By T.J.S. George Hinduism will be finished in another century," says Abhijit Iyer Mitra, an academic. That of course is nonsense. If there is one religion in the world that will never…
By T.J.S. George
Hinduism will be finished in another century," says Abhijit Iyer Mitra, an academic. That of course is nonsense. If there is one religion in the world that will never be "finished," it is Hinduism. The most important reason is that Hinduism is not just a religion. It is a philosophy, an attitude to life. It is a way of putting oneself in perspective vis a vis the world. It can be "finished" only when "life" is finished, when "philosophy" is finished.
India seems to have developed a peculiar relationship with humour. We are confused about what comedy actually is. Every offensive remark is treated as either a national crisis or a Constitutional issue.…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD A small news item buried deep inside my newspaper caught my eye today. It said that the National Medical Commission (NMC), the body that governs and…
For years, D.K. Shivakumar was the eternal bridesmaid of Karnataka politics. He was always close to power, always indispensable to the Congress party, but never quite the chosen one. Now, at last,…
