Editorial

Neeraj Bajpai More than a century ago, when Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa, he had not seen a spinning wheel- Charkha- but during the Swadeshi movement, he meticulously spun the Khadi in the national life style. Alas!…
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Dr. S.K. Panda Kapada (Clothes) comes next after Roti (Food) as the most important basic need of human being. Aborigines were using bark of trees and leather of animals for protecting themselves from extreme cold and heat in the nature.…
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S. Balakrishnan “Oh, my dear Motherland, why are you crying? The rule of foreigners is about to end! They are packing up! The national shame and misfortune will not last long! The wind of freedom has begun to blow, Old and young are…
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Malayinkil Gopalakrishnan "The one land that all men desire to see and having seen once, by even a glimpse, would not give the glimpse for all the shows of all the rest of the globe combined": Mark Twain on India. The usage 'incredible…
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After taking Bihar in the most unexpected way of changeover of the government, BJP must be focusing now on southern states with special emphasis on strengthening its base in Tamil Nadu and position itself as a potential contender for the…
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K V Venkatasubramanian A riot of colours, eye-riveting designs, scintillating hues and entrancing interlacing of warps and wefts give these fabrics a distinctive appeal. From the northeast and Kashmir to the southern tip, these fabrics have…
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Aaditya Tiwari The year was 1942. Monsoon winds from the Indian Ocean had already arrived. With them the news of vigorous naval battles also came. World had become bipolar, India too was on the boil, waiting to unshackle the chains of age…
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After election of President, once again the democratic exercise would see the polarisation of ideologies for electing a new Vice-President of India. The outcome of this contest everyone knows which is between M Venkaiah Naidu of the BJP and…
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With 65 per cent overall voter turnout in the Jammu and KashmirAssembly elections under freezing temperatures of Nov-Dec 2014 the electoral victory at that time was considered to be the victory of democracy. Arguably the successful…
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India's stand on Sikkim front has been a welcome sign and a deviation from its earlier stand on foreign affairs. No hard pose, but prolonged military standoff with China in the Sikkim sector would test the "restraint" factor of both. As far…
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