Vol. LXII, No. 33, New Delhi, FEBRUARY 20, 2011

SPECIAL REPORT Congress is undermining Mamata in West Bengal Might even strike clandestine deals with CPM By Asim Kumar Mitra COME what may there is no other choice left for Congress except to beg or borrow the partnership of Trinamool Congress in the forthcoming assembly election of West Bengal. There are apparently three reasons for this perception: One, Congress boss Sonia Gandhi wants that there should be an alliance with TMC as its leader Mamata Banerjee has been identified as the only leader who can successfully throw the CPM out of power.    more > Narmada Kumbh Kumbh will strengthen social harmony in Bharat From Virag Pachpore in Mandla RANI Durgavati Puram: The historic Ma Narmada Samajik Kumbh (social congregation) was formally inaugurated with the saints, shankaracharyas, mahamandaleswars and social leaders giving a clarion call to the entire Hindu society to foster national unity, facilitate social harmony and inculcate a strong patriotism to make Bharat Vishwa Guru –the World leader.    more > Thinking Aloud Why is China itching for a fight everywhere? The next great war is going to be between America and China. China is actually spoiling for a fight, though it doesn’t show it. The presidents of the two countries met in Washington last month but the Americans admit in private that the summit didn’t go very well.    more > Editorial Narmada Kumbh and the manufactured evangelical protest The Narmada Samajik Kumbh, a purely cultural event is being politicised and demonised so much that it makes one feel as though the Hindus cannot even gather for a legitimate cause.    more > RSS Sarkaryavah Bhaiyaji Joshi’s letter to PM Investigate conspiracy to kill RSS leaders I am constrained to make a demand on your valuable time justified by the seriousness of the subject of this letter. Stated briefly, the purpose of burdening you with this letter is to bring to your attention the deliberate attempts to distort, even pervert and politicise, the ongoing investigations into the bomb blasts at Malegaon, Ajmer and Hyderabad and to cast false aspersions on Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).    more > Sangh Samachar VHP Kendriya Margdarshak Mandal meeting in Prayag Punish those who instigated clash between Garo and Rabha tribes - FOC Samajik Samarasta Sammelan in Kandhmal Why are the killers of Swami Laxmanananda still unpunished? - By Samanwaya Nanda Buddhist Sammelan organised by Dharma Sanskriti Sangam - FOC Grahak Panchayat to conduct ‘No Purchase Day’ on March 15 - FOC Acharya Giriraj Kishore turns 92 - FOC Brahmachari Muralbhai to get Vivekananda Sewa Samman - FOC Vishwanathan Somasundaram is no more - VSK, Hyderabad The Only Place In India Where Food Is Cheap From RBL Nigam These items are meant for "POOR PEOPLE" and is available at Indian Parliament Canteen    more > A unique Ganapati temple consecrated near Mangalore A place for Hindus to congregate By R Guru Prasad A large number of devotees thronged a historical and unique open-air temple ‘Southedka Ganapathi’ near Mangalore on the late evening of February 7 where the popular annual feast ‘Moodappa Seva’ ( immersing the presiding deity Ganapathi with specially prepared sweets made with jaggery and rice, only to be distributed as prasadam later) held.    more > SIT says no ground for action against Modi Biased media wants to indict the CM By Shyam Khosla SECTIONS of media and “secular-liberal” crowd that are obsessed with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and hell-bent to demonise him are bedeviled by the findings of the Supreme Court appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by former CBI Director A K Raghvan.    more > BJP document on black money Bring the black money back, expose the culprits FOC “ALL-round corruption and recovery of black money from foreign countries is one of the biggest concerns of the countrymen today and therefore it is the important agenda of the BJP,” said BJP national president Shri Nitin Gadkari while releasing a research report on the issue of black money.    more > BJP chief in China Gadkari undertakes a tour for better understanding of Chinese model By Ashok Tandon BJP president Shri Nitin Gadkari’s proactive approach in dealing with the Chinese leaders during his goodwill visit to Beijing has earned him laurels in diplomatic circles.    more > Alexandria Library Restoration A lesson for Nalanda University revival By Priyadarshi Dutta WHILE Egypt is the flavour of the season with an ‘Ozymandias’ fighting for his survival in the Nile Valley, an event in the Gangetic plain captured some attention.    more > Court asks CBI to explain how Aseemananda’s confessions were leaked By Pramod Kumar A Delhi court on February 4 asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to explain how Swami Aseemananda’s ‘confession’ on his alleged role in Ajmer blast became public.    more > BJP Telecom Consumer Cell Submits Memorandum to TRAI FOC Directly compensate the telecom consumers harassed by unsolicited telemarketing SMS or calls    more > VS takes on UDF and Pinarayi Ice-cream parlour scandal haunts Congress, Muslim League and CPM By S Chandrasekhar IN 2006 CPM state Secretary Pinarayi Vijayan embarked on a ‘Kerala Yatra’ to catapult him to the Chief Minister’s chair in May 2006 Assembly polls.    more > One year of Vishwa Mangal Gou Gram Yatra An experiment in cow as the pivot of rural economy By Pramod Kumar ONE year has passed since the Vishwa Mangal Gou Gram Yatra concluded in New Delhi with presenting a memorandum containing over 8.40 crore signatures to the President Smt Pratibha Patil on January 31, 2010.    more >

