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Month: October 2016
When Animal Rights Become Human Wrongs
By Mark Antony Rossi I love animals as much as the next person. A point in fact I have a dog and two cats. (But that goldfish my son won at the carnival will not last long.) Still over the years I have grown uneasy as the animal rights movement […]
Autumn
The leaves have turned Golden brown Like the twilight sun A little drop of sadness inked- All the day’s fun Although it heralds the Winter Autumn has some beauty In grimness The riot of colours ephemeral, is bright In it’s dimness Chill, inching closer indicates That Summer is on the […]
India’s Brave Jawans
They leave behind a picture The family adores Expecting them to return Smiling and jubilant Just as they left their homes Loving, caring … missing The young and the old What does fate have in store for them? No one knows Yet gallantly they trudge along the path They have […]
Who Are The Conscience Keepers Of The Nation?
By Ananya Guha It is undoubtedly that, we must rise as a country to defend the armed forces who are not only sacrificing for the nation and suffering for it on the tenuous border of India and Pakistan. The Uri attack was provocative and barbaric. It was a bait to […]
Water, Turning into the Ultimate Luxury
By Srinibash Das and Ranjit K. Sahu The problems of population, pollution, and climate change will converge to create a major challenge for civilizations to sustain themselves in the coming decades. It is becoming increasingly evident that the availability of per capita consumables of basic materials, like air and water, are […]
Dependants
They sat huddled On an idle bench In the park That gazed at them invitingly Hands clasped, held together They looked forlorn Were they a lonely pair of love- birds? A closer look betrayed The pain in their eyes A far- away look Peering into a world Lost, long, long […]
Distance Education, Education & Student Enhancement
By Ananya Guha Over the last three decades or so distance and open education has played a pivotal role in taking education to various sections of the society at affordable costs. The cost effectiveness and universality of distance education by reaching out various target groups is its high point. Moreover […]
Average People Can Change the World
By Mark Antony Rossi I’m seriously annoyed by complainers who shout the world is heading for hell in a hand basket. Partly because in a day where children are armed with suicide vests I’m surprised anyone still believes in the concept of hell. And partly because I question the wide […]
Talking Aamir Khan From India
Apropos ‘Satyamev Jayate – The Truth Alone Prevails’ Talk Show Aamir Khan is a good man, megastar by hand. To India he brings his ideals of social change, saying: “The truth alone prevails,” in his talk show gives a voice to the lonely, to their pain. When Aamir speaks out […]