Provide Reservation in Private Sector : Udit Raj on fast unto death

By : Vidya Bhushan Rawat | Wed, 16-Dec-2009

Jantar Mantar in Delhi is witnessing numerous hunger strikes and fast unto deaths these days. The Telengana verdict has suddenly focused on the power of self sacrifice for people’s cause. Though essentially a Gandhian tool, fast unto death is... Full Story

Threat to Livelihood of Dalits and Adivasis in Tarai

By : Vidya Bhushan Rawat | Mon, 14-Dec-2009

Land Rights activists belonging to National Land Alliance went on a Padyatra to highlight the issue of land rights of dalits and tribals in the Tarai region of Uttar-Pradesh and Uttarakhand in December last year. Tarai is a fertile belt on the foothi... Full Story

A Night of horror: Isolation of a disabled in the family

By : Vidya Bhushan Rawat | Mon, 14-Dec-2009

On December 13th, 2008, we started a Padyatra i.e March on foot, on the issue of land and forest rights in the Tarai region of Uttar-Pradesh and Uttarakhand. We were about 25 land rights activists from both Uttar-Pradesh and Uttarakhand and the padya... Full Story

Victory of people's aspiration in Telengana

By : Vidya Bhushan Rawat | Thu, 10-Dec-2009

It is December 10th today, the day of Universal Declaration of Human Rights.  And co-incidentally, it became the day of a new dawn for Telenagana people. So definitely, a day of victory of people’s right. Hail it. Telengana will be a real... Full Story

Time for a Separate State of Telengana

By : Vidya Bhushan Rawat | Tue, 08-Dec-2009

New Delhi: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K.Rossaih has recently said in an interview that his government can not do much about bifurcation of state as it does not come under his purview and the center has to take action on it. It is interesting tha... Full Story

Demolition of Babari Mosque: An assault to democratic principles of Ambedkar

By : Vidya Bhushan Rawat | Sun, 06-Dec-2009

17 years have passed when the lunatic fringe of the Hindutva variety under the disguise of Hindu nationalism and pride brought down a three hundred years old mosque supposedly constructed by Mughal King Babar, in Ayodhya. The fringe wanted that every... Full Story

Insensitivity of a sensitive Newspaper : Why The Hindu must apologise

By : Vidya Bhushan Rawat | Sun, 29-Nov-2009

The Hindu has been termed as one of the most sensitive dailies in India. Despite all provocations, its editors have tried to be non provocative. On many occasions when the Delhi’s dailies went berserk, The Hindu had wisdom to control things. An... Full Story

Introspection : Scrutinizing Media's role during Mumbai attack

By : Vidya Bhushan Rawat | Thu, 26-Nov-2009

 Media’s Revivalist Agenda Mumbai’s blasts have shocked many but those of us who have been following the self serving political class in India know well that such things will continue to happen as never in the history of India the... Full Story

Tribute to An uncompromising media institution: Prabhash Joshi

By : Vidya Bhushan Rawat | Wed, 11-Nov-2009

1980s were the most turbulent days in the history of Independent India. Indira Gandhi’s return of power after emergency was not great. Her grip over power was slipping. Sanjay Gandhi had died in a tragic air crash leaving a vacuum for the you... Full Story

Caste and Land : Message from Chengara and Khagaria

Source : Vidya Bhushan Rawat | Thu, 08-Oct-2009

New Delhi: At the United Nation’s Human Rights Council the member countries, much to the dismay of the faithful Babus of the government of India, passed a resolution terming caste system as a discrimination and violation of human rights. This... Full Story