Vol. LIX, No. 37, New Delhi, March 23, 2008

Marxists make a Nandigram in Kerala Kannur is turned into a killing field By S. Chandrasekhar DETERMINED in its three-decade old adamancy that it will not let any other ideology flourish in Kannur district, the CPM is continuing its murderous tirade against RSS, brutally and savagely killing five RSS-BJP workers in Kerala in four days.    more > High Court raps Marxist government Asks Governor to recommend deployment of central forces in Kannur By S. Chandrasekhar IN a severe rap on the knuckles of CPM, which is turning Kerala and Kannur into a killing field of RSS-BJP brave-hearts, the Kerala High Court has called for central intervention in Kannur and deployment of central forces to ?end manslaughter which is going on, as a cruel competing sport?.    more > A Matter of Economics Congress for the farmer or for Foreign Greenfield Rural Agro Banks !! By R. Balashankar IT is too early to say if the Rs. 60,000 crore budget bonanza for the cash starved farmer is going to boomerang on the UPA. Cold statistics has taken away much of the euphoria created by the whopping loan waiver.    more > Editorial Red Barbarians ?IT is a shame that even if it is for survival, police are pandering to the vicious instincts of influential politicians by shielding from punishment those who are really guilty and projecting innocent persons listed out from party office. Leaders go unscathed.    more > Journalists should respect the faith of Common Man?APJ Abdul Kalam ?By Deepak Kumar Rath IT is the responsibility and duty of the media to give right information, so that the common man can keep faith on it. A good journalist is always fearless, inspiring and exemplary, said Dr A.P.J Abdul Kalam, former President of India while delivering a lecture at the Kapoor Chandra Kulish International Journalism Awards function of the Rajasthan Patrika, in Delhi.    more > National game hockey All time low: Thank you Mr. Gill By Sri Krishna HE may have been a supercop who tackled terrorism in Punjab successfully but one success which would never be forgotten is his systematic decimation of the country?s national sport?hockey.    more > What was Rahul?s mid-night mission with a Christian NGO in Orissa? By Debasis Tripathy in Bhubaneswar THE colourful ?Discover India? trip of AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi to Orissa concluded colourlessly, without discovering anything except two missionary run evangelical institutions.    more > Twin Tower fa?ade By Sandhya Jain THE controversy over who actually blew up the Twin Towers in New York on September 11, 2001 took a fresh turn with French actress Marion Cotillard, winner of this year?s Oscar, telling French television that America blew up the World Trade Center.    more > Sewa Bharati holds training camp Don?t depend on government for development?Bhaiyaji Joshi A three-day training camp of Rashtriya Sewa Bharati activists, engaged in rural development, cow protection, organic farming, environment protection, water harvesting and cottage industries, was organised at Surabhi Sodh Sansthan, Dagmagpur (Mirjapur) in Uttar Pradesh from March 1 to 3. more > Centre?s affidavit on Ram Sethu an affront Statement by VHP leaders Shri Ashok Singhal and Shri S. Vedantam THE UPA government at the Center has decided to file an oversmart and scheming affidavit with the Supreme Court of India that downright preempts the historicity of Ram.    more > Golden jubilee of Kailashpuri Sewa Ashram Our work is to serve the human kind?Madan Das By Loknath in Varanasi RSS Sahsarkaryavah Shri Madan Das has called upon the people to serve the needy persons as per their capacity. He said serving the needy persons is everybody?s duty.    more > BJP stuns Congress in Mayor?s race in Jammu From Khajuria S. Kant in Jammu GIVING a major setback to the Congress in Municipal Corporation elections, the BJP snatched the post of Jammu Mayor from it on March 6.    more > Training camp of full time VHP workers FOC A five-day training camp of full time workers of East Andhra Pradesh VHP was held at Vijaywara office of the Parishad.    more > Thirteenth Bhaurao Deoras Sewa Samman presented FOC DR Harish Chandra Atreya of Dhampur (Uttar Pradesh) and Dr Narayanan V. of Kerala were honoured with the thirteenth Bhaurao Deoras Sewa Samman for the year 2008 in Lucknow on March 7.    more > Ancient India P?nini: The avant-garde grammarian By Ratnadeep Banerji A serenade of obscurity lurks around this progenitor of grammar. When, where, why as well as the language targeted by him find dubious answers.    more > A prayer for peace in Kannur By Shyam Khosla BUTCHERS of Kannur are pretending to be apostles of peace and non-violence. The party notorious for killing and maiming innocent people for their adhering to a social philosophy and ideology different from theirs is shouting from the top of the CPM headquarters -    more > Government control of Hindu temples in Andhra By Stephen Knapp THE Public Forum at Tirupati was an event wherein as many as 10,000 Indians turned up to show their opposition to the government control of Hindu temples.    more > Red terror rocks Delhi By Pramod Kumar THE Red terror in Kerala reached the national capital on March 9 when the violent CPI(M) goons attacked the peacefully demonstrating BJP-RSS-Hindu Manch workers and injured 20, including eight policemen.    more >

