Some indelible memories
K S S Pillai Though long retired, some incidents of my career as a college teacher make me chuckle at times. When I joined the agriculture college in Navsari, a stone’s throw away from Dandi (Salt Satyagraha fame), in the late 1960s as a lecturer in English, it was in its infancy. While its buildings […]
When wealth is controlled by a few
Desh Bir People are born either in rich or poor homes. They have no means of deciding whether they shall be ushered into luxury or penury by the hand of nature at birth. Then, society chooses to call it the writ of destiny and passes on the blame to an unseen hand that decides this. […]
Need to enlighten our body and soul
Lalit Garg Deepawali is a spiritual festival. It is not only a festival to eradicate the outer darkness, but also to erase the inner obscurity. By lighting the lamp of purity inside us, we remove the darkness of fascination, illusion, and unnecessary desire, to enlighten the mind and soul only then the real significance of […]
The ups and downs of power politics in Bihar
Er. Prabhat Kishore After independence of India, Bihar has witnessed ups and downs of various political parties as well as leaders. In pre-Mandal era, i.e. before 1990, the power politics was dominated by Congress Party as political institution and upper castes in terms of leadership. In post-Mandal era, the scenario completely reversed and it is […]
Remembering Dr. Sir Mohammed Iqbal
Rayees Ahmad Kumar Allama Sir Muhammad Iqbal was a poet, philosopher and political thinker born in Sialkot, British India (now in Pakistan), whose poetry in Urdu, Arabic and Persian is considered to be among the greatest of the modern era and whose vision of an independent state for the Muslims of British India was to […]
A worthy person
Syed Mustafa Ahmad God has created innumerable species for a specific purpose. Everything and everyone are good at its place. Nothing is harming one another. Among all the species, man is above all. He has been given with amazing faculties that makes him extra ordinary. He has the potential to reach the pinnacles of glory […]
Will Joe Biden put an end to Trump Era?
Adnan Shafi The results of the US election are out and now Trump has lost and Joe Biden declared a winner. Trump’s defeat and Joe Biden’s victory have been celebrated in major US cities, and the leadership of most countries in the world, especially Europe, has breathed a sigh of relief. There will be a […]
Dhanteras: A qualitative prosperity
Lalit Garg Dhanteras is the festival that can boost the economic slowdown. Literal meaning of Dhanteras is qualitative correction of the economy. On this day, lamps of hope are decorated in homes and in markets currency is exchanged. It is believed that things purchased on this day increases manifold. It has been told in the […]
Changing Equations Globally
Joe Biden’s win will have a definite impact on America’s relationship with other countries across the globe.
Asad Mirza Twenty years after the nail biting Bush-Al Gore electoral fight in 2000, the recent Trump-Biden presidential contest was perhaps the most watched and nerves wracking electoral fight till the victor was declared. It was not only the Americans who had a lot at stake in this year’s presidential election. During the last four […]
Press Freedom sustains democracy
Fahid Fayaz Darangay Media is called the fourth pillar of democracy in a democratic country like India. It is believed that whenever a democratic government tries to be autocratic the media comes in the light to safeguard the interests of the citizens. Freedom of the press is the most important wheel of democracy. Without a […]
