I am a nationalist. I have always loved, been proud of and believed in the diversity of this nation of mine. I believe that the diversity of this nation is what strengthens it. This nation is as much mine as anyone else’s, regardless of their religion, caste or creed. The last few weeks have been a rough phase for our country and its citizens. The Dadri incident has shaken … [Read more...]
The woman who gave birth to corruption in India at the cost of its democracy
We all know Indira Gandhi was a person who symbolized women empowerment during the early era of emerging India, but little do we realize about the cost at which this happened. The cost was inception of corruption and failure of our democratic setup. Popularly known as the ‘Iron Lady’, she managed to do irreversible damage to our country during her term as the Prime … [Read more...]
This is how Indian Politics is curbing the voice of students. Are we just going to suffer quietly?
The recent development of a certain antipathy for politics in the student front needs to be seriously dealt with. It is an issue, which has been greatly harming the growth of democratic and secular forces in the country. Our country, with the rich heritage of student movement right from the days of the freedom struggle should not have gone through the phase, but since we are … [Read more...]
Facts which prove why the govt. cannot allow a referendum on independent Kashmir
India is widely known all over the world for its immense diversity of culture, dress, food and language. While most of the time we appreciate and feel proud to address our country by its diversity but few times we be trapped into our diversity. Jammu and Kashmir, paradise of earth, is among one of those. A fair enough but even disputed land with immense trauma of people which … [Read more...]
Look at what the people want, says democracy
In school, we learnt the difference between autocracy and democracy. We were also told that a democratic system does greater good for its people, because they can choose who will run the country, thus giving more power to the people. They didn’t just have to be run by someone who does as he pleases, not as his kingdom pleases. So, somewhere along the way, the people grew … [Read more...]