Cover Page Media Watch The wave of intolerance SLOWLY and, it seems, inevitably a culture of intolerance is spreading across the country which is very disturbing. If allowed to grow, it might end up with the balkanisation of India. It was that, surely, which made the Supreme Court come down heavily on some regional parties for pushing the sons-of-the-soil theory somewhat aggressively. Raj Thackeray who triggered off a campaign against North Indians early in February has been prohibited from organising demonstrations,...    more > Think It Over Why Hindus failed to resist the invaders? By M.S.N. Menon BECAUSE of the caste system? Because Islam was superior to Hinduism? Because of our belief in non-violence? Because of our disunity? Or was it because the rulers who failed us? All these and many more could have caused our defeat and subjection to the Muslim invaders.    more > The Moving Finger Writes Economic imbalances and cultural conflicts By M.V. Kamath IS the Planning Commission at all aware of that is going on in our expanding cities? Has anyone in power taken cognisance of the recent events in Mumbai when Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) goons went on a rampage against so-called ?outsiders??mostly north Indian labourers, smashing taxis, beating up construction workers all hailing from north India, driving hundreds of them to desperation?    more > First Person Exclusive to Organiser Gifting Delhi to the Bacchus! Erratic Excise Policy of Delhi Government By Dr Jagdish Mukhi THE Congress Government of Delhi, headed by Chief Minister Smt. Sheila Dikshit, has made Delhi, the Capital of Bapu?s nation of dream, into a virtual liquor mandi! Disapproval of drinking is enshrined in the Directive Principles of our Constitution. After acquiring Independence from the British, Gandhiji had wished that one of the first few tasks, which should be expedited; a complete prohibition of alcohol would be the top priority.    more > Kids? Org Where angels fear to tread By Manju Gupta AN asura (demon) called Bhasmasura was very strong and powerful but he was rather dumb. He once decided to do penance to seek a boon from Lord Shiva. So he meditated non-stop for a year and gradually kept on chopping off a part of his body to offer to Shiva as an offering.    more > Play & Learn Penguins Bookmark The one and only Sardar By M.V. Kamath, India?s Bismarck: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Balraj Krishna, Indus Source Books Mumbai, pp 286, Rs 300.00 Development in tribal society By Manju Gupta The Scheduled Tribes in Transition, B.B. Kalgi (Prof.), Classical Publishing Company, pp 257, Rs 650.00 Cloning in the Mahabharata By Suresh Soni This book is available with Ocean Books (P) Ltd. 4/19 Asaf Ali Road, New Delhi-110 002. The first Field Marshal of Independent India By M.V. Kamath Field Marshal K.M.Cariappa, by Air Marshal K. M. Cariappa; Niyogi Books, Delhi, pp 200

World of Women Women?s rights are akin to human rights Women suffer in silence By Dr Bharti Chhibber HUMAN beings have rights not because they are citizens of any state but because they are humans. However, it is significant to note that women rights are violated not only in the political field but in day-to-day life, in family, households and public domain.    more >

Religion Dismantle Devaswom Boards-II Enforcing atheist agenda in temples By Ravi Varma ANOTHER aspect of the secular governments?central as well as state governments?led by the Congress Party or Communist parties is that they are bent upon hurting the religious sentiments of majority Hindu community only, while ...    more >

Readers? Forum Ansari is right (Organiser, 24-2-2008); ?R.N. LAKHOTIA, S-228, Greater Kailash-II, New Delhi All right-thinking persons in India would congratulate the Vice-President of India Dr Hamid Ansari for using strong words of admonition that the legislatures are no longer capable of ?delivering public good?.    more >

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