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The country is yet to recover from the aftermath of Muzaffranagar violence (October 2013). This violence was engineered over a period of time in the areas of Western UP, where Jats and Muslims had thick social interaction, despite belonging to different economic strata. Communal violence has been instigated, engineered earlier on various issues like Cow slaughter, Babri demolition, ‘sexual assault

Our society has seen severe turmoil’s in the name of religion during last three decades in particular. While on one side we see that issues related to religion’s identity are trying to occupy the center stage, we also are witnessing the emergence of thousands of self proclaimed ‘Godmen’, supposed to be having divine powers. They do also claim and sometimes the state, society does informally accord

The brutal killing of Dr. Narendra Dabholkar (20th August 2013) is a big jolt to the social movement against blind faith and superstitions. During last few decades the tendency for promotion of rational thought parallel to social change came up as Popular Science movement. In Maharashtra it took shape in the form of a movement, Andh Shraddha Nirmoolan Samiti (Committee for Eradication of Blind

Currently (August 2013) Narendra Modi is trying to dominate the media, print social and TV through his carefully constructed propaganda machinery and his potential of being nominated as the BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate by RSS-BJP. Modi has openly used the words like puppies dying under the car wheel, while referring to the victims of Gujarat carnage of 2002. He has also asserted that he is a

A digital SLR is the tool of choice for serious photography hobbyists, and working professionals in the field. This is because no other kind of camera offers the sheer flexibility and expandability a digital SLR camera is capable of. Photographers of all kinds also appreciate the durability and modular nature that modern cameras can offer, allowing them to switch from one type of photography to

In a most communities youth have a serious struggle on hand to look beyond the present for the future, especially their careers, longing for dignity and a decent existence. While this applies to all the youth, the struggle of youth from marginalized and discriminated against communities are much more. It is on this terrain that, Chetan Bhagat, the popular writer turned columnist, decided to advise

A very special and a unique guest is at our doorstep. A guest that will bring abundance of mercy and forgiveness of the Almighty to us, a guest that will draw the believer more closer to Allah and will keep him away from satan and his evils, a guest that will instil the spirit of kindness, sympathy, charity and generosity in us, a guest that will compel us to have a closer introspection of our

Limited usage of LPG has swept people off their feet. What worries everyone is how are they to manage with the limited LPG cylinders subsidized by the government. Paying for the extra cylinders will definitely make a hole in their pockets. The solution to this is to save on LPG as much as possible, so that we limit our usage to a few cylinders. Incorporate these tips in your daily routine and it

In the recently held Assembly polls, all the parties together gave 5.76 per cent ticket to women candidates, of which only 2.69 per cent managed to win. However, in the state cabinet only 3.57 per cent was given for women, i.e. out of 33 cabinet posts only 5 berths were given to women while 27 portfolios went to men. This has only raised questions at the very concept of reservation that is being

The victory in Karnataka would not have come at more appropriate psychological time for Congress than now. The Congress has been literally having a torrid time, with parliament deadlocked over the latest round of controversies revolving round the charges of corruption leveled against the Union Railway Minister, Mr Bansal and faux pas committed by the Union Law Minister Mr Ashwan Kumar in vetting