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What Will You Give Me For My Vote?

NEW DELHI, April 29 -- "Whom are you going to vote for?" I asked Savitri as she was refining her mud floor with cow dung. "The agent came here to canvass," the Dalit woman responded, "I asked him, 'W... Read More


Dream Big

NEW DELHI, April 29 -- Every now and then, I dream big and become ambitious. There are such things as historic moments in the life of a person. It is by seizing them that a person becomes great. By mi... Read More


Falling for Saffron Guarantees

NEW DELHI, April 29 -- Come election time, crawlers, beggars, well-wishers, guarantee salesmen, and such an assortment are at your doorstep. This is not surprising because we are accustomed to such ju... Read More


Leading From the Front

NEW DELHI, April 29 -- "Leading from the front" is one of the excellent qualities of an ideal leader. It can mean being a role model in practising moral and ethical values, taking initiative, being re... Read More


Modi's Forte: Name-Calling

NEW DELHI, April 29 -- It was in 2008 that I attended a friend's sister's marriage at the Catholic Cathedral Church at Goldakhana in New Delhi. The girl, a Malayali, was from Banswara in Rajasthan. He... Read More


Workers at the Receiving End

NEW DELHI, April 29 -- "We are forced to work for straight ten hours, standing on our feet, without any seating arrangement. If we fail to do so, we are fired within moments," says an employee, if it ... Read More


'Decent Work and Social Justice for All': A Distant Indian Reality

NEW DELHI, April 29 -- Every year on May 1, people celebrate International Labour Day, also known as May Day or Workers' Day, in about 80 different nations throughout the globe. May Day 2024 falls on ... Read More


Wooing Voters and Unemployment Woes

NEW DELHI, April 29 -- The BJP-led government often highlights India's rapid economic growth since 2014. However, it's important to note that this growth is not solely due to their policies. Ten years... Read More