Society

photocourtesy: Techtimes.com The Number One reason for most Tourists visiting India is – The Taj Mahal. We do have some opinions questioning the background to this Wonder of the World. But the ‘official’ version makes for...

photocourtesy: wikipedia Raghu, aram se, Raj on, till August! The Centre seems to be in no hurry to decide on whether to extend RBI Governor, Raghuram Rajan’s tenure. The current three year term is expiring in  Aug 2016. Sources...

AIDS, first identified in Africa, has already questioned Man’s arrogance and mis-placed confidence in his abilities. The cure for it is still a few years away, though some molecules promise delaying the inevitable after...

  The Lotus ‘shashays’ and blooms Amid(t) the Congloomirehate   Lotus typically flourishes in the mire/marsh/swamp with its unique qualities Sashay (verb) – to glide, move, or proceed easily or nonchalantly: Gloom (noun) – a state of melancholy or depression;...

Six decades after Independence, we still struggle with some age-old practices. Ask Bapurao Tajne, a manual labourer from Kalambeshwar Village, Washim District, Maharashtra. His wife was insulted over their ‘dalit’ status and refused water...

The lores have it that Sage Vishwamitra created an artificial heaven mid-air between Earth and the Heavens to accommodate King Trishanku whose efforts to ascend into Indralok (the Heavenly land of the Immortals)...

The Bishops Council comprising the various branches and sub-branches of the Christian Tree have decided! The agenda of the discussion was to decide the political party. The Chosen party behind which the collective weight of...

coutersy: Indianexpress.in In God’s Own Country, it seems the Devil is at work. The brutal assault and murder of a 30 year old woman when she was alone at home (in day-light…about 530 pm) leaves...