The Show Must Go On: IPL and the Crematorium Next Door
What news may be more uplifting to a gasping COVID-19 patient than that our own Virat Kohli or Rohit Sharma have just blasted sixes that carry the red cherry all the way to the crematorium, asks Badri Raina in this satirical piece.
Virat Kohli and Glenn Maxwell of the Royal Challengers Bangalore during an IPL match. Photo: PTI
There is that old adage: âmisery loves company.â
In India, especially, there is no dearth of small-time moralists who pontificate that when children, women, men are unable to breathe outside hospital gates, by the roadside, in make-shift mortuaries, waiting to die for the lack of a sick bed, oxygen, not to speak of medicine, everybody should be grieving.
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Some in India think that the transformation of India is too defensive a goal, that we should make it clear that we wish to be a great power or a superpower. Frankly, being a great power will follow, not precede, success in building a strong, prosperous, and modern India. Our purpose is the outcome in India, not some notional status or recognition by others. We should never confuse our national interest in creating outcomes at home with international prestige. We have a long way to go, despite all that we have achieved since independence. All rising powers in history have chosen to keep their heads down while building their own strength, rather than inviting resistance to their rise to great power status by proclaiming their power and its uses. Those that followed the path of flaunting their ambition and their growing power too early, such as Wilhelmine Germany and Japan in the 1930s, were frustrated in their rise and paid a heavy price. Whether China has made the
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Dealing with gladiator syndrome in Khaki April 11, 2021, 9:11 AM IST
Lt General KJ Singh superannuated in August 2016 after 39 years of distinguished service. He commanded the formidable Western Command, an operationally committed Corps in the North East having borders with four countries, an armoured division in the strike corps, a T-90 armoured brigade, and an elite armoured regiment, 63 Cavalry. He is currently holding the prestigious Ranjit Singh Chair of Excellence in the Panjab University, Chandigarh. LESS. MORE
The current month has been disastrous for the reputation of police forces, with the ongoing sordid drama of Mumbai police, followed by Bijapur ambush. It is more painful as I had the privilege of ample opportunities to not only work with the police but also serve on deputation with AR, the only PMF. In the process, naturally, there is a fair degree of appreciation, understanding and sympathy for the conditions in which our Khaki Yodhas serve.
NEP will help in nation building, assures Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal
NEP will help in nation building, assures Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal
Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal assured that the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP) will transform India and once again make the country a Vishwa Guru (global teacher).
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Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal
Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal on Tuesday said that the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP) will transform India and once again make the country a Vishwa Guru (global teacher). This new policy is both national and international, inclusive and innovative, impactful and interactive, and built on the cornerstone of equity, quality and access, he said addressing the Association of Professional Colleges Managements meets.