Hindutva and Sangh: The ‘party with a difference’ experiments with truth

The Hindutva sangh and its frontal organisations have long proclaimed themselves ‘protectors’ of ‘Indian culture’. The ‘sangh’ would broadly be the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Bajrang Dal (BD). Each of these is for different sections of Hindu Society—the VHP for the Brahmins, the RSS for the middle castes, OBCs) and the BD for those lowest in the caste hierarchy or outside it—from the Shudras on.

The terms of engagement
The union minister Kapil Sibal has been pilloried for suggesting a higher cut–off for IIT entrance. He wants to raise it from the present 60% to 80% aggregate marks in std XII. Some have called him elitist (one of the worst epithets in an Indian liberal’s quiver) and worse. The minister has since backed down, and said that a committee of technical experts would examine the matter and make recommendations.

INTERNATIONAL GREEN PEN AWARDS - 2010 NOMINATIONS

The Asia-Pacific Forum of Environmental Journalists(APFEJ), International Green Pen Award is presented each year at the annual congress for journalists who have made a significant contribution in promoting environmental journalism.

The one minute guide to strategic planning

Strategic plans help us optimise the use of the scarce resources available. (No matter how much resources we have, we always think is it scarce!). They help us make the maximum impact.

All planning covers three steps:
• Where do we want to go?
• Where are we now?
• How do we get there?

1. Where do we want to go?
This would mean
• Vision.
• Mission.

2. Where are we now?

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On 26th January 1950, we are going to enter into a life of contradictions. In politics, we will have equality and in social and economic structure, continue to deny the principle of one man one value.

Terrorism, rule of law, and human rights

K.G. Balakrishnan

Adherence to the constitutional principle of ‘substantive due process’ must be an essential part of our collective response to terrorism. Any dilution of the right to a fair trial for all individuals, however heinous their crimes may be, will be a moral loss against those who preach hatred and violence.