The incoming results of the Sri Lankan elections clearly point the exit of Sarath Fonseka from the political arena. Exit literal, as suggested by the news reported in Srilankagaurdian that “the Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapakse has given instructions to the Army Commander Jagath Jayasooriya to arrest the opposition candidate Sarath Fonseka and his family members [...]
Dalits, Muslims & Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
‘Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan’ – Much ado about zilch! Interesting news which caught my eye on January 16th, 2010 was “Human Resource Department’s internal appraisals of ‘Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan’ showing most of its physical target’s for 2009-10 are set to be fully achieved.” – With 85% schools opened of set target, 78% teachers, 92% schools with [...]
Folk songs from the South
The author Rama Krishnan, is Asst. Professor in Thiruthani Govt. Arts College, Department of Tamil. Rama Krishnan’s contribution in the field of folklore is wide, including the release of a collection of songs of the famous Muslim artist Kunnangudi Masthan, co-ordinator in the making of the documentary film “Split City” by Venkatesh Chakravarthy, co-ordinator with [...]
RSS dictates 10 commandments ( 2010) to BJP. Excludes Ram temple.
Baby Nitin Gadkari supplied with 10 toys to fight veteran Manmohan In a press statement BJP National Spokesperson and MP, Mr. Prakash Javadekar has merely stated that BJP will watch carefully the government moves on 10 issues in 2010. The Ayodhya issue is conspiciously absent in the ten issues highlighted by RSS through the BJP [...]
The Language of Raj Thackeray
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) led by Raj Thackeray is all set to redefine the politics of Maharashtra and spoil the dreams of Hindi Nationalists. The phenomenon of Raj Thackeray at the outset appears to be a reenactment of decades old dramas of Shiv Sena but Raj espouses issues different from his parent party.