Vol. LXI, No. 7, New Delhi, August 23, 2009

The dirty politics of natural gas UPA compromises public interest to enhance corporate loot By Naresh Minocha THE UPA Government has reduced itself to a pendulum that swings between free market and administered market. It has thus pushed the investors and the economy into fathomless uncertainty and the aam aadmi into a perpetual spin.    more > RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat terms Sharm el-Sheikh a diplomatic faux pas By Virag Pachpore "INCLUSION of the reference to Balochistan and dropping of action against terrorism as a precondition to resuming the dialogue with Pakistan was a serious blunder. It exposed the chinks in diplomacy of Government of India. This has not only brought the issue of happenings in Balochistan to the notice of the global community, but has also created a confusion within the country vis-à-vis our foreign policy and transparency therein.”    more > Insight The rediscovery of Saraswati Civilisational advantage of being a Hindu By Dr Vijaya Rajiva THE Rig Veda, comprising some 1008 hymns, was composed approximately 5,000 years ago, and is the oldest of the Hindu Scritpures and much loved by Hindus and much acclaimed by the rest of the world, not only for its beauty and spiritually inspirational verses, but for its ancient lineage.    more > Editorial Statues script different stories. Of unity and pride, discord and vanity INSTALLATION of statues and naming of public utilities and establishments after politicians have a long and controversial history in India. Last month the naming of the Bandra-Worli Sea Link in Mumbai after Rajiv Gandhi became controversial after the BJP and Shiv Sena demanded the bridge to be named after Chhatrapati Shivaji.    more > Congressmen oppose Margaret Alva’s appointment Sonia’s ploy to Christianise Uttarakhand? By Pramod Kumar IS there a conspiracy of Christianisation of Uttarakhand behind the appointment of “Christian activist Smt Margaret Alva” as Governor of Uttarakhand? At least a section of Congress Hindu leaders sees a sinister conspiracy behind this appointment.    more > Monograph on Deceptive Equality: Deconstructing the Equal Opportunity Commission released Equal Opportunity Commission will promote only division and inequality FOC INTELLECTUALS, academicians and senior politicians strongly opposed the formation of Equal Opportunity Commission and said the term ‘equal’ in the proposed Commission is deceptive and communal.    more > Sangh Samachar General Body meeting of DRI in Chitrakoot DRI creates a model of self-reliant villages - FOC Durga Vahini activists tie Rakhi to soldiers at Wagah and Poonch borders - FOC Anti-terrorism fortnight by Hindu Manch - FOC No power projects on Ganga, between Gangotri and Uttarkashi—Ashok Singhal - FOC Muslim parents sent their children to Sangh schools - VSK, Chennai Special issue of Sangat Sansar released - FOC Rework Gas Use Policy NM THE UPA’s botch-up over the offshore KG basin gas is in sharp contrast to its enlightened approach followed by Congress & Janata regimes in the late seventies when gas reserves less than half the size of KG basin were discovered on the West Coast.    more > Yeddyurappa’s bold initiative The statue of Thiruvalluvar unveiled in Karnataka From R Guru Prasad, Bengaluru KARNATAKA Government achieved yet another milestone on August 9, when the statue of Tamil poet—Saint Thiruvalluvar was unveiled by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi at Bengaluru.    more > SPECIAL WITH INDEPENDENCE DAY ISSUE Dismantle patent laws for true Independence By Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala OUR freedom Fighters would have thought that after Independence the country will soon regain the international stature that it enjoyed previously. India and China accounted for nearly one-half of the world income till the seventeenth century. Steel swords and textiles made by our artisans and spices produced by our farmers ruled the world markets.    more > Stamps on Jayadeva and Gita Govindam released VSK Chennai INDIAN Postal Department has released 11 new postal stamps on Jayadeva Muni and 10 Dasavatharam pictures taken from a book written by him in Sanskrit—“Gita Govindam”.    more > Cow protection will boost rural economy By Himanshu Shekhar Jha When India achieved Independence in 1947, which was a mere transfer of power from the British to the natives there was a great expectation among the people that there would be a complete and unconditional ban on cow-slaughter and the slaughter of other milch and draught cattle.    more > Indian vision of village life and agriculture By Lakshmish Tolpadi TO know this land, Bharata-varsha, of ours it is necessary to know the trinity of rural life, agriculture and spirituality. To know these one must develop one’s own insight and perspective.    more > Cow, the pivot of rural economy By Vaidya Kulamarva Jayakrishna THIS is the right time to discuss the issue of cow protection. We have to think what our learned ancestors would have done when faced with such a situation or problem? Our seers and learned philosophers had a different approach when faced with major problems i.e. they used to put both their heart and brains together to arrive at a solution.    more >

