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The Sacred Site of Rampurva in Champaran: What We Know So Far

Umesh Prasad — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 13:23:15 +0000

The first archaeological excavation in Rampurva was conducted 145 years ago in 1876 while the last excavation took place in 114 years ago in 1907. These two excavations yielded evidences of presence of two Ashokan pillars at this site (the only site known so far to have twin Ashokan pillars) giving impression that this site […]

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UK India Centre (UKIC) Founded for Strengthening UK-India Trade & Business Relation

India Review Team — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 04:06:38 +0000

A private sector organisation namely UK-India Centre (www.UKIndiaCentre.com) has been set up in United Kingdom to help businesses, organisations and individuals of United Kingdom and India work together, build and sustain a prosperous relationship benefiting stakeholders of both countries. India and the UK has strong societal links. There are about 1.6 million Indians in the […]

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What Bihar Needs is the Renaissance of ‘Vihari Identity’

Umesh Prasad — Sun, 13 Dec 2020 14:11:57 +0000

From the pinnacle of glory as ‘Vihar’, known worldwide for wisdom, knowledge and imperial power in Maurya and Gupta times of ancient India, to ‘Bihar’ of post-independence democratic India of modern times known, again worldwide for economic backwardness, caste based politics and ‘bad blood’ between social groups; the story of ‘Bihar’ from ‘Vihar’ may actually […]

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‘Swadeshi’, Globalisation and ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat’: Why India Fails to Learn from History ?

Umesh Prasad — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 13:19:49 +0000

To an average Indian, the very mention of the word ‘Swadeshi’ reminds of India’s independence movement and nationalistic leaders like Mahatma Gandhi; courtesy collective social memory of the recent past. That is how I connected to Dadabhai Naoroji’s ‘drain of wealth theory’ and poverty and the world famous, non-violent, struggle for freedom against British economic colonialism, when I accidentally […]

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The Mystical Triangle- Maheshwar, Mandu & Omkareshwar

India Review Team — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 13:31:38 +0000

The destinations covered under the mystical triangle in the serene, captivating getaways in State of Madhya Pradesh namely Maheshwar, Mandu & Omkareshwar show India’s rich diversity. The first stop of the mystical triangle is Maheshwar or Mahishmati is one of serene and captivating destinations of Madhya Pradesh with historical significance which is 90 kms away […]

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Rajasthan Political Crisis: Is the Duel Between Sachin Pilot and Ashok Gehlot?

Umesh Prasad — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 13:41:11 +0000

As if, about a million cases and 25k deaths as on date due to nature’s fury in the form of ever burgeoning COVID-19 emergency in India was not serious enough to meaningfully engage the rulers and kings of the Indian democracy, the duel between the deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot and the chief minister Ashok […]

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It is Time to Think What You Want as News!

Umesh Prasad — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 13:50:47 +0000

The Vikas Dubey saga is over now; or may be not as circumstances of his death is a matter of deep deliberation in the media and judicial pronouncements in the highest court of the land! Given the fourth estate has the duty to honestly inform the audiences of significant events in the public domain, for […]

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Emperor Ashoka’s Choice of Rampurva in Champaran: India Should Restore the Original Glory of This Sacred Site as Mark of Respect

Umesh Prasad — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 14:08:44 +0000

From India’s emblem to national pride stories, Indians owe a lot to Ashoka the great. What Emperor Ashoka would think of his descendent modern-day Indian ruler politicians, if he were to time travel now to Rampurwā (or Rampurva) in Champaran, the nondescript, desolate village at the bank of the Anoma River that he had judged […]

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Nepalese Railway and Economic Development: What Has Gone Wrong?

Umesh Prasad — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 14:23:03 +0000

Economic self-reliance is the mantra. What Nepal needs is to build domestic railway network and other physical infrastructures, provide stimulus and protection to domestic industries against competition from cheap imports. BRI/CPEC has already destroyed thriving domestic industries and made Pakistan a market (aka colony) of items manufactured in China. Nepal MUST protect domestic industries, promote […]

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Where is Nepal’s Relation with India Headed to?

Umesh Prasad — Sat, 06 Jun 2020 15:23:14 +0000

What is happening in Nepal for some time is not in the best interest of people of Nepal and India. This will cause more damages in the long term. Somebody said ‘’the best math you can learn is how to calculate the future cost of current decisions’’. The cultural and civilizational ideas and visits to […]

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Mantra, Music, Transcendence, Divinity and the Human Brain

Dinesh Bist — Fri, 08 May 2020 15:50:36 +0000

It is believed that music is a gift of divine and probably for that reason all human beings throughout history have been influenced by music in their lives. This article explores the significance of word AUM or mantra in Indian culture which is the foundation of classical music. The author further examines the role of […]

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Can Sanskrit be Revived ?

