Euro’s dirty pretty things
28-06-2008
Kunal Pradhan
Cheering for Germany in the Euro 2008 final, as American sportswriter Rick Reilly wrote about supporting Tiger Woods, is like hoping for “Bill Gates to find a twenty on the sidewalk... It’s like cheering for erosion.”
But rooting against them too loudly in a public place could be fraught with danger, especially if three people sitting at the bar are in shining white jerseys with Michael Ballack’s 13 emblazoned on ...... Read more
by Kunal Pradhan posted in Sports
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Gujjars’ Fight For SC/ST Status
27-06-2008
KV Menon
Gujjars, tribal from Rajasthan and other parts of India earlier agitated for the inclusion of their tribe- already recognized as OBC, to be included in ST/ SC category, so that they can get lot of facility and concessions from state and central governments, at present enjoyed by the community.
Of course their agitation made lot of inconvenience to public, loss of public property and innocent lives. As expected there were ... ... Read more
by KV Menon posted in Politics
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A Blogger's World
27-06-2008
Santosh Agarwal
From a long time, I desired to learn more about blogs. As always I catch up with technology only when it is at its peak and many before me had already experimented it and used it. Soon after a friend of mine took me through the process of creating and managing blogs, I tried to experiment with it myself.
During my preparatory phases, I read a few blogs and soon ...... Read more
by Santosh Agarwal posted in General
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India’s Education Policy
27-06-2008
Dr. Vitull K. Gupta MD
Dear Sir, a National debate on admission procedures adopted by different educational institutions across India should be initiated which will reflects the growing public concern regarding the harassment, uncertainty, numerous entrance exams, expansive prospects and examination fee and wastage of precious time by the anxious students and parents.
Such debates help build public opinion and highlight the deficiencies and deteriorating condition of our education system. Blinded by ... ... Read more
by Vitull K. Gupta posted in General
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