The not-so-old terror attack on Mumbai is the threshold limit of tolerance and forbearance of a nation. And clichéd as it sounds, "history repeats itself", perhaps rings truer and louder than any other adage in our times here in our nation of India. The strangulation has returned once again, and the moment to begin re-discovery and re-unification begins again. A new struggle starts. That struggle what yesterday was the struggle against the British oppression is today the struggle against our own men - our selfish men, to be precise - those politicians who sleep well, who eat well and are... Read Blog »

This is a story that I must share. As Editor-in-Chief of this year's edition of my college magazine 'Sourabh' which has a unique theme of 'Lives Inspiring Lives', I had to contact many achievers and 'big' persons. One of them was former President of India, respected Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. The experience when I tried to contact him remains fresh in my mind. Here goes. This happened sometime in late February, I think. I was talking on the phone with one of his assistants, Mr Sharma. I explained to him the magazine, the idea behind... Read Blog »

The MNS,I believe requires no introduction. They're back and this time their target is the Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Pune. Sticking on to 'Vision Document' of MNS, the members of its student wing broke notice boards, glass tables and doors, classroom windows, some TV screens, etc. No casualties were reported. The reason for the attack being MIT allegedly gave preference to students outside the state for admissions in their management quota. Students are divided into many categories. Some divisions are: 1)On the basis of 'caste' as General and OBC/ST/SC, 2)On the... Read Blog »