The 'Pravasi Bharatiya Divas' held in honour of the Indian diaspora at Delhi in early January 2003, and the announcement of a 'national day' commemorating the
There are many Castes which allow inter-dining. But it is a common experience that inter-dining has not succeeded in killing the spirit of Caste and the consciousness of Caste. I
2002 ended much like it began, with talk of war, possibly war involving nuclear weapons, hanging over the Subcontinent like a thick, blinding fog. Addressing an air force veterans rally
The Sri Lankan debate on the peace process is a pessimistic one, opined Professor Johan Galtung in mid December at a seminar on peace journalism organised by the Sarvodaya Movement
On 4 December 2002, Doug Scott, legendary Himalayan alpinist, delivered a keynote address at a symposium on 'Directions in Himalayan Climbing', organised as part of the Kathmandu International
If the old adage is true, in the 52 years since Nepal entered the modern era, there certainly have been personalities who were born 'great', even more have
The high profile fundraising effort undertaken by the Sri Lankan government in partnership with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has raised many issues. Unsure of the rapprochement with
New Delhi's grandiose water projects fail because they ignore the basic laws of nature and the interests of India's villagers. The revival of plans to 'interlink' the rivers of India can only be brushed aside as nonsensical.
For predominantly agrarian societies, importing food is equivalent to importing unemployment. The Subcontinent needs to aspire to self-sufficiency through protecting its genetic inheritance and distributing the 'excess' foodgrain that curiously fails to reach those in need. It also needs to be wary
