12th October 2009
India is arguably one of the most vibrant democratic nations in the world. However it is also one of the few nations in the world where one usually finds a 70-year-old prime minister running the country with an 80-year-old president and cabinet colleagues...
08th October 2009
Legend has it that Parasurama, one of the ten incarnations of Vishnu, killed all the Kshatriyas on earth. In a mood of remorse over the killings, he threw his axe in the sea. The sea receded and left behind as huge landmass which we now call Kerala. If th...
25th August 2009
The Indian Civil Services have been regarded as the steel frame of administration. Despite the lure of high salaries from the corporate sector, the civil services continue to retain their charm. Every year, lakhs of young aspirants apply for the civil ser...
10th August 2009
The scandals and controversies that marked the 14th Lok Sabha and the recent events after the general elections in India were announced, where smaller and regional parties have held bigger parties to ransom over various issues like that of seat-sharing, h...
16th July 2009
Criminalisation of politics has become an issue of grave concern among the Indian intelligentsia. And though the top leaders of all political parties agree that those with criminal record should be debarred from contesting elections, the number of such pe...
05th July 2009
Recent events in Mumbai, the commercial capital of India, have once again highlighted India's vulnerability to terrorist attacks. What is shocking is that despite the huge security machinery that exists in the country, the terrorists are striking at will ...
23rd June 2009
The current global financial crisis has badly hit the real estate sector in India. All construction activities have virtually come to a standstill even as the builders are facing difficulty in selling out the existing inventory. However its still remains ...
01st May 2009
Advocating a move that could prove to be the biggest blow to the corruption in high places.
Politics is usually a full-time engagement for most politicians in India. There are more than 50 million political party workers spread across India. And fundin...
