Delay in disposal of court cases is one of the major problems faced in India. The phrase ‘justice delayed is justice denied’ is appropriately applicable to the Indian judicial system which may break down any day. Public unrest may explode against the so called four walled judiciary. People have ...
A nation’s youth is its driving force. But whenever youngsters are asked about their prospective career choice, seldom do they choose politics. Political veterans keep calling for millennials to join their political parties in public events but very few register under their youth wings.However, th...
Transparency International defines corruption as an abuse of entrusted power for private gain. It can be classified as grand, petty and political, depending on the amount of money lost and the sector where it occurs. Corruption more often than not greases administrative wheels, benefitting only a fe...
In India, laws are made to solve particular problems at a certain time. Everyone is happy and enthusiastic that new solutions will flow out and people’s grievances will be solved expediently and easily with each new legislation. But that does not happen. The problems go under the carpet under the ...
Acclaimed political analyst Andrew Marr in an article titled, ‘Who will fill the intellectual vacuum?’ in The Independent had written, “Once upon a time, there were intellectuals. They wore pebble glasses and stern expressions, sat around in cafes and acted as the collective conscience for pol...
The Ayodhya Dispute regarding construction of Ram Temple in the Supreme Court was the longest and the most controversial litigation in India. It was titled as M.Siddiq (D)Thr Lrs Vs. Mahant Suresh Das & Ors in Civil Appeal Nos.10866-10867of 2010. After a marathon hearing by five judges bench hea...
The developmental paradigm in India has received a setback with the recent Global Hunger Index report. With an overall score of 30.3, India is ranked below neighbouring Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal in the recently published Global Hunger Index (GHI) report. The four indicators for the index are un...
The Ayodhya dispute regarding who owns the property in which the now demolished Babri Mosque stood, which is claimed by certain Hindu groups as the birthplace of Lord Ram and where they want to construct a temple, is the oldest, longest and most controversial litigation in India. It started as...
Mahatma Gandhi was a nation builder and Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore was an international poet. The intellectual exchanges of these two leaders are assets of our country. There were strong differences in opinions between Tagore and Gandhiji, but still they possessed deep respect for each other. It wa...
I am proud being an Indian. But, for what reason? Is it because I am a creation of the Indian soil? Or is it because the Indian soil has brought me up? The reason of my pride is that my country, India, makes Sarvabhaumik Swikriti (universal acceptance), Sahishnuta (forbearance) and Sahansheelta (tol...