In an interview to ABP on 29th May, Prime Minister Modi stated that "In the last 75 years, wasn't it our responsibility to make Mahatma Gandhi known across the world? Forgive me, but nobody knew Mahatma Gandhi '' till the film on him was released in 1982. When he was saying this the ABP persons interviewing him had stony express...
Ever since the BJP/RSS came to power with Narendra Modi at its helm, institutions built under the Nehruvian-Ambedkar vision have been facing either servitude or total decimation. India's election commission, one of the revered pillars of Indian Democracy, appeared to have suffered the same f...
As India has completed its fourth phase of the national elections, it has become increasingly clear that it is in no way a walkover by the BJP towards a third term. Prime Minister Modi, who relied on his own carefully crafted image and easy-flowing rhetoric, found himself in an unchartered territory facing an electorate more skepti...
Edu Mithra Intellectual Services, an organization located in Cochin and Abu Dhabi, which focuses on children's education, had the idea of organizing a “Fly to NASA” program to provide opportunities for children ...
For majoritarian Nationalism communal, divisive propaganda has been a major plank for increasing their hold in the electoral arena through promoting Hate. The module of Hindu nationalist politics has been centered on two major planks. One, glorification of the ancient past, the era when values of Manusmriti were the social norms. And two, the distortion o...
The BJP in Kerala sounds very inclusive. They hardly direct their ire at the Christian community. Most of their fire is aimed at the 'anti-national elements' in the Muslim community. ...
Following Tharoor behind his constituency ‘Paryadanam’ motorcade this time around evoked some earlier memories in me when he first ran for Parliament in 2009. At that point in time, there was novelty and simple curiosity about his candidature, ...
The BJP leaders claim that their NDA coalition will win over 400 seats for the upcoming Parliamentary elections that will take place in India starting April 19 of this year. Is it a panacea or a realistic assessment considering nationwide political dynamics? ...
Films are a very powerful medium which create a social understanding in various ways. Till decades ago we had films which reflected social realities and promoted progressive values. The films like ‘Mother India’, ‘Do Bigha Jameen’ and ‘Naya Daur’ are just a few of these. Some biopic films have also contributed a lot in di...
In the 9th century, a Persian doctor for the first time published a written account of measles. Francis Home, a Scottish physician first reported that measles was caused by an infectious agent. In 1912 measles became a notifiable disease and about 6000 deaths per year was reported. Measles vaccine was licensed in 1963 and now is usually combined with mumps and rubella (MMR...
