Ancient Mythology contains the baggage of the present... Only the terms to denote evil have changed.. Dussehra signifies the end of evil and victory of truth. On the auspicious eve of Dussehra, I found myself fortunate to have come across a beautiful section in the book I am reading - Scion of Ikshvaku - which took me on a brief and enlightening tour through our ancient … [Read more...]
A Teenager In A Short Dress On A Scooter And A Foreigner Were Harassed Because They Were ‘WEAK’
Gone are the days when women were thought to be weak and dumb, gone are the days when women were not allowed to work, gone are the days when their work area was confined to kitchen and household, gone are the days when women were subject to ‘sati pratha’, gone are the days when women were not allowed to take the lead. However, the days that are left behind are those where a … [Read more...]
Modi’s Talk With Zuckerberg Was Iconic In More Ways Than One. And Here’s What More Can Be Done
“I am really happy to be at Facebook and to connect with you today. If Mark hadn't done what he did, the world would be very different”, said Mr. Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India while addressing the townhall with Mark Zuckerberg. Zuckerberg started the event by saying that he is impressed by the example PM Modi has set in using social media to communicate with … [Read more...]
Aylan Kurdi’s Sad Picture Explains Every Reason Why Middle-East Is Uninhabitable
A crime scene investigator for 18 years, the paramilitary policeman Mehmet Ciplak said the incident left him “sick at heart”. Speaking to Turkey’s Dogan News Agency, he said: “When I saw the baby on the beach, I approached and said to myself, ‘Dear God, I hope he’s alive’.” He said: “When I found out he was dead, I was crushed deep down inside. It was a terrible sight, it … [Read more...]
Honour Killing Or Not: An ‘Educated Family’ Stab Their Daughter And Strangle Her Husband
On Rakshabandhan, when the whole nation was celebrating the joy of togetherness and promises, an incident of Barbary broke out in the heart of India - Indore, Madhya Pradesh, where a brother, a father and entire family turned out to be a devil towards an innocent couple. Many call it a case of honor killing, though senior Police officials deny so. The entire sequence of the … [Read more...]