Think Tank

Ideally, the press and the journalists try to expose what is hidden beneath the rug. Not by peeping into individuals’ lives, for we are a billion people, but it happens particularly with whom we call celebrities. It is a cost to their celebrity-status that they have to undergo a scrutiny by the journalists. But at [...]

The world will remember ‘Three Idiots’ (3-Idiots) as an Amir Khan movie. Out of the many other hugely celebrated movies he has acted in, 3-Idiots is one of the most discussed ones in the recent times. 3-Idiots is the story of a man who not only lives life his own way, but also inspires others [...]

(Controversial) Business of ‘Faith-for-Help’ Christian charitable organizations the world over are often accused of converting native people from other religions into their own organized faith. In India, the Church and the missionaries have a long history of converting Hindus into their own faith. A population which is economically poor, and is divided into castes and sub-castes, is [...]

What makes us what we are?  If we look at lives of others, we end up wondering. There are great personalities who have done stupid mistakes. There are charismatic leaders who are caught in corrupt scandals; gentlemen with name and fame but without a character, funny and cool people but who made a few one’s [...]

Nervous Govt now chants ‘Ram naam’ [Link]  A deeply embarrassed government has decided to withdraw from its affidavit in the Ram Setu case the portion which said there is no historical and scientific evidence to establish the existence of Lord Ram or other characters of the Ramayana. The government will file a supplementary affidavit in [...]

Blasphemy, oh yes!The controversy: Quoting TOI: “In the midst of a political controversy over the Sethusamudram project, the Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that there was no historical evidence to establish the existence of Lord Rama or the other characters in Ramayana.” Opposition BJP blasted the Congress-led UPA government, accusing it of “blasphemy”. [...]

Popular Decision may not be the Right oneBy Kumar Rahul Tiwary One of my friends sent this case to me:   A group of children were playing near two railway tracks, one still in use while the other abandoned. Only one child played on the disused track, the rest on the operational track.  One train is coming, [...]