Remembering Vidyasagar’s health care service for the Santal people of Karmatar, a little known village in the Jamtara Sadar Subdivision of present day Jharkhand state, may be a fitting tribute to him on his 204th birth anniversary.
India’s central bank faces a critical decision as it navigates the delicate balance between supporting economic growth and maintaining inflation control.
A year has gone by since the dastardly Hamas attack on Israel that ignited the ongoing war, leaving not only the region but the world in turmoil.
Mahatma Gandhi, the greatest man of the twentieth century, often talked about poverty. For the prophet of non-violence, poverty was the worst form of violence.
In geopolitics, neighbours cannot be chosen and have to be managed. India, had, over the years, attempted to maintain ties with most of its neighbours.
Sri Lanka has in recent times served as an illustration (and warning) of what can happen to a nation which goes overboard in pursuit of normative ideals while depending heavily on foreign debt to finance its development projects.
The future may or may not be Asian, but the latest economic data suggests that the future consumer will be.
One of the qualities that I admire in Americans is their sense of humour. I grew up in a serious Indian society which did not know how to laugh and certainly not at itself. I remember one silly political cartoon from my childhood which depicted Indira Gandhi in a non-flattering way and caused a fierce debate in parliament.
As the West Bengal cabinet approves making the Chief Minister the Chancellor of State Universities, replacing the Governor, and while a Tamil Nadu university has already paved the way, amid the ongoing political tug of war, a common man might wonder what’s the big deal in this issue.
The failure of so many normal or conventional professional solutions points to the need to re-examine the perceptions and priorities of these professionals: the degree-bearing urban elite who define poverty and give lengthy prescriptions for what should be done about it.
