Is Peru Witnessing a Parliamentary Coup?
What are the forces behind Peruvian president Martín Vizcarra’s impeachment following a rapid and bizarre session of the Congress? Why have thousands taken to the streets to protest?
A Nation in Tatters
Letter to Editor.
Gandhi’s Last March: A Parable for Today
It is difficult not to imagine Gandhi in the time of COVID-19. For him, there was no consideration that could permit any compromise with truth and concern for the poor.
Meher Engineer—A Requiem for a Man of Reckonable Height
Letter to Editor – Remembering Meher Engineer, who passed away on April 24 last year.
In Honor of Jatindra Nath Dass
It was 90 years ago that Jatindra Nath Das sacrificed his life for improving the condition of political prisoners, after a 63 day fast at Lahore Central Jail. He was only 25 years of age at the time of his death on September 13, 1929. This fast had a great impact and millions of people…
Statement in Support of Kumar Prashant
Press Release Battini Rao, Convenor, People’s Alliance for Democracy and Secularism People’s Alliance for Democracy and Secularism (PADS) expresses its concern over the two FIRS being filed in Odisha (Kandhmal and Katak) against Shri Kumar Prashant, president of Gandhi Peace Foundation, allegedly for hurting sentiments of local RSS members, spreading lies about RSS and instigating…
Declare 2020–30 as Save the Earth Decade
Towards the end of 2018 a special report of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned humanity that it has only 12 years (up to 2030) to check climate change within limits necessary to protect life-sustaining conditions on earth. Hence the decade 2020–30 will be of critical importance for checking this most important environmental…
Challenges for India’s Future
There are four major challenges in front of the country right now: 1. Agricultural. During the last two decades, more than three lakh farmers have committed suicide. Why? Everyone knows that agriculture and industry are the backbones of any society’s development. Independent India has given great importance to both, but during the last two decades,…
A Minority Within a Minority in Independent India
Once upon a time, in 1947 India made a famous tryst with destiny. Although, for many it’s just a 72-year period but for me, a member of minority within a minority, it’s a long, long time. One can debate, whether to call us the minority or the second largest majority. Still, I don’t care, because…
Some Suggestions for Promoting Communal Harmony
Letter to Editor Communal harmony is of paramount component for the social, economic and cultural development of any country. If only the followers of different religions had the vision of Swami Vivekananda who had proclaimed: “Different religions are like the streams which lead to the same ocean”! If all people developed a deeper understanding…