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Outsourcing surrogacy (01 November 12:00) |
| India is a patriarchal society with a premium placed on begetting sons. The Indian society is not ready to accept a couple without issues as it is looked down upon. It strains relations and ... |
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Commercialisation of the womb (01 November 12:00) |
| It is left to our legislators to decide whether the pricing of a womb is tolerable or not |
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Changing weather (01 November 12:00) |
| In June this year, I visited Keylong in upper Himachal Pradesh — an amazing place and an artist’s delight. Reaching Keylong at night, I asked the locals for directions to my hotel. They ... |
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Time to act is now (01 November 12:00) |
| It has been declared by politicians cutting across party lines that the country is reeling under the worst drought in decades. But not one has emphasised on the measures to mitigate the sa... |
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Spare the rod you are not spoiling the child (25 October 12:00) |
| One fateful day, a few years ago, 14-year old Biswadip Bhattacharya was beaten to death by his father Dipak Bhattacharya. Further inquiries revealed that the young boy had endured routine ph... |
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Forgetting the phenomenal talent of Rafi (25 October 12:00) |
| A voice that was superb when musical scope was minimal |
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The infirmity of noble minds (25 October 12:00) |
| When George W. Bush lost the American Presidency to Barack Hussain Obama the better part of the world breathed again. Something had actually happened that reversed many dearly-held political... |
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Insurance policies for spouse maintenance (11 October 12:00) |
| The role of insurance is to safeguard individual interest and, in turn, society as a whole. Insurance offers peace of mind, as it meets the needs of persons during contingencies. There are v... |
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Scrapping the board exams for Class X (11 October 12:00) |
| Are we actually barking up the wrong tree? |
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Obesity and the stigma (11 October 12:00) |
| My cousin, in search of an eligible bride, recently received some photos and bio-data of a girl, who was our distant relative and whom we have never seen before. My cousin found her quite el... |
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Haj subsidy let Ulema spell out its stand (11 October 12:00) |
| ‘Haj hijacked,’ by Omar Khalidi, (The Hindu, Open Page, October 4, 2009) was meaningful, interesting and informative. On several occasions I have raised my voice against subsidy for the... |
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Haj hijacked (04 October 12:00) |
| India is among the top 10 countries sending most Hajis. Until early 1960s when Bombay was connected to Jeddah by air, most pilgrims went by boats run by Mogul Line Ltd., a British-controlled... |
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NREGA weeping over wages forgetting dying works (04 October 12:00) |
| The Act must lay down clearly the authorities who are accountable to maintain, run and own these assets |
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Traffic goes out of gear (04 October 12:00) |
| Indian streets are buzzing with automobiles. This boom, however, has thrown traffic out of gear. There are adequate rules in place to regulate traffic but like every other place, here too re... |
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The reality show judge (04 October 12:00) |
| The music and dance based reality shows, besides providing a platform for aspirants to showcase their talent, have thrown up a part time professional career, that of a reality show judge. Th... |
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Safety as culture (27 September 12:00) |
| In many countries, adhering to safety is part of their culture. Last year, when I visited Singapore, I was surprised to find a signboard in front of a construction site reading that if publ... |
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Developing a vision for the university (27 September 12:00) |
| Critique of Yashpal Committee report on higher education from the perspective of self-reliance and freedom |
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Case for legal literacy at school curriculum (27 September 12:00) |
| The proposal mooted by Kapil Sibal, a leading lawyer and now Minister for HRD, Union Government, has come not a day too soon. A fundamental postulate of our Criminal Procedure Code is that ... |
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Dealing with children (20 September 12:00) |
| “Swati, don’t you have school today?” “I have, but I didn’t go. Aunty, please, can you help me? In my previous school the teachers were kind and they loved us. I want to go back t... |
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Needed reforms in forensic science education (20 September 12:00) |
| Stepping up professional competence to meet the challenges and impact of sophisticated, high-tech crimes |
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What ails the National Law Schools in India (20 September 12:00) |
| It must not be denied that law forms the backbone of society and no civilisation without a strong legal system remains worthy of being called one. The Law Commission of India realised, as ea... |
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Code for ragging (13 September 12:00) |
| Ragging is an imported “culture”, which should be curbed forthwith. There can’t be a second opinion on this in view of the victims of this ugly practice growing in number day by day, t... |
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Rehabilitation of women prisoners (13 September 12:00) |
| Social acceptance and domination by the spouse forcing a hapless woman to deviance are twin challenges |
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The other side of the police force (13 September 12:00) |
| Of late, there are many stories related to government departments, especially the police, and they revolve round the negative role they are assumed to have played in a given situation. Why? ... |
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Look east for food energy security (06 September 12:00) |
