By Janice C. (CHAKRA) In 2013, the prestigious school of Wharton at the University of Pennsylvania had its annual Wharton India Economic Forum (WIEF). The event organizers invited Narendra Modi to be their keynote speaker via live telecast, but due to later cancelled his invitation due to pressure from non-Wharton staff with opinionated and furious bias of […]
After Raja Chidambaram Mukherjee now Satrap Singh
Dr. O. P. Sudrania India has been rocked from time and again especially after the UPA II came in power again in 2009. There has been a spate of scandals involving even the satrap’s office viz. PMO (Prime Minister’s Office). The magnitude of fiscal involvements are mind boggling, to the tune of lacs of crores […]
Sushil Kumar Shinde and His Political Shame
By O.P. Sudrania (CHAKRA) Sushil Kumar Shinde is Home Minister of India and Congress MP. He is also said to be a ‘dalit’ like our esteemed Speaker – Ms Meira Kumar, Rambilas Paswan, infamous A. Raja, Mayawati UP chief minister etc. He has shamed the entire country in the eyes of global community, given an […]
Aging Politics of the INC, Rahul Gandhi, Sushil Shinde, Hafiz Saeed & Owaisi Brothers
By Dr OP Sudrania (CHAKRA) Indian National Congress has just concluded their so called Annual orgy of eat drink and be merry marriage ceremony, they called it a “Chintan (Reflection) Shivir (Camp)” at Jaipur, Rajasthan on 20 January 2013. The conclusion of business gave an impression that it was more of two things; one a […]
US National Institutes of Health (NIH) Video Reveals Science Behind Ancient Yoga
United States National Institutes of Health (NIH), one of the world’s foremost medical research centers, has released a video which reveals “science behind yoga”. An NIH release announcing this has said that “there is a growing body of evidence that yoga may be beneficial for low-back pain”. “Due to a growing body of evidence-based research, […]
Narendra Modi, Anna Hazare, Nitish Kumar Among 2012 Time 100 Contender List
Voting is on for the 2012 Time magazine Top 100 list. Time’s 100 list consists of leaders, artists, innovators, icons and heroes you think are the most influential people in the world. Several Indians are among the contenders in this list. They include IAC leader Anna Hazare, touted as the Future PM of India by a […]
Honour Killings in Canada: An Undeniable Reality!
(CHAKRA) FACT: Since 2002, 12 murders of women in Canada were deemed to be honour killings. You may have heard about numerous cases of honour killings being perpetrated in various foreign countries. After all, for those of us living in the West (and political North), these types of stories are quite sensational. They highlight how […]
Arab Spring Rolls Into Fundamentalism
(CHAKRA) Independence to India did not change the political system in one important respect. Much colonial legislation remains intact. Most notorious is the Police Act of 1864 which was designed to quell dissent by unruly subjects rather than provide a public service. In fact the very idea of public ‘service’ is an anachronism in India […]
Why this Kolaveri Di vs. Team Anna, Ramdev and 2G Scam
By Dhanush Kumar (CHAKRA) As many nations in the Middle East were busy with the ‘Arab spring’, India also found itself occupied with nationwide anti-corruption protests. New faces and heroes emerged into the spotlight with names like Anna Hazare and Baba Ramdev making daily headlines. We also confronted emerging government scandals and accusations such as the ‘2G […]
Is Walmart the Reincarnation of the East India Company?
By Ranbir Singh (CHAKRA) The recent furore against allowing Wal-Mart and other western multinational companies into India ’s lucrative retail sector is based upon fears that it will bankrupt the small retails who have been at the hub of that country’s consumer sector. There are fears that these small family run businesses will be unable […]
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