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Current situation in Pakistan
Election 2008 in Pakistan and prior to it, reelection of President and Chief of the Army Staff General Parvez Musharaf of Pakistan through electoral college which consists upon members of both houses of parliament and Provincial Assembly members of all the provincial assemblies, are the focus of Pakistani media currently, war on terror and […]
Educating India’s Parliamentarians
Parliament is in season and as is usual, it is providing its own brand of entertainment. But this time what has caught my eye has are a few incidents, each distressing in its own way. First was Prime Minister Man Mohan Singh claiming that opposition Hindu nationalists prayed for his death, the latest charge in […]
Vignettes from the Central Jail at Andamans
Recently on a visit, I had the opportunity to visit a monument which is part of the myth of the Indian freedom struggle- the Cellular Jail at Port Blair. It is said, that no one ever escaped alive from this jail. Cellular Jail, located at Port Blair, is a mute witness to the tortures meted […]
The Bias of Mainstream Media
<h3>Conglomerate Media: No Room for in a Democracy </h3> <h3>Specific purpose: To persuade my audience to use other sources for their news and information besides mainstream media.</h3> <hr /> <p>Our new conglomerate media is limiting our news and sanitizing our wars and disasters</p> <p>A video called Peace, Propaganda and the Promised Land <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCL6WdnuNp4">Learn what is really […]
Childhood Obesity in America
Childhood obesity is not a new problem nor is it restricted to the USA. Over the past few decades, weight problems in children have been increasing rapidly, reaching what many people consider a crisis point in the last few years. According to the US Surgeon General, since 1980 the number of overweight children in the […]