Pharma - A Paradigm shift that can affect millions ?

http://scroll.in/article/745344/why-south-africas-health-minister-is-so-worried-about-india-caving-in-to-big-pharma

While it is impossible to ignore the merits of an incentive driven system, certain things like this should be controlled for the common good.. Quoting Yusuf Hameid , "“All governments should ensure that there is no monopoly in essential drugs required for the healthcare needs of their country,”

Criss-Crossing India

An amazing travelogue on India's longest duration train - Himasagar express http://www.livemint.com/2011/01/28185447/En-route-to-elsewhere.html

Ayodhya & Rule of Law

There are countless articles by now over the judgment of Allahabad high court.. This short one captures the essence of that with interesting perspectives on the concept of Republic & Secularism

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/oct/12/india-hindus-mosque-beliefs-dispute

Historic Role Of Islam

An essay by M.N.Roy ( who , though later denounced communism , is perhaps the most successful communist from India in terms of position - he served in Comintern for 7 - 8 years ) ....

http://www.globalwebpost.com/farooqm/study_res/islam/info/roy.html

An essay which dispels quite lot of wrong notions about Islam.. A must read in these troubled times.

Politics - The Opportunist Wins

I've rarely read such deft political articles ... Indian politics always throws up such interesting articles .

Deep inside the religious divide

 An interesting article about Qasab , India - Pak divide and much more ..

Global Food Shortages

"The IAASTD report pleads for an end to thinking of agriculture solely in terms of production, with social and environmental costs born by individual farmers, consumers, governments and ecosystems. It argues that the only hope for feeding a growing global population and for restoring our degraded land, polluted water and fractured societies lies in adopting an approach where agricultural practices promote equitable access to food and sustainable use of the environment on which humanity depends." -- Strong Concepts :-)

Link :- http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/display.article?id=10766

A small stove with big ambition

http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/display.article?id=10610
- Stories of these kind of impact rarely gets reported in Indian mainstream media.. Explains why Yaleglobal is one of my favorite portals .

Inflation Control in India

http://www.mayin.org/ajayshah/MEDIA/2008/how_to_control_inflation.html
- Ajay Shah explains the intricacies of inflation , pegged rupee, interest rates , RBI's role and how all these are interlinked.. Only very bare minimum economics knowledge required to understand this insightful article.

India's Civil Service - How Things work

The economist never ceases to amaze me..High quality article again over Indian Civil servants,bureaucracy , Panchayats & politicians
-- It explains problems at both ends of spectrum..

Ajith

Kerala's development paradox

A great article about the realities of my home state , Kerala ==> http://www.indiatogether.org/2008/mar/opi-kerala.htm

Definitely worth a read :-)

Ajith

Indian Agricultural System - An Insightful Article

From one of my favorite portals - Yale global, this article by Tarun Khanna talks about whats wrong with the Indian Agricultural System vis-a-vis China. Not much deep, but a relatively highly insightful article

Caste as a social capital

http://newsinsight.net/columns/full_column22.htm -- I'm not sure if I agree to all the points that prof: Vaidyanathan makes in this article..But this definitely is something thats quite alternative / out - of - normal perspective .. Definitely worth a read.

GuruBhai Vs MunnaBhai ( Courtesy Indian Express )

Link - http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=79906



-- An article presenting an unusual comparison between two faces of emergent India .. GuruBhai & MunnaBhai

Ajith