Umesh Prasad — Sat, 15 Feb 2020 17:17:11 +0000

It is crucial to preserve heritage of Indian civilisation. Sanskrit is the foundation of “meaning and narrative” of modern India. It is part of the story of “who we are”. Indian identity, cultural pride, consolidation of Indian nationalism; all these require promotion of Sanskrit. “Neither existence nor nonexistence was there;Neither matter nor space was there, […]

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Supreme Court of India: The Court Where Gods Seek Justice

Umesh Prasad — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 18:05:41 +0000

Under Indian law, the idols or deities are considered as ”juristic persons” based on the pious purpose of endowments made by the donors of the ‘land and properties’ to the deities. Courts in India, on several occasions, have held Hindu idols as legal persons for this reason. The deities, hence are represented by an advocate […]

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Indian Identity, Resurgence of Nationalism and Muslims

Umesh Prasad — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 18:37:46 +0000

Our sense of identity’ is at the core of everything we do and everything we are. A healthy mind need to be clear and convinced of ‘who we are’. The idea of ‘identity’ draws heavily from our land and geography, culture and civilisation, and history. A healthy ‘pride’ in our achievements and successes as society […]

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Narendra Modi: What Makes Him What He is ?

Umesh Prasad — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 04:21:05 +0000

Minority complex involving insecurity and fear is not limited to Muslims alone in India. Now, Hindus too seems to be affected by sense of insecurity and fear of being eliminated in future by Muslims especially when thought of along the history of partition and creation of Islamic Pakistan on religious line. Though India opted for […]

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The Bhawalpuris of Rajpura: A Community That Rose Like A Phoenix

Umesh Prasad — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 04:32:41 +0000

If you travel some 200 km from Delhi towards Amristsar by train or bus, you reach Rajpura soon after crossing the cantonment town of Ambala. With characteristic hustles and bustles of shops and bazaars, the township is remarkable for the way it came into being and the economic prosperity it has achieved in the last […]

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Emerging Opportunity for Indian Medical Professionals in the UK

India Review Team — Thu, 26 Dec 2019 04:43:15 +0000

The new government led by Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced to roll new points-based immigration system from January 2021. Under this system, the aspirants would need to score a minimum point based on attributes like qualification, age, previous earning etc, (something like Highly Skilled Migrant Programme of yesteryear) in order to secure right to […]

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Maharashtra Government Formation: Indian Democracy at Its Best of Thrill and Suspense

India Review Team — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 05:09:49 +0000

This political saga hailed as a master stroke by the BJP activists (and as worst phase of Indian democracy by the opposition) raises few questions – why BJP failed to honor its pre-poll alliance with Shiv Sena and vice-versa? The election result clearly showed that people of the state had voted for both BJP and […]

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Chhath Puja: The Ancient Sun ‘Goddess’ Festival of Gangetic Plain of Bihar

India Review Team — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 05:20:04 +0000

Not sure if this system of worship where nature and the environment became part of religious practices evolved or were constructed so that people may care for their nature and environment. Karna, one of the major characters in Mahābhārata, was the son of Surya (the Sun deity). I vividly remember the episode on Surya’s son […]

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India, Pakistan and Kashmir: Why Any Opposition to Abrogation of Article 370 is Innately Dangerous to the World

Umesh Prasad — Thu, 24 Oct 2019 04:28:59 +0000

It is important to understand Pakistan’s approach towards Kashmir and why Kashmiri insurgents and separatists do what they do. Apparently, both Pakistan and the Kashmiri separatists stick to the point that because Kashmir is a Muslim majority Indian state therefore Kashmir’s merger with secular India is unacceptable to them. To them, the so-called ‘’two-nation’’ theory […]

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From ‘’Whether Aid Works’’ to ‘’What Works’’: Finding Best Ways to Fight Poverty

Umesh Prasad — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 04:39:14 +0000

This year’s Nobel prize in Economics recognises contributions by Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer in introducing a new approach to obtaining reliable answers about the best ways to fight global poverty. Their social experiment-based approach has played significant role in poverty reduction. In his book The End of Poverty Jeffrey Sachs argued for development aid. […]

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Plastic Eating Bacteria Discovered in India: Hope for Fighting Plastic Pollution

Rajeev Soni — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 04:50:44 +0000

Petroleum based plastics are non-degradable and get accumulated in the environment hence are a huge environmental concern worldwide including in India especially in view of the fact that India plastic recycling industry is yet to take a root. The government has recently banned single use plastic. These reports of discovery of bacterial strains capable of […]

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Addressing Issues of Safai Karamchari (Sanitation Workers) is Key to the Success of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Sanitation Campaign)

Ramesh Pandey — Fri, 04 Oct 2019 05:10:55 +0000

Society at all levels need to be sensitized about the importance of sanitation workers and their contribution to the society. Manual cleaning system should be rapidly removed by mechanized system of cleaning. Till the time manual scavenging is employed safety measures must be ensured to improve their quality of life. The sanitation workers form the […]

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Recounting An Encounter With A Roma – The European Traveler with The Indian DNA

Umesh Prasad — Sun, 22 Sep 2019 05:23:41 +0000

Roma, Romani or gypsies, as they are snidely referred to, are the people of Indo-Aryan group who migrated from north west India to Europe and America several centuries ago. Many of them have remained travelers or wanderers and are marginalized and suffer social exclusion. The author enters into a dialogue with a Roma woman in […]

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Kabir Singh: Bollywood Reinforcing Inequality, Non-Egalitarian Aspects of Indian Culture

Neelesh Prasad — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 05:48:27 +0000

These are prime examples to explain how Bollywood reinforces non-egalitarian aspects of Indian culture because if a majority of a theatre audience laughs at the misfortune of a socially inferior character who they should be empathising with, the rest of the audience too thinks they should follow this behaviour, especially if they are young. Therefore, […]

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