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Spare the green hills – Environmentalists oppose illegal granite quarrying
Environmentalism is struggling to come of age in the country, and Karnataka is probably ahead of most other states as awareness has spread to even the remotest parts of the state. The latest issue taken up by environmentalists in Karnataka is that of illegal granite quarrying, especially in the B.R. Hill ranges of Mysore. It […]
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HUMOUR AND THE PRESIDENCY – A recent conference takes a serious look at how funny US presidents have always tried to be
Henry Kissinger, as us secretary of State, once asked his security guard what he would do if someone tried to kidnap him. “Don’t worry,’’ the guard replied, “we won’t let them take you alive.” View PDF
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Women In India
Women in India share many of the problems that face their counterparts in the U.S., such as sexual harassment, lower wages, political exclusion, and physical violence which, at its worst, culminates in rape and even brideburning. In addition, however, most Indian women, and in fact many women all over the Third World, carry the double […]
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Domestic Labour-at what cost
The average pay given to a Domestic Servant is Rs.30, merely half the cost of a cotton sari. On the rare occasion that they ask for a raise they are merely asked to quit. View PDF
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Ramakrishna Hedge: The Opposition’s New Star
Over the last few months, Hegde has emerged as the Janata party’s most impressive leader. Can he replace Chandrashekhar? CONSIDER THESE FACTS. The Janata party is rapidly running out of leaders. Chandrashekhar, who once seemed like the obvious Prime Ministerin-waiting has seen his credibility disappear. View PDF
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Even Expediency Should Not Violate Decency
Ramakrishna Hegde talks about Janata dissensions, the governance of Karnataka, his own political views and his health. By Rohini Nilekani and Vir Sanghvi. View PDF
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Bangalore: A metropolis Slowly Crumbles
A few years ago. Bangalore was the boom city o f the South. Now the boom has gone bust. Last summer, just about a year ago, Bangaloreans were basking in the warmth of yet another addition to the string of monikers the city has acquired. Bangalore — the boom city — then seemed an awesome […]
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The Fractured Image
A few signs are showing that women are coming into their own in Indian cinema…. not very radically so, but at least differently from men. Hopefully, in a larger context, film festivals and discussions like the one presented by Vimochana, have their own role to play in fostering a climate for this social transformation. View […]
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Who’s a Nuclear Threat
Recent assurances by Secretary of State George Shultz to the Indian government regarding U.S. supplying spare parts to the Tarapur nuclear plant have generated misdirected reaction in this country. Stripped of their politicization the facts are these: By virtue of a 1963 Indo-U.S. agreement, the U.S. has a contractual obligation to supply the Tarapur plant […]
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The Come-To-Tea Committees
Ea r l ie r this year, those who followed the activities of Rajiv Gandhi when he came to the city, noticed that while for most of the time he remained in the shadow of his mother, he made one deviation. He agreed to attend a tea-party hosted in his honour by an organisation—hitherto unheard […]