The Silent Transparency Revolution
- Researched and Compiled by Rachit Seth .He is an Architect working in New Delhi The mainstream media and our public discourse in general have focused on one single word “Corruption” since the past few years. Never has the discourse on Transparency in Public Life been so volatile and argumentative. In the daily cacophony of alleged scandals and ‘scams’- the public discourse has somewhat largely left the positives done by the Government. Here is a list of facts … [Read More...]
Has the BCCI taken our cricketers for a ride?
By Sanjay Jha Why does the richest cricket board in the world pay its players peanuts for official matches, thus paving the way for making IPL their real cash bonanza, asks Sanjay Jha For … [Read More]
India’s strides in Education
By Rachit SethGoal of Universal Education and Inclusivity has made giant strides, improving the quality of education should be the next goal.A quick look on the policy, reforms and targeted actions and the results achieved.The broad policy of the UPA government in its Common Minimum Programme was –Broad Policy –To raise public spending in education to at least 6% of the GDP, half the amount on Primary & Secondary schoolsTo Set up a National Commission on Education to allocate resources … [Read More...]
Generation jobless
Around the world almost 300m 15- to 24-year-olds are not working. What has caused this epidemic of joblessness? And what can abate it? HELDER PEREIRA is a young man with no work and few prospects: a 21-year-old who failed to graduate from high school and lost his job on a building site four months ago. With his savings about to run out, he has come to his local employment centre in the Paris suburb of Sevran to sign on for benefits and to get help finding something to do. He’ll get the … [Read More...]
Should more people vote? Then, let’s revive the festival of democracy
By M V Rajeev Gowda Try this simple quiz. Can you name three candidates contesting from your assembly constituency representing the BJP, Congress andJanata Dal (Secular)? OK, can you name at least one? Chances are that the one name you can recall easily is that of the sitting MLA, whose face has been visible in posters and banners and cutouts over the past five years. If you know the names of the other contenders, it means you are a diligent citizen who reads the newspaper or engages in … [Read More...]
BOSTON ATTACK AND US!
By Anil Dharker Thomas Friedman is probably the most popular of international columnists amongst Indians. That’s because he has an engaging world view, and a special affection for India, seeing more positives in our country’s progress than most of us do. His most recent column, though, was not on India, but on the attack on the Boston Marathon. His theme was “Cave dwelling is for terrorists. Americans? We run in the open on our streets… in shorts not armour, with abandon and never … [Read More...]
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 Priyanka ChaturvediPriyanka is a columnist, blogger and District General Secretary-Mumbai Pradesh Youth Congress. [Read More...] |
 Anil DharkerANIL DHARKER – WRITER & COLUMNIST At various stages in his life, ANIL DHARKER has donned many hats: [Read More...] |
 Rachit SethRachit Seth is a Delhi based Architect. He is a Social Media Activist and has been...[Read More...] |
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 Sanjay JhaSanjay Jha is the Executive Director of the world-famous Dale Carnegie Training operations in India, which has a global experience of having worked with over 400 of the Top Fortune 500 companies.[Read More...] |
 Rajeev GowdaTwo score and five years ago (=45), Rajeev was born into a family of freedom fighters. Patriotic songs were the lullabies that rocked him to sleep. The exploits of his uncle and father inspired him to action. [Read More...] |
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