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WHEN MAYHEM IS THE MESSAGE

TRP-DRIVEN MEDIA DISTORTED ASHIS NANDY’S WORDS
Angshukanta Chakraborty - 2013-01-31 13:07
Exactly when those of us who attended the just-concluded Jaipur Literature Festival were heaving a sigh of relief, and were, in fact, celebrating the point that deliverance from “tamasha” and re-immersion in the old-fashioned literary world had been, as it were, the foremost achievement of the Litfest, we were caught off guard in the dire straits of the Ashis Nandy controversy.

LAVALIN GHOST RETURNS TO HAUNT THE CPI-M

CAN THE LEADERSHIP STEM THE KERALA ROT?
P. Sreekumaran - 2013-01-31 13:04
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala unit of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) seems to be in the grip of a death wish. That is the inescapable conclusion to be drawn from the crisis which has engulfed the party after the explosive interview party veteran V S Achuthanandan gave to a Malayalam TV the other day. The interview has the party patriarch venting his spleen on state CPI(M) secretary Pinarayi Vijayan by raking up the SNC Lavalin issue.

CENTRE STILL HAS NO SOLUTION ON TELENGANA

HYDERABAD, WATER REMAIN STICKY WICKETS
Kalyani Shankar - 2013-01-31 12:56
The simmering Telengana problem has surfaced once again in the form of agitation in Andhra Pradesh because the government continues to dillydally about taking a firm decision. The deadline given by the Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde was not kept on January 28 because the Congress party has developed cold feet once again. The unstated reason for the delay is that the government does not want any resignations from the Congress MPs from Andhra Pradesh, as it does not have adequate number to push through important legislations in the coming budget session. So, the Telengana issue is likely to be decided only after the budget session.

New glimpses of Gandhiji in South Africa brought to light

ASHOK B SHARMA - 2013-01-30 15:14
New Delhi: Interesting letters and documents in original revealing the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi’s activities in South Africa are now available for researchers in India.

MEDIA-DOCTORED CASTEISM OF ASHIS NANDY

LAZINESS OF ELITE ANTI-CASTEISM EXPOSED
Garga Chatterjee - 2013-01-30 13:30
Whatever else it is, this is not a good time to be Ashis Nandy. In this age of ether, when spoken words travel faster than sound leaving comprehension behind, it is not surprising that some ‘casteist’ words of Ashis Nandy, spoken by him at a literary festival, have been taken up by the chatterati. Token anti-casteism, like token anti-communalism, is one of the easiest paths to salvation for this elite chatterati. But even in the Bengali month of Magh, the Kumbho Mela is too plebian for the comfort of such folks. No wonder, so many have chosen to sanctimoniously pounce on his statement, as a Plan B.

NSS THREAT TOSSES THE UDF GOVT INTO A POLITICAL TIZZY

CONGRESS PAYS THE PENALTY FOR APPEASEMENT POLITICS
P. Sreekumaran - 2013-01-30 13:26
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Politics of appeasement does not pay in the long run. The Congress in Kerala and the UDF Government led by it in the state are learning this bitter lesson at a heavy cost.

India commits $260,700 aid to Syria

ASHOK B SHARMA - 2013-01-30 02:33
New Delhi: Global community has begun recognizing India’s effective role in conflict resolution and restoring peace and stability.

What is unique of Rahul Gandhi, the Congress vice president?

Sugato Hazra - 2013-01-29 17:04
What is unique of Rahul Gandhi, the Congress vice president? What does he have which no one else in the Congress possesses? Why is it that politicians with a long innings of public life find him irresistible and are always ready to show or shout their respect for him? Could it be because he too decided to accept the poison of power like Nilakantha who drank the poison that came out while gods and asuras were churning the ocean in search of amrita? More about poison later but why are the Congress politicians so enamoured by the leadership of Rahul Gandhi?