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Who is a Hindu? What is Hinduism?
A lot of ink has flowed over the question how to define Hinduism. There is no other religion for which the question of definition is so difficult. A Roman Catholic could be defined as a person who is baptized by a priest ordained within an apostolic succession going back to Jesus, and who accepts the…
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Land Acquisition Bill: Changes and Impact !!
is hard to believe before the UPA Government brought the amendments to the Land Acquisition Law in 2013 that we were following the so-called The Land Acquisition Act, 1894, a 120-year-old legislation. The 1894 Land Act begins with “Whenever it appears to the Government the land in any locality is needed or is likely to be needed for…
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आइए समझें भूमि अधिग्रहण कानून और इसमे किए गये बदलाव
साल 2013 से पहले तक देश में जमीन अधिग्रहण 1894 में बने कानून के तहत होता था। यूपीए सरकार ने इस कानून में सुधार किया और कुछ अहम संशोधनों को इसमें शामिल किया। 1894 के भूमि अधिग्रहण कानून में मुआवजे के प्रावधान अत्यधिक अपर्याप्त थे और ‘यह आवश्यक हो गया था कि और अधिक मुआवजे…
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Manmohan Singh: The Bahadur Shah Zafar of Congress !!
The Congress was founded by Indian and British members claiming that it had the objective of obtaining a greater share in government for educated Indians and to create a platform for civic and political dialogue of educated Indians with the British Raj. Obviously the Congress party was created in its core DNA as a political…
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बिहारी होली .. फगुआ !!
फगुआ मतलब फागुन, होली। बिहारका फगुआ जम कर मौज मस्ती करने का पर्व है। जब मैं बिहारी होली की बात करता हूँ तो उसका मतलब बिहार की चौहद्दी से नहीं है । बनारस से उत्तर की तरफ गोरखपुर होते हुये अगर नेपाल की सीमा तक जायें और वहाँ से पूरब मुड़कर सीतामढ़ी, और फिर दक्षिण की…
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Glorifying rapists: A repugnant idea !
There is an outrage going on against a documentary made by Leslee Udwin of BBC called ‘India’s Daughter‘. The documentary will be broadcast on Storyville on BBC Four on Sunday 8 March at 22:00 GMT. It was also scheduled to be shown in India on NDTV at 21:00 local time. Government of India has issued…
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BJP’s Delhi debacle – Introspection !!
Understanding Delhi: Delhi is unique. It’s one state that changes the govt. on onion price of previous month. The BJP, even as Jan Sangh has always been a force in Delhi. Ever since BJP lost the ‘onion election’ of 1999 in Delhi, it has never been able to get it’s electoral permutations right in the…
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The AAP Kranti in Delhi: First thought !!
My first thought on this landslide “maha-Krantikari” victory of Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi !! Let us do some quick real number crunching: As the seat share stands right now: This MASSIVE margin in Vote share between AAP and its only rival BJP is of 22%. Even a lower margin would have resulted in a…
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Cricket World Cup and Proteas: Certainly not chokers !
The World Cup of Cricket is back again. It will take quite a few sensations for the 2015 World Cup to match the drama and emotion of 1992, the only other occasion when the tournament was held in Australia. 1992 may be regarded as the first modern World Cup: it was the first to involve…
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BABY : Topical, gritty, engaging thriller !!
In last decade we witnessed some slick, thought-provoking movies pouring out of IQ enhanced factories of Bollywood. If I have to pick one movie, in last one decade, Neearaj Pandey’s directorial debut ‘A Wednesday’, features on top. It was a sheer dynamite. Neeraj Pandey followed up with ‘Special 26’, which received widespread appreciation from audience…
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