Articles
By Ranjit K. Sahu Lord Jagannath, the lord of the worlds, may in his physical entity be a wooden entity carved out with stipulated dimensions every 12-16 years, but is perhaps the solitary unifying force that has let the culture of the eastern state of Odisha sustain centuries of foreign invasions […]
By Shobha Diwakar All are aware about the upsurge of children’s programs aired on TV these days. Probably if I remember correctly it began with Sa Re Ga Ma, Indian Idol (I may be wrong), then a host of others followed on different channels like Sabse Bada Kalakar to name […]
By Mark Antony Rossi Society wants to be connected. It claims high speed internet will make us more social because communication is taking place. But what if communication is not happening as envisioned. What if these devices are only being used for complaints, bullying and voyeurism. What if the anonymity […]
By Mark Antony Rossi We hear much about space travel. Probes landing on an asteroid to mine precious minerals. The Indians sending missions to explore Venus. The Chinese seeking to land their astronauts on the Moon. There’s a waiting list for a one-way trip to Mars. This two year voyage is […]
By Hari Pandey and Ranjit K. Sahu Though the advances in science benefit the human society at large, the marginal return in developed countries is far less compared to the developing or under developed countries. The reason being that the benefits of the scientific breakthroughs have already been reaped in […]
By Mark Antony Rossi America’s departure from the so-called “Paris Accords” was an inevitable ethical act from a political movement that seeks greater accountability of how taxes are spent and a fairer trade balance from partners who often suffer from financial amnesia. It is lost upon my friends in foreign […]
By Mark Antony Rossi If you accept the scientists and theologians narrow assessments: the human condition is a fixed set of programming that rarely strays from a predictable result. They emphatically state human nature needs outside intervention to rise above its inherent weakness. Their viewpoints are supremely convenient when considering […]
By Shobha Diwakar They say man is a social animal. For long have we heard this but lately I have concluded that he is not. In fact, he is the very devil incarnate; a wild animal in a donkey’s hide, or…shall I say …a pig’s hide? A regular menace to […]
By Hema Ravi In today’s scenario, women seem to rub shoulders with men in most professions right from the educational, finance, medical sector to the armed forces. While some people are of the opinion that women should not be employed in such hazardous professions owing to hostile conditions, others feel […]
By Ranjit K. Sahu Birds form an important component of any ecosystem. They are an inseparable part of the rural and urban landscapes. However development of infrastructure, loss of forests and green cover as well as diversion of land for industrial purposes has been reducing the space that birds need […]