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NCERT axes caste-based discrimination in Class 6 books

India had a prime meridian of its own much ahead of the Greenwich meridian and it was called "madhya rekha", which passed through the city of Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, according to a new Class-6......

Is Governor Ravi Serving Hindutva Electoral Cause Well?

When it comes to electoral politics, religion has taken a back seat in Tamil Nadu long before Hindutva became fashionable in its various avatars, observes N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Tamil Nadu......

Modi collaborates with Grammy winner singer for a song

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has collaborated with Grammy Award-winning Indian-American singer Falu for a special song to promote the benefits of millets and their potential to alleviate world......

Army Still Up To Mischief In Pakistan

But it is less adventurous.It seems, at last, that in its eighth decade, Pakistan has settled into being a parliamentary democracy just like Bangladesh has and like we have always been, observes......

The Two Faces of India's Democracy

How should one billion Indians, for whom deprivation has become an inescapable way of life, join us in celebrating 75 years of Independence? And where do we go from here? asks Kalyan Singhal.......

How to rewrite India's toy story

While there might be no disputing India’s rich toy-making tradition, the industry is langu­ishing for lack of investment and technology, and also owing to competition from cheap......

From the Indus Valley Civilisation to SEZs

The lack of urban planning and efficient service delivery in modern India are serious deterrents to entrepreneurship, write Kala Seetharam Sridharand Samar VermaBengaluru, the IT (information......

The IPL's capitalist ideology

IPL is a metaphor for a new India - crass, brash and razzmatazz - but it is in big trouble, says Gurcharan Das. The recently concluded IPL has been a non-stop party that lasted for six weeks, to......

Educating India, in a B-Grade American style

In a blog posted on March 16, 2010, Devinder Sharma,a New Delhi-based food and trade policy analyst, columnist and activist argues why allowing foreign universities to set up campuses in India is......

Future can belong to India, if. . .

As another remarkable year comes to an end, Indians remain amongst the most optimistic and enthusiastic about their future compared with citizens of any other country. This optimism is reflected in......

Your FAVOURITE Ashutosh Gowariker Film? VOTE!

Ashutosh Gowariker's career is a roller coaster ride. From movies that came and left the theatre in the blink of an eye to ones that caught Oscar's eye, it's quite a story. Although the......

Actors and Their SHOCKINGLY Young Heroines

They say age is in the mind and you're as old as you feel. Bollywood's senior heroes swear by this mantra. As problematic as it sounds, the general perception is that while the heroine gets 'old'......

Give Gowariker credit for Mohenjo Daro

'Ashutosh Gowariker's Mohenjo Daro does what many history books could not have done.''He awakens interest in the ancient civilisation of Harapppa and Mohenjo Daro,' says Asim Siddiqui. IMAGE:......

Mohenjo Daro Review: A 155-minutes long fancy dress competition!

Mohenjo Daro takes too long to get there and feels even longer than the time that’s passed, feels Sukanya Verma. The highly publicised crocodile of Mohenjo Daro appears right in the......

Why Hrithik needs a hit badly

But he has serious competition from Akshay Kumar, says Sukanya Verma, and Rustom. When two of Bollywood's biggest stars -- outside the Khan club -- compete, excitement is a given. That Mohenjo......

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