Pushkar case?

The manner in which the Sunanda affair has been pursued by some sections of the media raises several questions on journalistic ethics and how TRP driven sensationalism coupled with a latent political objective can erode basic norms of fact checking and accurate reporting, which are considered basic to, andessential in,[Read More…]

Unnoticed sexism in every day life

Unnoticed sexism in every day life

On a regular Friday evening after winding up work, I dragged a friend of mine to explore the culinary world hidden in the by-lanes of Delhi’s Paharganj. It was purely coincidental that this friend happened to be a man. As we were navigating the busy streets unable to locate this particular restaurant[Read More…]

Leaving hotel rooms…

Leaving hotel rooms…

Leaving a hotel room induces mild anxiety. Firstly, one is compulsively turning the thick duvets and opening the random bed side drawers (which one can swear have never been used) to check for any stuff left behind- earrings are most likely candidates but there are also chargers, and in worst[Read More…]

Is Sridevi in Mom going to be the new age Mother India?

Is Sridevi in Mom going to be the new age Mother India?

The intense thriller that releases this Friday seems all set to deconstruct the mother image sanctified by the 1957 Nargis epic. Sridevi’s upcoming thriller, Mom, has been grabbing headlines for the choicest of reasons. It happened again recently when the Censor Board certified the film U/A without a single snip.[Read More…]

North Korea warns that nuclear war may break anytime

North Korea and Pakistan: Nuclear rogue nations

India is one of the few countries in the world who is striving for peace development and security. It has always helped poor, underdeveloped, developing nations to strive for progress and peace. It conducted nuclear test only for its regional security and never violated any international norms or regulations. However,[Read More…]

The Discreet Charm of the Small Town…

The Discreet Charm of the Small Town…

Ruskin Bond, besides his writing, is known for his fondness for his hometown Mussoorie. Most of his stories are also based in the hills. His Roads to Mussoorie is his loving tribute to the beautiful hill town. He writes about the lovely and languid pace of the city and his[Read More…]

Stop making mockery of martyrs

Stop making mockery of martyrs

On the evening of 23rd March 1931, when the British government in India hanged Bhagat Singh along with Sukhdev and Raj Guru, he was merely 23 years old. With a smile on his face and sparkle in his eyes, he kissed the noose and met his death as if he[Read More…]

Justice denied: Nirbhaya & Bilkis Bano

“Rape, is the most heinous form of murder. A murder victim dies just once. A rape victim dies every day till she is alive.” These lines were told to me by a Psychology student who was working first-hand among Rape victims for her Doctoral thesis about 20 years back. I[Read More…]

Disrupting the Indian TV News eco system

Can a media outlet survive on sound alone? Or would that just be Image, signifying nothing? What makes a long-term brand and how sustainable is it, beyond the first 100 days? These are some of the initial questions that confront anybody attempting to understand the launch of Republic. That it[Read More…]





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