Punjab born scientist wins his arduous battle in
Canada Khushwant Toor
For scientist Dr. Gian Singh Sangha, his high qualifications and
minority status became a curse. But this valiant son of Punjab fought
his battles over years and finally won to get a proper job in British
Columbia.
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Harper has tough choices in Afghanistan
WILL the Canadian deployment of troops in strife torn Afghanistan be a
waterloo for the Conservative Prime Minister Stephan Harper?
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ANALYSIS
The Decades of our Discontent Gobind Thukral Think about this: sixty
years after independence 836 million Indians spend only Rs 20 per day.
This is all they have. They are 77 per cent of India. More
Japan Advocates Quadrilateral
Alliance Japanese Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe, on his visit to India, has stressed the need for a strategic
alliance with India and advocated a quadrilateral alliance of America,
Japan, India, and Australia. More
60 Years of Independence and
Majority’s Plight India and Pakistan just
celebrated their independence from the British colonialism. However, the
60 years of independence have failed to improve the plight of the
majority of people in both of the countries. More
Labour Absorption: Strength of the Informal Sector in India-2 Vinod Anand Employment generation has
been a policy priority in India ever since the time of independence and
the focus has been mainly on the small-scale and cottage industries. More
New Pakistan: Supreme Court Asserts Musharraf may lose his uniform
IN a stunning blow to Gen. Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's Supreme Court
ruled that an exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif should be allowed to
return to the country. More
E D I T O R I A L
Media as
Peacemaker
Should journalists be peacemakers in conflict situations and is
this kind of role legitimate and in line with their calling? The
question has been raised ever since South Asia Free Media Association or
SAFMA, a regional grouping of media persons started playing an active
role six years back. They have brought together parliamentarians of
different hues and even businessmen in their meetings in Islamabad,
Delhi, Kabul, Shimla, and Dhaka, Lahore and Chandigarh etc. More
FOCUS
Media, Violence and Poverty Eradication Gobind Thukral writes from Colombo
WHEN journalists meet at conferences or otherwise, it is rare for them
to come to an agreement. These could be issues confronting them or the
society at large. It is natural to have divergent opinions. But when
they are asked to promote peace and help project poverty, there are no
dissenting voices. At the 6th regional conference in Colombo on August
18-20 organised by South Asia Free Media Association, there was total
conformity that media should promote peace, oppose violence and help
alleviate the poor. More
Multiculturalism, the Only Way for America Dr Sawraj Singh THE
situation arriving out of the new security rules for the turban at the
airports shows that America has not come to grips with its multicultural
reality. The turban has become a symbol of pluralism, diversity, and
multiculturalism.
More
An encounter with an intrepid journalist Gobind Thukral IN the annals of Indian journalism, there are many legends. Sham Lal was
a philosopher editor whose columns shall ever remain relevant. He
touched upon various facets of life. He introduced Indian journalism to
a very lively and witty style of writing and at the same time exposed
the readers to universal currents of thoughts and creativity.
More
Concern over journalist’s safety in Sri Lanka THE
Committee to Protect Journalists has said it is alarmed by grave threats
made against veteran Sri Lankan journalist Iqbal Athas. In a letter to
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the CPJ said Athas has come
under extraordinary pressure following his investigations into
irregularities surrounding a 2006 deal to purchase MiG-27 fighter jets
from Ukraine. More
LITERATURE
Of Gods and Gurus Globalisation of Idols and Portraits
Dr. Jaspal Singh
Hats
off to the Chinese. They are some of the cleverest peoples ever devised by the
Creator. When it comes to trade wars, they can beat any tribe, nation or race.
‘Neo-colonialism’ can put on any garb. The targeted community in today’s world
can be completely trounced by burgers, chocolates, beverages of various hues or
whatever is carried by the Walmart shelves. But the Chinese ingenuity in this
field is simply unrivalled. They can even create gods of any pantheon
out of pulp. Since recently, reports have been appearing in the media
that now the Sikhs; a small community of a few million souls has been
targeted by the Chinese ‘trade lords’.
