People empowerment is the essence of a true democracy. Towards this end the UPA government passed the RTI act in 2005, truly allowing the ordinary people access to information not available normally. The basic object of the Right to Information Act is to empower the citizens, promote transparency …
I was in a comfortable zone doing my daily chores complaining about the lines in queues for drawing your money from the bank and a zillion other things, when I was rudely jolted out my comfort zone. I was reading Arundhati Roy’s “Broken Republic “and I freely admit that I …
25th October 2016 The modern day’s frenetic lifestyle leaves little time for introspection and contemplation. As an avid newspaper reader, I came across an article about a man, a small-time private firm employee but with a big heart, who feeds the poor construction workers excess waste food, which he …
In the wake of the Uri attacks by Pakistan and the beautifully crafted surgical strike by the Indian armed forces, a innumerable arguments have been ignited in the social media. Some political parties have also added their bit in eulogizing the soldiers and castigating Pakistan. There is such a nationalistic …
