Is Hindi an endangered language?
THE question might be seen laughable given the phenomenal growth in Hindi language newspapers and their readership, and the still-impressive growth of the population in the states classified as...
View ArticleMaoists as part of the solution
The Maoists are trying their level best to prove right Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s assertion that they represent India’s biggest internal security threat, blowing up rail tracks, killing policemen...
View ArticleRage not the right response to Maoist outrage
Do not confuse the latest Maoist outrage for a wanton show of killing power. This is cold-blooded murder, intended to provoke the state into massive, indiscriminate reprisal that would convert ordinary...
View ArticleDissent is democracy, not its enemy
All would agree that going by the opinion of the majority, subject to some inviolable rights, is democratic. You seek the opinion of the majority because there are diverse opinions. So diversity of...
View ArticleThe Left in times of AAP
Give me a place to stand and I will move the earth. When Archimedes said this in the 3rd century BC, he was merely illustrating the principle of the lever, and not being vain. But it is difficult to...
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