Today, 26th January is being celebrated all over India as Republic Day, the day on which in 1950 the Indian Constitution was promulgated and India declared a Republic.
Category: Spotlight
135 million Horatii are needed in India
I don’t wish to horrify or scare anyone, but my guess is that about 135 million Indians will perish in the coming mighty historical struggle, which may last 10-15 years or more, and will culminate in setting up of a political and social order under which India rapidly industrializes, and our people get a high standard of living and enjoy decent lives, with proper jobs, adequate incomes, nutritious food, proper healthcare, and good education, etc.
The Entitlement Narrative
There was something different on that golden morning on Jan 20, 2021, something magical in the sunlight, wide and (barely) warming. No, I did not write those words, I merely paraphrased them from a poem by Amanda Gorman, who, at age 22, became the youngest inaugural poet in US history that day.
About Subhas Chandra Bose ( 1897-1945 )
Tomorrow, 23rd January is the birth anniversary of Subhas Chandra Bose, and many persons who call him ‘Netaji’ and regard him as a hero and liberator of India will celebrate it. I regret to say, however, that I cannot, since I regard Bose as objectively an agent of the fascist Japanese imperialists.
India’s Long March Has Begun
The ongoing Indian farmers’ agitation can be likened to the Chinese Long March. Like the latter, it will face many obstacles, witness many twists and turns, and even retreats and splits, but eventually is bound to emerge triumphant, leading to the creation of a political and social order under which India rapidly industrializes and prospers, and its people get decent lives.
DAY #1: 46th President takes Executive Action to Rejoin Paris Agreement
Within hours of being sworn in as the 46th President of the United States, Joseph R. Biden, took swift Executive Action on Climate and Environment.
Under Biden, America will be a force for good again
Frank F.Islam- With the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States, America is closing one of the darkest and saddest chapters in its history and opening a new one filled with hope and optimism. The swearing-in of the former Vice President and Senator heralds new dawn not just in the […]
The Next Stage in World History
Justice Markandey Katju- Markandey Katju is a former Judge, Supreme Court of India, and former Chairman, Press Council of India. The views expressed are his own. In my opinion, the next stage in world history will be marked by two main events (2); Conflict between the USA and China (2) India’s smashing its way into […]
The three little pigs did it – we can do it too
Gopi Mattel- Gopi Mattel, based in silicon valley, serves as General Partner and CEO at Lifeboat Ventures, a venture fund that creates disaster impact mitigation startups. He is the Founder/CEO of CellarStone, Inc., Director at Founder Institute, and Advisor for Pepperdine University’s Most Fundable Companies program. The views expressed are his own. The fourth worst storm to make landfall […]
Another Caged Parrot
Justice Markandey Katju- Markandey Katju is a former Judge, Supreme Court of India, and former Chairman, Press Council of India. The views expressed are his own. Former CJI Lodha had called the CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) a ‘caged parrot’, since, like a parrot, it would repeat whatever the government said, instead of acting […]