More
Celebrated Novelist Qurratulain Hyder is no more Celebrated
Urdu novelist Qurratulain Hyder, 80, died in new Delhi on august 21
following complications from an old breathing problem. A throng of
grieving admirers laid her to rest at Jamia Millia Islamia cemetery in
Delhi, where she once taught Urdu literature as professor of the Khan
Abdul Ghaffar Khan Chair. More
CULTURE
Shaminder’s Cravings for Duets with Lata Harjap Singh Aujla There
are very few gramophone discs recorded in the voice of Shaminder. Bhai Shaminder
Singh hailed from a wealthy landlord family of Muktsar, a historic town in
Southern part of East Punjab. Shaminder was fond of decent music from his
childhood and he got his primary lessons in classical Indian music from a local
Sikh religious musician. More
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A Bloody March of 1947 Ishtiaq Ahmed THE
Great Calcutta Killings of August 1946 in which both Hindus and Muslims
lost lives in the thousands transformed forever the nature of the
Congress-Muslim League standoff from a constitutional imbroglio to a
violent communal conflagration that culminated in the subcontinent
bleeding, burning and partitioning in mid-August 1947. The first
attacks on August 16 were the doings of Muslim hoodlums, but their Hindu
counterparts retaliated with equal force within a day or two. More
Young India: the Corporeal Fable Mickey
Sharma AS the country celebrated the 60th year of independence people were
looking forward with hope and aspirations of seeing India rise on its young
shoulders. Urban India created the new youth, confident, out-going and
ambitious; as the nation that spent the last 60 years boasting about a glorious
past found something to look forward to. More
COMMENT
2.6 Billion Wait for Toilets WORLD
had indeed progressed much, but for only a small section that lives in
comfort. For the rest, it is a nightmare to get some water or facilities
like toilets. There are more than 2.6 billion people, roughly 42 percent
of the world's population, waiting in line for toilets that just do not
exist. "No private toilets, no public toilets, no toilets anywhere,"
admits London-based non-governmental organisation End Water Poverty,
following a survey of some of the world's poorest nations in Asia,
Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. More
LAW
& JUSTICE
Chief Justice of India in the Dock Joginder Singh Toor People
felt aghast, when they learnt, that former Supreme Court Chief Justice
Y.K.Sabharwal was involved in "dubious judicial deal making" that earned his
sons huge profits. More
HISTORY
The battle for Lahore
and Amritsar Ishtiaq Ahmed Large-scale rioting in
the undivided Punjab subsided from March 14, 1947, onwards, but enough blood had
been spilled not to let the Punjab return to normality. Lahore, Amritsar, Multan
and Rawalpindi witnessed harrowing scenes of inhumanity hitherto unknown to the
Punjab. More
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THE
situation arriving out of the new security rules for the turban at the
airports shows that America has not come to grips with its multicultural
reality. The turban has become a symbol of pluralism, diversity, and
multiculturalism.
IN the annals of Indian journalism, there are many legends. Sham Lal was
a philosopher editor whose columns shall ever remain relevant. He
touched upon various facets of life. He introduced Indian journalism to
a very lively and witty style of writing and at the same time exposed
the readers to universal currents of thoughts and creativity.
THE
Committee to Protect Journalists has said it is alarmed by grave threats
made against veteran Sri Lankan journalist Iqbal Athas. In a letter to
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the CPJ said Athas has come
under extraordinary pressure following his investigations into
irregularities surrounding a 2006 deal to purchase MiG-27 fighter jets
from Ukraine. 
Celebrated
There
THE
Great Calcutta Killings of August 1946 in which both Hindus and Muslims
lost lives in the thousands transformed forever the nature of the
Congress-Muslim League standoff from a constitutional imbroglio to a
violent communal conflagration that culminated in the subcontinent
bleeding, burning and partitioning in mid-August 1947. The first
attacks on August 16 were the doings of Muslim hoodlums, but their Hindu
counterparts retaliated with equal force within a day or two. 
AS the country celebrated the 60th year of independence people were
looking forward with hope and aspirations of seeing India rise on its young
shoulders. Urban India created the new youth, confident, out-going and
ambitious; as the nation that spent the last 60 years boasting about a glorious
past found something to look forward to. 
WORLD
had indeed progressed much, but for only a small section that lives in
comfort. For the rest, it is a nightmare to get some water or facilities
like toilets. There are more than 2.6 billion people, roughly 42 percent
of the world's population, waiting in line for toilets that just do not
exist. "No private toilets, no public toilets, no toilets anywhere,"
admits London-based non-governmental organisation End Water Poverty,
following a survey of some of the world's poorest nations in Asia,
Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. 
People
felt aghast, when they learnt, that former Supreme Court Chief Justice
Y.K.Sabharwal was involved in "dubious judicial deal making" that earned his
sons huge profits. 
