By the Editor: Siddharth Sehgal They have a saying in military, “Sometimes, you have to blast your way through”. The ban on Rs 500 and 1000 currency bills as a legal tender came something like that; the fight has been taken right at the forefront of corruption. The cash, the […]
Editorial
Editorial
Terrorism, Human Rights and Grey Area that Doesn’t Exist
By The Editor: Siddharth Sehgal Once a man was taking a stroll along the river on a quiet evening and out of nowhere he heard the blood curdling scream of a man who was trying desperately to keep afloat. This gentleman at the bank lost no time in plunging himself […]
Diwali Bonanza, Samajwadi Style
By the Editor: Siddharth Sehgal There is a Samajwadi Party (SP) joke that goes something like this, a man goes to their party headquarters in Lucknow and requests to join the party. A receptionist in the lobby directs him to a room on the first floor where he is greeted […]
The Social Aspect of Festivals
By The Editor: Siddharth Sehgal In few days Indians will dive into celebrations of the most awaited festival of the year. People are busy buying cloth, gifts, cars, jewelry for the festival of light, though Diwali is a time to be with family and festivities are mainly limited to near […]
What they will do with the Proof?
By the Editor: Siddharth Sehgal The proverbial daydreamers which we find in fairy tales are found were probably based on some politically challenged politicians from Congress and AAP. There are mistakes and there are stupidities but what these politicians who claim to speak and work for people have said in […]
The Surgery that was Necessary
By The Editor: Siddharth Sehgal Sometimes the wound have to be cauterized in order to stop the infection. That’s what happened few days ago when Indian army crossed the border into Pakistan to target terrorist camps operating on its soil. It was a necessary step to show Pakistan and the […]
The Reverberations of Uri
By The Editor: Siddharth Sehgal The terrorist attack on the army base in Uri, Kashmir was a reminder that no matter what policy of dialogue or peace we may undertake. Pakistan has no intention of peace in the valley. But more importantly it’s our response or to be specific our […]
War of the Waters: One river, Two states and Unquenchable Thirst
By the Editor: Siddharth Sehgal Nobody would have imagined that IT capital of Asia can be brought to a standstill over water. Water use to be a resource something we take for granted but it has become an asset now. Though sharing the water for few more days should not […]
Carrying the Dead Weight: Our Public Health System and its Diseases
By Siddharth Sehgal Let me tell you a story which I overheard while waiting for my prescription order to be completed at a pharmacy in my hometown of Gwalior. These two gentlemen at some distance were actually owners of other pharmacy shops nearby. The one who was narrating the story […]
When Speech Makes Neighbors Angry
By the Editor: Siddharth Sehgal In Nubra Valley North East of Ladakh, there stands a 33 meter statue of Maitreya, the Buddha of the next kalpa, facing towards Pakistan. Maitreya signifies compassion and love but unfortunately the compassion of this awakened one is not reaching the other side. Recently when […]