| The Indo-China region, with which we enjoy a long historic and cultural affinity, could be the obvious choice |
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Where doctors fail (06 September 12:00) |
| Dr. Sudha Vidyasagar |
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Mobilising the youth to serve the people (06 September 12:00) |
| In the context of the present situation in our country, where Indians, particularly, the student population, lacks a sense of direction, it may be relevant to reflect on an aspect of my own ... |
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Flaws in the Right to Education Bill (30 August 12:00) |
| A missed opportunity to create a national system of education based on equality and social justice |
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Hazardous factories (30 August 12:00) |
| The fireworks industry is passing through a turbulent period with repeated fatal accidents. Proper employee training and adhering to safety norms such as avoiding the accumulation of stock a... |
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Water issues for Punchhi Commission (30 August 12:00) |
| The terms of reference for the Punchhi Commission on Centre-State relations (2007), inter-alia, include the issues of sharing inter-State rivers and implementation of the river linking proje... |
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Revamping PSCs (23 August 12:00) |
| Last year, in an unprecedented development, the Governor of Haryana placed under suspension all the eight members as well as Chairperson of Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC). This was... |
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Looking for remedies beyond Tamiflu (23 August 12:00) |
| It is time to wake up to the reality that swine flu is here to stay for good. The evolutionary process has subjected man to many challenges and the fittest have survived. The present challe... |
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Namaste not shaking hands will help (23 August 12:00) |
| As our country deals with the rapidly progressive threat of an epidemic of A(H1N1) flu, it is useful to remember that the A(H1N1) virus is spread mainly from person to person through coughin... |
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Human rights and capital punishment (23 August 12:00) |
| The right to live is the birth-right of all living beings. Death is a certainty and is irreversible. Suicide is a punishable offence. The one attempting suicide has to do it correctly, since... |
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Towards a more egalitarian educational system (16 August 12:00) |
| Making available quality primary education at affordable cost |
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Mother-tongue in danger (16 August 12:00) |
| The basic purpose of any language is to communicate. It is the responsibility of the people concerned to preserve/enrich their respective native languages and pass on to the generations next... |
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Gay rights activism and health care issues (16 August 12:00) |
| Public debate over repealing of Article 377 unfortunately is marred by affirmative bias in the main stream media. Fairness of debate in a democratic civil society demands that the common man... |
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Why should we be afraid of swine flu (09 August 12:00) |
| Spend on health care first and then on disease care |
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Policing caste discrimination (09 August 12:00) |
| Notwithstanding the elevation of Dalits to high public offices, we find reports of atrocities against them appearing in the media with alarming frequency. They point to the continuing social... |
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Questions galore (09 August 12:00) |
| There seems to be a tsunami in the medical field vis-À-vis the new swine flu, an insult to that poor animal! Every article and blog tells us about it but does not answer many questions. I t... |
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Rule of Three (02 August 12:00) |
| Whats so magical about the number three that it has been all pervasive and dominant number for decades Psychologists feel that the human mind often looks at pattern recognition and three... |
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Minority communitys rights have to be recognised (02 August 12:00) |
| Conflict between human rights and religious faith |
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Social decadence (02 August 12:00) |
| Lesbigayism is the behavioural pattern of libertines To the libertine it may be natural but not for others It is an exceptional sexual behaviour developed due to various psycho-biological fa... |
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The nature-nurture debate (02 August 12:00) |
| Celebrations broke out in the streets of Delhi when the Delhi High Court ruled that Section 377 of the IPC which criminalises homosexuality is unconstitutional and thereby void as it violate... |
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Show me the money trend (26 July 12:00) |
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Teacher education and the NCTEs role (26 July 12:00) |
| Need for a paradigm shift from a regulatory to a developmental approach |
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When equality is not about being equal (26 July 12:00) |
| It is good to reserve seats for women in buses and trains if society so demands In many countries there is no such need In the practice of management leaders need to gain the goodwill of the... |
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“Oh my God, my son will be a gay now” (19 July 12:00) |
| Misconceptions that handicap society from accepting change |
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Vision of a reformed healthcare (19 July 12:00) |
| A more unified focus on health will have to be intense or the country may silently slip into a coma. The issues being highlighted in the media are often isolated reports, critiques and mere ... |
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The philosophy of choice (19 July 12:00) |
| The issue of LGBT, as it has come to be known, is far more important to be left purely within the realm of personal domain of certain individuals, because it has serious implications on soci... |
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