Matilda

As the 23-year old girl struggles for life, I can only express my anguish and pray for her speedy recovery. The fateful night can't be forgotten. We can't imagine the trauma she is facing and the agony that she is undergoing. Swami Vivekananda had once said that a nation which doesn't respect their women can never progress. Well, I believe in India, respect is something girls have to struggle for endlessly. Because, deep down in the man's psyche, he still feels that woman is the weaker sex. Or wait a minute, do they think so or do they force themselves to think so? Women of today have carved a niche for themselves in every field they have endeavoured. This is a fact that even the male chauvinist pigs cannot deny. They have proved to the world that a woman is an embodiment of great courage, determination and spirit. This is why the rape survivor ,who was tortured , still has a strong will to survive. What gives her the strength? She is made that way! Lets get o

NEWS: Indian Home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has refused to sign the joint statement with Pakistan at the end of the three day visit by Pakistan Interior Minister Mr. Rehman Malik. BACKGROUND: The rebuttal by India is a reaction to Pakistan's uncooperative behaviour to help India in the trial of the accused in 26/11 attacks.Mr. Malik had come to India to resolve some crucial issues with the Indian lawmakers but it seems he has left a highly suspicious imprint. He denied any infiltration by the Pakistani extremists. He even said that the catastrophe on 26/11 could not be avoided due to the negligence by the Indian intelligence agencies. He emphatically said that if the terrorists of Lashkar-e-Toiba planned this attack, then the Pak government had no role as LeT is banned in Pakistan. Further,he suggested that there has been no proof found against Hafiz Saeed (head of LeT) and thus the latter should not be put under the line of fire. The third person who hatched the conspi

The fourth estate can make you reach the wonders of heaven or the gallows of hell. A year back, Team Blue won the World Cup after 28 long years. The media showered praises uplifting them to the status of gods in human form. They were welcomed like true patriotic sons of India who have made their motherland extremely proud. However, after a string of losses in England test series, they are berated for not doing their work with integrity. From HERO to ZERO in no time!! Amarnath, a previous selector has expressed his wish to sack Dhoni as the ODI captain. He has also revealed that last year, lot of members on the board agreed with his view except the BCCI chairman, N Srinivasan.  Amarnath believes that Dhoni's style of functioning was highly "individualistic" despite he helping India to win the World championship and IPL(as captain of Chennai Super Kings). He has defamed Dhoni at a time when he needs motivation and support. Understanding the severity of the situation,

Sold. Cancelled. Resold. Failed. These four words describe the journey of the 122 licences which have gone through different stages involving the political blame-game. NEWS: The Government of India(GOI) has decided to slash the 2G base price by 30% in four unsold circles.The price cut for airwaves by the ministerial panel has sent out shock waves in the telecom industry. BACKGROUND: Stage 1: Back in 2004-2007, the telecom sector was at its zenith. We saw fast expanding subscriber base and exponentially rising EBITDA(Earnings before Interest,Taxes,Depreciation and Amortisation). This was basically because of the monopoly as there were only 4-5 players in the sector. Stage 2: Now when Raja (The telecom master!) became the telecom minister, he tried to give a boost by giving away 122 new licences at throwaway prices. Result was that the sector saw the entry of many new companies. So, the tariffs plummeted (to the consumers' delight!) and the firms got lower profit margins.

The small peaceful valley "Swat " in Pakistan faced a mighty jolt after the outrageous attack on a 14 year old teenager named Malala Yousufzai who  they call the harbinger of change(The Pride of Swat). Since 2007, the people of Swat are used to the unpredictable attacks by the Taliban which have separated them from their nears and dears. But the change had to come some day! And so it has... Most of us know what happened on that deadly day but what I want to discuss is a very different issue. Reading her blog diaries under the nom de plume Gul Makai, I realised that people were living in pieces and not peace. MALALA's VIEW Since the young age of 11 years, Malala has been espousing girl education. She has tried her best to spread awareness but unfortunately the narrow-minded madarsa system is deeply rooted into the civilisation of Pakistan . These madarsas follow a constrained and highly restrictive system of education which doesn't aim at broadening the horizo