India, Dec. 8 -- The dismissal of Lt. Samuel Kamalesan and the courts' endorsement of it reopen a question India has sidestepped since Independence: Can a constitutional republic continue to run its a... Read More
India, Dec. 8 -- "I have attended many training programmes at different centres, but the USM training is totally different from all the others. At USM, I experienced the practice of unity in diversity... Read More
India, Dec. 8 -- On November 29, a National Christian Convention was held at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, just before the winter session of the Parliament. It was not a festival or a spiritual retreat. It ... Read More
India, Dec. 8 -- Modern-day anti-government campaigns have heavily banked on digital platforms to spread their message, mobilise support, and challenge existing power structures. In Goa, though, it ha... Read More
India, Dec. 8 -- The late Prof MP Manmadhan (1915-1994) belonged to that rare tribe of public intellectuals Kerala once produced in abundance-men who combined scholarship with activism, conviction wit... Read More
India, Dec. 8 -- The concept of generation was first developed by Karl Mannheim about a century ago. Mannheim viewed a generation as a product of rapid, disruptive change, in which individuals re-enco... Read More
India, Dec. 8 -- India's democratic future now rests, more than ever, on the shoulders of its young. This may sound like a familiar refrain, but the circumstances today are sharper and more unforgivin... Read More
India, Dec. 1 -- The last thing I ever want to do is to bring down the name of a film actor who has just passed away. I loved his charisma and admired the powerful screen presence he carried into ever... Read More
India, Dec. 1 -- Aeschylus, the Greek tragedian, wanted to know how he was destined to die. Hence, he consulted a fortune teller who told him the truth and nothing but the truth. "You would meet your ... Read More
India, Dec. 1 -- On November 26, the nation once again observed 'Constitution Day!' There will be the usual plethora of speeches (ad nauseam!) of "how important the Constitution is for all of us," "wh... Read More