The Sordid Saga of Indian Baba
Call them the spiritual gurus or thugs, the fact remains that the babagiri in India is today mired in obnoxious controversy. There is a long list...
Why BBC Documentary on Modi at this Juncture?
Some say white man's burden. No. It is primarily election arithmetics and Pakistan's manoeuvring though their UK diaspora with the active help of left...
Is Mahatma Gandhi losing shine in India?
As father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi is accorded central place in official photographs. However, Arvind Kejriwal seems to have replaced him as evident...
Political Elites of India: The Shifting Dynamics
The composition of power elites in India has significantly changed. Now, former businessmen like Amit Shah and Nitin Gadkari are the key government functionaries...
Understanding Rahul Gandhi: Why he says what he says
‘’The English have taught us that we were not one nation before and that it will require centuries before we become one nation. This...
India’s ‘Me Too’ Moment: Implications for Bridging the Power Differential and...
The Me Too Movement in India is certainly helping ‘name and shame’ sexual predators in work places. It has contributed in de-stigmatising survivors and...
How Community participation influences National Health Mission (NHM)
Launched in 2005, NRHM ensures community partnership in making health systems efficient, need based and accountable. Community partnership has been institutionalized from the village...
Will Rahul Gandhi Emerge as Oppositions’ Consensus PM Candidate
Not so long ago, around the middle of last year, there used to be mention of Mamta Banerjee, Nitish Kumar, K Chandra Sekhar Rao,...
Season of Yatras in Indian Politics
The Sanskrit word Yatra (यात्रा) simply means journey or travel. Traditionally, Yatra meant religious pilgrimage journeys to Char Dham (four abodes) to four pilgrimage sites...
Sabrimala Temple: Are Menstruating Women Any Threat to Celibate Gods?
It is well documented in the scientific literature that taboos and myths about menstruation impact on girls’ and women’s mental health. The current Sabrimala...
