Book review of “A Calendar Too crowded” by Sagarika Chakraborty . A good book with a harsh review.
India & the sex selection conundrum
India & the sex selection conundrum
Let us agree to go beyond billboard exhortations to ‘love the girl child. There is nothing to disagree about the thesis of the article. The girl child is precious and vital for the well-being of our nation. The girl child is not doing very well in spite of all that we are doing for her. It is not just the poor girl child who faces trouble, but the rich ones too. The authors, Farah [...]
What if Tebow were Muslim: Indian Edition
What if Tebow were Muslim: Indian Edition
Tim Tebow is an American football player who made news because he knelt and prayed before a game. He was made fun of by night show hosts and other liberal media outlets tried to point out the Christianizing of sports. We have a very different set of values than the US. We believe in live and let live. If an Indian player makes a public display of his faith, very likely it would be talked about in a respectful way.
Book Review- Transforming Capitalism by Arun Maira
Book Review- Transforming Capitalism by Arun Maira
he last decade has seen a rise in philanthropic businesses and big businesses investing in the society. The worldwide depression brought on by the wall street, stricter laws about environment, and the rise of laws about corporate social responsibility have contributed to this. There is also a growing awareness among businesses large and small that screwing over people and the environment is bad business in the long run. Arun Maira, in his book Transforming capitalism, [...]
Top Criminals in Indian Hospitals
Top Criminals in Indian Hospitals
Image by murplejane Ten years inside hospitals gives you a great instinct to pick out criminals. Oh yes, there are a lot of them in the hospitals. Here are the greatest offenders and how to deal with them. The Poor: They can’t afford the services, yet they come. They never do what we ask them to, want multivitamins and “saline” and never come when we ask them to. They are dirty, and don’t pay even [...]
Jhansi Ki Rani by Subhadra Kumari Chauhan
Jhansi Ki Rani by Subhadra Kumari Chauhan
खूब लड़ी मर्दानी वह तो झाँसी वाली रानी थी।। I grew up in Gwalior and every morning on the way to school we passed by the statue of Rani Lakshmibai, popularly known as Jhansi Ki Rani. Rani Lakshmibai is one of the most remembered leaders of the rebellion of 1957. On May 10, 1857 the Indian Rebellion started in Meerut forcing the British to focus their attentions to the hotspots of rebellion, leaving Lakshmi Bai, [...]
Rage Rage Rage
Rage Rage Rage
Rage is the dominant emotion on the Internet. India seems to find new things to be angry about every day, and often multiple times a day. There is corruption, poverty, injustice, Maoists, communalism, educational fraud, freedom of speech, the list goes on. Rage is usually caused by inaction/improper action of others. Because we know we deserve better, we want better and better is achievable, but not happening. Twitter gives you a very good snapshot at [...]
Childhood sexual abuse awareness month- april 2011
Childhood sexual abuse awareness month- april 2011
A bunch of concerned bloggers are spreading awareness about various aspects of Childhood sexual abuse using blogs and twitter. I am really happy to see so much concern, as well as the positive response they are getting. click on the image above to find out more, and follow them on twitter because they are tweeting fantastic info about how to deal with/identify/talk to your kids about sexual abuse. follow CSAawareness on twitter. From their site. [...]
Images of the Original Constitution of India
Images of the Original Constitution of India
Images are from a scanned copy of the Photolithographic reproduction of the original constitution of India. Courtesey World digital Library Description This book is one of 1,000 photolithographic reproductions of the Constitution of the Republic of India, which came into effect on January 26, 1950, after being approved by the Constituent Assembly on November 26, 1949. The original of this elaborate edition took nearly five years to produce. It is signed by the framers of [...]
26th January 2011: India’s 62nd Republic Day
26th January 2011: India’s 62nd Republic Day
The (Indian) Republic is governed in terms of the Constitution of India which was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26th November 1949 and came into force on 26th January 1950. A republic is a state under a form of government in which the people, or some significant portion of them, retain supreme control over the government. Take a moment to read some of the best about Republic day and what it means Are we [...]
