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,...
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...
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...
Why Uddhav Thackeray’s Statements are not Prudent
Uddhav Thackeray seems to be missing a crucial point in exchange of words with BJP in the wake of ECI decision granting original party...
Pathaan Movie: Games People Play for Commercial Success
Perpetuating myth of caste supremacy, lack of respect for religious sentiments of fellow citizens and cultural incompetency, the Sharukh Khan starring spy thriller Pathaan...
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...
Kabir Singh: Bollywood Reinforcing Inequality, Non-Egalitarian Aspects of Indian Culture
These are prime examples to explain how Bollywood reinforces non-egalitarian aspects of Indian culture because if a majority of a theatre audience laughs at...
R.N. Ravi: The Governor and his Government of Tamil Nadu
The tussle between Governor and the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu is becoming murkier day by day. The latest in the series is Governor’s walk...
The Offensive Verse from Tulsi Das’s Ramcharitmanas must be deleted
Swami Prasad Maurya, a leader of Samajwadi Party of Uttar Pradesh who champions the cause of backward classes, has demanded the deletion of "insulting...
Navjot Singh Sidhu: An Optimist or a Parochial Sub- Nationalist?
Given shared ancestry and blood lines, common language and habits and cultural affinities, the Pakistanis are unable to separate themselves from India and create...
