Articles in Current Affairs
The Man Who Defies Medical Science
By Manu Gupta
Investigations of a sadhu who has not eaten for sixty years give food for thought to scientists and spiritualists. Exclusive interview between Dr. Manu Gupta and Prahalad Jani.
Ambaji, Gujarat: I am sitting in front …
Kandhamal : The Real Story
By Sandhya Jain
Was the alleged rape of an Orissa nun, following the assassination of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati and four sanyasis in Kandhamal on Krishna Janmasthami, Aug. 23, 2008, an afterthought by missionaries targetted by enraged Hindus? Was …
Diet for a Dead or Dying Planet
By Dr Gary Kohls
The economic system known as capitalism has regularly brought America’s economy (and the world’s) to its knees. The most recent examples are the Cheney/Bush economic crash of 2008 and Big Oil’s British Petroleum/Halliburton …
The ugly face of Facebook – part 2
“HEY, you’re a dork,” said the girl to the boy with a smile. “Just wanted you to know.” Andy Wilson, 11, left, and his brother Evan, 14, go on Facebook in their treehouse in Atlanta.
“Thanks!” …
The Ugly Face of Facebook part -1
By Swami Abhayananda Tirtha
The sinister implications of getting hooked on to technology are now dawning on the saner section of the society. A 12-year old boy from the UK managed to blow £900 on an …
Kashmir’s new reality
Anybody who has been watching the Kashmir tragedy unfold on live television will know who’s the aggressor, who’s on the defensive. The mobs are running riot, provoking, attacking and bullying the police and armed forces. …
Transcendening Tragedies
By Vraj Bihari Dasa
As I sighed in disbelief, a friend assured me that although horrifying, it’s true – the city is under siege by terrorists. Just then a frenzied neighbor rushed in screaming that the …
Hyprocisy and the Indian Media
By Swami Abhayananda Tirtha
A man doesn’t eat or drink for more than 60 years. Yes you have read correctly, it’s not 60 minutes but 60 long years! The nation’s best doctors and scientists closely examine the facts …
Myth of Media Impartiality and Objectivity
By Amba Charan Vashishtha
To say or claim that our media is free, fair and impartial is only to live in a world of make-believe. It is not a reality but just a daydream. The first …
Is the western culture freeing women or abusing them?
By Swami Abhayananda Tirtha
Andree Marie Dussault, a Canadian journalist in Delhi feels women are now really free. Times of India (2nd May’ 2010) carries her view that modern India and the Western society can be proud of …