The long dark tea time of the soul

If we recognize food, health, education and dignified labour as basic human rights, there is a role of state in each of these areas. These rights have to be guaranteed not in selected physical locations, but in every inch of the country wherever there are social rural or urban structures. No matter where an individual lives in the country, he/she must have affordable (and if possible free) access to schools and hospitals.

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The story of Sunil and DGS Society, Plot No 6, Sector 22, Dwarka, New Delhi (011 42804054)
While I was away in the US between the months of september to november 2007, two things changed in the suburb of Dwarka, New Delhi. Big Bazaar opened its nth retail store in the new ambience mall off NH24. [...]

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Apologies for the delay in this May day post.
Most people remember 1991 as the year when Rajiv Gandhi, one of the better and brighter prime ministers of India was assassinated. That and the economic liberalization ushered in by then finance minister Sh. Manmohan Singh were the two most significant event of that year. These events [...]

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