Monthly Archives: February 2010
The Fearless Lion Cubs
I published this post- “The Fearless Lion Cubs” yesterday, in the section for Sanskrit Subhaashits on this blog. Today, the first news report I read in the morning newspaper was this- Three Sikhs beheaded by Pak Taliban Three Sikh … Continue reading
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Price of a Soul
While delivering the annual Justice H R Khanna memorial lecture on the topic of ‘Judicial Independence: Myth or Reality’, on Sunday, senior Supreme Court lawyer Soli Sorabjee said, that of all the Supreme Court judges, only Justice Khanna had stood up … Continue reading
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Renting Out Prisons
Crime rates in the Netherlands have been declining in the past few years. In addition to creating a safer society, this has benefited the country in an unexpected way. With prison space to spare, the Netherlands is renting it out! It … Continue reading
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Making a Difference
It was at a meeting of people associated with projects in slum areas that I first met Umatai, a few years ago. At her invitation I later went to visit her, at her home. She lived in Kamathipura here in … Continue reading
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