Amend Matrimonial Cruelty Law:
Seminar The demand for
scraping or amending a law on matrimonial cruelty has
gathered steam with apprehensions being expressed about its
misuse. At a seminar organized by the Save Indian Family
Foundation (SIFF) here Sunday, "victims" of the law,
lawyers, judges and people from a cross-section of society
voiced apprehensions that Section 498A of the Indian Penal
Code (IPC) and the Domestic Violence Act, have been grossly
misused by women to extort money from their husbands. Read On >>>
Zulu-Natyam: Fusing South African and
Indian Art They thumped their feet to the beats of African music
and did perfect mudras (hand gestures) of Bharatanatyam. A
blend of two different cultures, the fusion dance
performance by South Africa's Tribhanga Dance Theatre Group
wowed art connoisseurs here. Fusing two different art forms
- the Zulu dance of South Africa, a dance of happiness; and
Bharatanatyam, the elegant and expressive dance form of
Tamil Nadu in south India - is no mean task. Read On >>>
Kamleshwar:
An Author Who Donned Many Hats
A writer par excellence, Kamleshwar, who died here Saturday
night following a massive cardiac arrest at the age of 75,
was a leading light of the literary movement in the 1960s
that introduced realism in Hindi writing. Kamleshwar emerged
on the Hindi literary scene initially as a short story
writer about four decades ago. But unlike many of his
contemporaries he didn't confine himself to one particular
form of writing. He donned many hats and soon became one of
the best-known scriptwriters in Hindi cinema. Read On >>>
Hindu Scholar Finds Similarities with
Maori Culture Many similarities can be found between Sanskrit, the
classical language of India, and Maori, the language and
tradition of the indigenous people of New Zealand, according
to an Indian scientist. Infact, some Hindu cultural facets
are more similar to Maori than most people realize, says
senior scientist Dr Guna Magesan ...
Read On >>>
Barack Obama - Symbolizing the
American Potential With Illinois Senator Barack Obama's presidential candidature now a
certainty, even those political activists who were among his
earliest supporters seem surprised at his spectacular rise.
Obama is to formally declare his intention to run for the US
presidency on Feb 10 in Springfield, Illinois, the home of Abraham
Lincoln.
Despite all the hoopla surrounding his candidacy, it is by no means
certain that he will indeed be America's first black president.
However, to most South Asians, as to others, Obama represents the
potential of what America can be, to itself and to the world. Read On >>>
US Protestors Call for Withdrawal
from Iraq Tens of thousands of
people called for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq in a
rally here, two days after the US Congress denounced the
troop increase ordered by President George W. Bush. The
rally Saturday was organized by United for Peace and
Justice, an alliance of groups opposed to the US military
presence in Iraq. Read On
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Bush Takes the Bully Pulpit to
Tame the Capitol Bull
He came, he saw and he all but conquered. Or so it seemed
the night a politically wounded president George Bush strode
into Capitol Hill to dwell on the State of the Union. He may
not have won the battle, but that night Bush was the star as
he walked in 12 minutes after nine, his motorcade
fashionably delayed by the traffic, without any pomp or
ceremony of the kind one associates with a presidential
address back home. Read On
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Retail Sector Promising for
China's Graduates
China's growing retail sector could provide more jobs for
the glut of college graduates as the industry is in dire
need of better-educated managers, according to an industry
report. More than 70 percent of multinational department
stores, supermarkets and sales outlets, such as Prada and
Gucci, are seeking shop managers and more than 60 percent
almost always have openings for salespeople, says the report
by the Commerce Economy Association of China. Read On >
Dowry Giving Growing in Kerala The institution of
dowry has grown in Kerala over the years, largely due to the
pressure on parents to get their daughters married, a
researcher has said. Praveena Kodoth, a faculty member at
the Centre for Development Studies here, says in a study
that "marriage is seen as something that gives women a
meaningful life in much the same way as employment makes a
man's life meaningful". "Because of this parents are under
pressure to get their daughters married and this gave rise
to dowry," she says ... Read
On >>>
Promoting Communal Harmony
Through Music Video
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad's very
talented wife Shameema Dev Azad has come out with a touching
musical video album 'Nai Subah' (New Dawn) that focuses on
communal harmony and its power to resolve all issues. The
album has as its theme 'We shall overcome' and underlines
the enterprising spirit of Kashmiris to unshackle themselves
of devious plots and resolve all contentious issues through
talks. Read On >>>
Satyagraha Conference Begins
Monday Amid BJP Criticism
A two-day international conference on Mahatma Gandhi's
historic Satyagraha movement organized by the ruling
Congress beginning Monday is expected to spread the message
of peace but has already drawn flak from the opposition
parties. Read On >>>
Three Bullets and the Sounds of
Silence by Rajdeep Pathak While
the nation observes the anniversary of the martyrdom of
Mahatma Gandhi on January 30th, few people are aware of the
exact place where one of the most infamous political
assassinations in history took place. The streets of
Delhi that lead to 5, Tees January Marg - earlier known as
Albuquerque Road - seem to hold little or no significance
for many. The building, today called Gandhi Smriti, is the
historical place where Mahatma Gandhi lived the last 144
days of his life. Read On
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A School that Abides by
Gandhigiri Imagine a school
where teachers mark themselves absent voluntarily if they
get late and the headmaster notes down his own time of
arrival! The Bawadia Kalan Middle School on the outskirts of
the Madhya Pradesh capital has become quite popular with
students and parents with a bit of "Gandhigiri" - a term
that has come to signify winning over people with persuasion
and honesty. "I have not seen the much talked about
Munnabhai's Gandhigiri but what I feel is that Gandhigiri is
nothing but 'living for others by honesty' and that is what
we have adopted in this school," said A.N. Pathak. Read On
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The Dying Art of Urdu Calligraphy
Qalam (a reed pen) no more seems to be mightier. The might
of Urdu calligraphers is put to ultimate test not by the
sword but by what the calligraphers at the offices of Urdu
newspapers Rashtriya Sahara, Siyasat, Inquilab, Qaumi
Awaz and Nai Duniya call "bijli ka qalam"
(electric pen, referring to the computerized type-setting).
A computer might be a blessing for others but it has
impoverished a whole range of beautiful designs. The
onslaught of the Urdu fonts software has thrown these
calligraphers out of gear putting their existence in
jeopardy. Read On >
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