Nepali police often ignore many incidents of injustice and oppression against the Dalit community stigmatized as ‘untouchables’. After King Mahendra legally banned the social practice of caste untouchability in 1965, the state was able to claim that Nepal officially recognizes the Dalits as human beings. However, the Dalits have not yet achieved a human status […]
7 Years After 9/11, First Responders Still Lack Medical Treatment
by Mike Hall, Jul 31, 2008 Medical and health and safety experts today urged Congress to approve new legislation to establish a permanent monitoring, research and health care program for the responders and people who lived and worked near Ground Zero who were exposed to the same mix of pulverized glass and concrete, asbestos, lead […]
South Africa’s Wake-Up Call
President Thabo Mbeki on Wednesday ordered South Africa’s army into black townships around Johannesburg for the first time since the apartheid era, hoping to quell anti-immigrant violence that has left 42 dead and 16,000 homeless. Fears that the violence was spreading to other cities appeared overstated, however, with a single mob attack on a foreign-owned […]
Fragmented Frames-An illustrated record of glorious 100 years of Indian Cinema
Fragmented Frames is a carefully chronicled book compiled by Bhawana Somaaya with 93 short essays reflecting colours, trends, and social attitude observed during early days to the approving fan following of the great Indian film industry today. It is an effort to put in perspective the gradual shift in attitude conveyed through essays on varied aspects of […]
Sub-Prime Woes Hits Indian Banking Sector
India’s vulnerability to the after-effects of sub-prime crisis in the U.S.A. is beginning to come out in the open. The ICICI Bank, India’s second largest bank in the private sector is reported to be hit with a mark-to-market loss of U.S.$263/- Million in its loan and investment exposure. It is estimated that the Bank and […]