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An ocean in those tiny drops
July 5, 2018, 7:35 PM IST
Success, for some, is money and power and performing better than the rivals and conquering others’ territory. For others, it is being able to follow spiritual pursuits. But there are people for whom success means…
July 5, 2018, 7:35 PM IST
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Unsung RSS warriors of democracy
June 26, 2018, 1:43 PM IST
Eighty-seven RSS swayamsewaks died fighting the Emergency. More than 80 thousand of them were jailed and suffered physical tortures. Many of them saw their families completely ruined. Their newspapers were banned, printing machines were destroyed,…
June 26, 2018, 1:43 PM IST
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Helpless India watches Bengal turning into a Nazi concentration camp
June 1, 2018, 8:32 PM IST
Was India seen ever so helpless and insensitive to the brutal savagery of political goons in one of its most cultured state known world over for its academic brilliance? A dalit ceases to be a…
June 1, 2018, 8:32 PM IST
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Indian cars enter Russia pushing Modi’s INSTC move
May 8, 2018, 8:37 AM IST
Termed as one of the most significant strategic moves post independence for reaching out to the people and enhancing awareness about regional connectivity- the INSTC Friendship Car rally has entered Russia today after crossing Azerbaijan…
May 8, 2018, 8:37 AM IST
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Blue is the colour of new future
April 17, 2018, 12:07 PM IST
Dalits don’t want your benevolence … they hate to be ‘patronized’. Gone are the days when speaking in super hyper terms about Babasaheb Bhim Rao ji Ambedkar and offering to ‘eat with the community’ would…
April 17, 2018, 12:07 PM IST
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This Dalit anger is going to change Indian politics forever
April 4, 2018, 7:24 PM IST
Dalit anger is more about their ‘Samman’ (honour) than the Supreme Court verdict. Even the worst enemies of the government accept that no one has done so much to help the Scheduled Castes post Independence…
April 4, 2018, 7:24 PM IST
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Hindu New Year- a great tribute to a civilization and her people
March 18, 2018, 8:45 AM IST
With the dawn on 18th March, the world saw Hindus celebrating their New year with pujaris, archakas, worshiping rivers and chanting the holy names of their Shiva, Durga, praying for the well being and peace…
March 18, 2018, 8:45 AM IST
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Invincible Stephen, a symbol of hope and humility
March 14, 2018, 6:40 PM IST
Stephen Hawking taught us that the universe runs on hope and humility. In this world of extremities, hate and arrogance, he was a symbol of hope and victory of human perseverance over helplessness and defeat….
March 14, 2018, 6:40 PM IST
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Jaya Bachchan – Grace personified
March 12, 2018, 10:18 PM IST
Jaya Bachchanji has created a space for herself in the filmdom – a space which was once occupied by Nargis and Nutan. Not just that, she has also added a touch of literary flavor to…
March 12, 2018, 10:18 PM IST
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On International Holocaust Day, we celebrate our destruction and eulogize tormentors
January 27, 2018, 9:26 PM IST
Quite surprising that a nation that has gone through a number of holocausts in the past one millennium forgets the significance of joining the International Holocaust Day being observed world over and remains cocooned in…
January 27, 2018, 9:26 PM IST
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A brave new India spoke at Davos
January 23, 2018, 8:09 PM IST
After twenty years, an Indian Prime Minister spoke at Davos and what a speech he gave!! It was a new brave India addressing a global audience like never before. A leader’s speech is not the…
January 23, 2018, 8:09 PM IST
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Standing with the Chief
January 16, 2018, 6:05 PM IST
On Army day all Indians show their respects and feel proud of our soldiers. It comes to us quite naturally, especially for those who are proud to have a family background of armed forces. My…
January 16, 2018, 6:05 PM IST
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2017’s woman warrior of the year is Kowsalya – fighter for dalit rights
January 2, 2018, 4:59 PM IST
With a media and polity overwhelmed with those who would like to deliver a two-hour long speech but never ever visit a Dalit’s dilapidated house that was ransacked by the people driven by caste-based hatred,…
January 2, 2018, 4:59 PM IST
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Opposing Christmas celebrations is bad, but spirit of sharing can’t be a one-way behaviour
December 21, 2017, 10:09 PM IST
The news from UP about opposition to Christmas celebrations in certain city schools by some Hindu organsations seems to be overblown and wrongly placed. First, no Hindu worth his name would ever interfere in the…
December 21, 2017, 10:09 PM IST
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Merry Christmas Mr and Mrs Fadanavis
December 13, 2017, 7:05 PM IST
Amruta and Devendra Fadanavis both belong to ABVP and we share the same saffron school of thought that is inspired and nourished by the RSS. I was amazed and felt hurt when Amruta had to…
December 13, 2017, 7:05 PM IST
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Welcome the king of all happiness
November 1, 2017, 8:07 PM IST
In a political world where hate, casteism, strong likings and disliking, and revenge killings reign supreme, it’s like having a breeze of fresh air to receive the king and the queen of the land of…
November 1, 2017, 8:07 PM IST
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For Diwali, Ram must return victorious to Ayodhya
October 16, 2017, 7:06 PM IST
Ram did not return to Ayodhya without Sita. If he had decided to come back without decimating Ravan’s evil empire, there would not have been any Diwali. To celebrate Diwali, Hindus must know that without…
October 16, 2017, 7:06 PM IST
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Forgotten by India, Rohingya Hindus stayed home on Durga Puja
October 5, 2017, 11:33 AM IST
Like a miracle, a journey to watch Bangladesh Durga Puja celebrations happened. Crossed border from Petropol, three hours from Kolkata, reached Shatkheera after another two hour journey – and by the time we reached Jessore,…
October 5, 2017, 11:33 AM IST
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Politicising a catastrophe is vulture politics
August 27, 2017, 12:15 AM IST
When Haryana is under severe stress and thirty people have lost their lives because of the unruly followers of a person who is held guilty of a heinous crime, the time is to address the…
August 27, 2017, 12:15 AM IST
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While Israel celebrates a long-awaited Modi visit, a visit to ‘Israel’ in India
July 5, 2017, 9:38 AM IST
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was emotional when he said Israel waited for an Indian Prime Minister’s visit for the last seventy years. If I may add, after speaking to the Indian Jews , Bene…
July 5, 2017, 9:38 AM IST
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