Pakistan and its existential angst No country in the world suffers from more existential angst than Pakistan. Fifty eight years after its creation, instead of getting on with life, we are still trying to figure out the holy purpose behind its creation. From the left comes a debased form... 18 Aug, 2005
CREDOS : Spirituality — IV Ajay ShuklaWhereas matters of the mind can change overnight, the strength gained by the body will last longer. However, if one can truly attain the state of a yogi, then nothing else is required. That is why it is better to keep the body fit and at the... 15 Jun, 2005
Let there be a debate on remarks on Jinnah: Advani Himalayan News Service New Delhi, June 6: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president LK Advani today described his visit to Pakistan as “an unforgettable week in my life” and said he would welcome a debate on his remarks praising Pakistan’s founder... Women 06 Jun, 2005
An actor bigger than the Big Screen Sanjay VermaKathmandu:Sunil Dutt is no more. The popular star of Hindi films was, in his time, as big a draw in Nepal as he was in India. The endearing actor-hero was also a great human being equally known for his work outside the range of the film... Travel Abroad 25 May, 2005
‘Reforms have lessened poverty’ Himalayan News ServiceNew Delhi, January 3:India’s economic reforms begun in 1991 have reduced poverty considerably though attaining equality continues to be a challenge, the Planning Commission’s deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said here... 03 Jan, 2005
IN OTHER WORDS Two winnersThe upset in India’s parliamentary elections — in which the Congress Party of Sonia Gandhi and its left-wing allies defeated the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee — affirms two values that... 17 May, 2004
Vote for change The outcome of the general elections of the world’s largest democracy has proved most of the political pundits, astrologers and psephologists wrong. The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) made a huge political miscalculation in calling the... 16 May, 2004
CREDOS : Faith in frames — I A decade ago, photographer Dinesh Khanna set out to record his fellow Indians’ everyday lives and the country’s kaleidescopic culture. Two collections have come out of his journey: Bazaar (2001) and his new book, Living Faith: Windows Into the... 04 May, 2004
MIDWAY : Nepalis and modernity Upendra RaiI am sick of reading about what modernity means to the Nepali middle class. The middle class Nepali is fundamentally non-democratic. The use of invectives is one attempt to prove this point. The non-democratic side of the middle class Nepali... 15 Mar, 2004
Nehruvian secularism -II Shashi Tharoor All four generations of Nehrus in public life remained secular in outlook and conduct. Their appeal transcended caste, region, and religion, something almost impossible to say of any other leading Indian politician during Nehru’s life... 07 Jan, 2004
Leaders stress need for secularism to uplift state Political leaders today recognised secularism as effective means to uplift the indigenous, nationalities groups in the country.“Nepal is a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-religion, multi-cultural society. How can there be social justice when the... Travel 21 Apr, 2002
Leaders stress need for secularism to uplift state Political leaders today recognised secularism as effective means to uplift the indigenous, nationalities groups in the country.“Nepal is a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-religion, multi-cultural society. How can there be social justice when the... Horoscopes 21 Apr, 2002