COVER PAGE The Moving Finger Writes Minorityism in India By MV Kamath The sharp differences that have arisen, allegedly among Muslim religious leaders as a result of certain remarks made on the position of Muslims in Gujarat by Maulana Ghulam Mohammad Vastani, Vice Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband, raise many questions of relevance.    more > Media Watch Why do we have no good obituaries ? IN the past one year several celebrities have passed away, but they all went practically unnoticed by the media. But the death of Pandit Bhimsen Joshi has struck a chord, it seems, in millions of hearts and the outpourings of feelings expressed in so many ways is indicative of the respect which he has commanded for over six decades.    more > Kids’ Org Punishment for Deception By Manju Gupta KING Krishnadeva Raya of Vijayanagar saw Tenali Raman enter his kingdom with a bejewelled box in his hands. On seeing this beautiful box, the king asked him, “Tenali, what are you carrying in this box? From where did you get it?”    more > Lone Cock among Hens —MG IN King Krishnadeva Raya’s kingdom, it was customary to release a list of the top 10 highest income-tax payers.    more > Bookmark Pakistan, a Tinderbox By MV Kamath Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan, MJ Akbar; Harper Collins, Pp 342; Rs 499.00 The man who saved Kashmir and Bengal for India By Tej N Dhar Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee and Indian Politics: 1938-1953, Prashanto Kumar Chatterji, Foundation Books, Pp 381(HB), Rs. 795.00 Naipaul’s African safari By Dr Vaidehi Nathan The Masque of Africa: Glimpses of African Belief, VS Naipaul, Picador, Pp 325 (HB) , £20.00. A Preview Theoretical physics made easy, enjoyable By Dr Vaidehi Nathan The Beautiful Invisible. Creativity, imagination and theoretical physics, Giovanni Vignale, Oxford University Press in March The invention that changed the world By Dr R Balashankar The Most Powerful Idea in the World, A Story of Steam, Industry and Invention , William Rosen, Jonathan Cape, Random House, Pp 370(HB), £20.00. Does science have all the answers on Universe ? On being, A scientist’s explorations of the great questions of existence, Peter Atkins, Oxford University Press, Pp 111(HB), £10.99 The bees can teach us management techniques! The Wisdom of Bees: What the hive can teach business about leadership, efficiency and growth, Michael O’Malley,Penguin Books Ltd, Pp 214 (PB), £9.99. —VN

Agenda President’s address to Parliament and governor’s address to Legislature Need to change the practice By Justice (Retd) Dr M Rama Jois Frequent incidents of disturbance during address by Governor to joint session of Legislatures including the one which occurred recently in Karnataka, points out that it is because of the practice of making the ...    more >

Open Forum Kashmir imbroglio Integration diluted by Article 370 By Atul Sehgal JAMMU and Kashmir has been culturally, geographically and historically an integral part of India. It has been home to sages and seers who chose to settle in the picturesque and serene surroundings of the Valley to meditate upon the Supreme Divinity and realise Him.    more >

Readers’ Forum Dishonour to Tricolour —RAMINDER SINGH, B-234, Naraina Industrial Area, Phase-1 It came as a rude shock to all of us, the way the State police snatched the tricolour from the BJP workers who had managed to reach Lal Chowk to hoist the flag. Since India is a sovereign country and Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of it then how can the police stop any Indian citizen form hoisting the national flag on Republic Day or Independence Day.    more >

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