Among democracies, candidates seeking elected positions universally run on issue-based platforms – Candidate X believes in Y, and therefore should be elected to a given position. The assumption is that if enough of the voting public subscribes to position Y, Candidate X will be elected and will follow through on the promises that embody the […]
Square Peg in a Round Hole – Being a Creative Artist in the Corporate World
Those of us who are highly creative and artistic employees know how we can be looked at differently by those who operate from the other side of the brain in the corporate world. It can be hard to fit in to conservative work environments at times for those of us who are free-thinking and artistically […]
G8 summit: what for?
The G8, the group that houses the eight most powerful countries in the world, is meant to (in theory) get the most powerful heads of state together for them to discuss the present and future of the world in which, like it or not, they have a decisive influence on. But lately, there has been […]
A British born Humanitarian becomes; Prey to Vultures of the Society.
“Center for Rehabilitation of the Paralyzed (CRP)” is a Voluntary Human Welfare organization in Bangladesh. It provides medical treatment for free to the poor and underprivileged in Bangladesh. The organization CRP is established through the endeavors and diligence of a British born woman called Valerie A. Taylor. This British citizen is a Physiotherapist by profession. […]
Britain behind Gukurahundi massacres
A former Zimbabwean freedom fighter who, himself, was a victim of Gukurahundi says Britain and not South Africa was behind the 1980s massacres that left nearly 30 000 innocent civilians from Matabeleland and the Midlands dead. Douglas Moyo* says South Africa was just a front. Britain was the brains behind the massacres. All it […]
A judgement caste in stone
The Supreme Court stay on OBC reservation is among several judgements unsympathetic to ‘lesser’ castes. The judiciary has to be socially accountable K. VEERAMANI On November 25, 1949, Dr BR Ambedkar sounded a grave warning in the Constituent Assembly: "On January 26, 1950, we will have equality in politics and inequality in social and economic […]