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Animals

Nature should be mankind’s temple

As I stood watching the overwhelming rush of people gathere d for religious rituals in many temples, what struck me most was not devotion, but the silent suffering hidden beneath the noise - the rows of goats waiting to be sacrificed in the name of faith, their lives valued not as sentient beings but as symbols of offerings.

Stray Reckoning

The Supreme Court has now redrawn the battle lines in the country’s long and troubled relationship with its street dogs.

Blight of Privilege

Inter-services rivalry is a post-Independence problem, because the colonial administration could ensure that the military and the various components of bureaucracy worked in close co-ordination. Friction between members of services started building up soon after Independence to fill up the large number of senior posts that had fallen vacant after the exodus of British officers. Promotions, too, became much easier in the new regime