COVER PAGE Thinking Aloud Anti-Hindu channels and MNC honchos By Dr Jay Dubashi I normally avoid news channels in English and try to stick to Hindi as much as possible. English channels are generally supercilious and affect a tone that many must find insulting. Their accents, picked up in so-called, ‘convent’ schools, jar on the ear.    more > TogadiaSpeak No human rights for Hindus even in Hindustan! By Dr Pravin Togadia A bizarre visual made waves on most TV channels 2-3 years back. It was shown for some time and then suddenly it was taken off from almost all TV channels as if was managed to be taken off.    more > The Moving Finger Writes Kargil exposed Pak untrustworthiness By M.V. Kamath IT is just over ten years since India won the Kargil War and threw out the last of the Pakistani intruders from the mountain tops, causing severe losses to the degenerate Pakistani forces.    more > A PAGE FROM HISTORY A Study of Tipu Sultan—II Tipu’s submissions to the Caliphate By S Aravindan Nealakandan ‘Skanthan’ BRITISH were fully aware of the pan-Islamic alliances Tipu was trying to forge. The new Turkey Sultan, Selim-III, who was threatened by the fear of French, had allied with British.    more > Kids’ Org True Love By Manju Gupta KING Nala was a brave and handsome ruler of Nishadha. He had heard of Princess Damayanti’s beauty and was so influenced by all that he had heard that he wanted to marry her.    more > Play & Learn Which Shape Holds More? —MG Bookmark Coelho: Dreams manipulated and the price paid By Vaidehi Nathan The Winner Stands Alone; Paulo Coelho; HarperCollins Publishers, pp 374; Rs 325.00 A life in convent gone sour By Manju Gupta Sister Jesme: Amen: The Autobiography of a Nun; Penguin Books, pp 178; Rs 225.00 A fiction of human bondage Map of the Invisible World; Tash Aw; HarperCollins Publishers India, pp 343; Rs 450.00 A thrilling anthology of Tagore’s writings By Manju Gupta The Oxford India Tagore: Selected Writings on Education and Nationalism, Uma Das Gupta (ed.), Oxford University Press, Pp 505, Rs 950.00 Making money and investing wisely More than You Know: Finding Financial Wisdom in Unconventional Places, Michael J. Mauboussin, HarperCollins Publishers, Pp 328, Rs 395.00 —MG A collection of poems A Concept of Nothing: A Collection of Poems, Abishek Ramesh, Rupa & Co., Pp 65, Rs 195.00 —MG

Media Watch Obituary is sensitive journalism THE print media—certainly the English media—did itself proud by taking the maximum possible notice of the passing away, in the last few weeks, of five of India’s most distinguished leaders in the fields of literature, music and drama. Kamala Das,    more >

News Analysis A curious story of Buta Singh By Shyam Khosla THERE may be an element of truth in a robust week-long SMS and e-mail campaign that says Buta Singh, Chairman of the National Commission for SCs and STs has been targeted by the CBI at the instance of powerful elements in the Congress party.    more >

Readers’ Forum BJP’s mantra for survival (Organiser, 5-7-2009); —VAS DEV, 402, Cacilda, HC Road, Borivali (West), Mumbai One of the various reasons given for the poor performance of BJP in election-2009 is the swing of Muslim voters from SP, BSP, RJD, etc,...    more >

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