A NEW PERSPECTIVE

TWO FRIENDS ROHAN AND ATUL MEET IN A PARK AND THEY DISCUSS THE RECENT INCIDENT AT RAMJAS COLLEGE. Rohan – Hi Atul, long time, where have you been. Atul – I had gone to my aunt’s home for a week. Rohan – you must be all energised now after a week long holiday. Atul – I am all energised but there is something hurting me. Rohan – what is it? Atul – I do not know! Rohan – I doubt that. We always know what hurts us, it’s only that we do not want to acknowledge it. Atul – I feel horrible, I see my country going to the dogs and I can’t do a thing. I feel so helpless. Rohan – well that is a new and weird observation. I see my country rising each day. I do not think it’s going to the dogs. What makes you think so? Atul – do you not watch the news every day? Rohan – I watch it but dare not believe it. Atul – There are certain news which can be believed. Rohan – I believe that the role of the news channels should only be restricted upto reporting news ...

The theist and an atheist meet again. This time they meet in a metro train. Atheist – Hello sir, are you the one who I met at Mr. Raheja’s party? Theist – Yes I am. Atheist – Nice to see you again. Theist – Hi, same here. Atheist – We had a nice discussion at the party. Theist – Oh yes we did, you looked satisfied by my arguments. Atheist – Your arguments were definitely smart but to say that I was satisfied would probably be wrong. Theist – And why would that be? Atheist – Because no matter how similar theism and atheism may sound to you, there are still many concepts and ideas in religion which are totally absurd and stupid. Theist – I am sure there are many such ideas but I believe that most of these ideas are simply wrongly interpreted by men. The problem lies in men and not in the ideas. Atheist – Are we by any means going back to where we left the last time? Theist – I wouldn’t mind going back to it. Atheist – (mockingly) I guess your god ...

Post demonetization there has been a great upsurge in the number of people who try to justify tax evasion and even advocate for the abolition of the same. I however, have a view which is different from the stated mainstream and would like to defend taxation of income by the state. I would also like to point out as to why the idea of ‘Abolishing income tax’ is a flawed one and also morally incorrect. In order to understand the argument better we need to answer two very basic questions related to taxation. These are 1. Who are taxed? & 2. What is done of the money collected through taxation? The primary idea behind taxation is ‘Taking from the rich and giving it to the poor’. The income tax is levied on that section of the society which is able to earn a decent living for themselves primarily by utilising the resources available to them, which also includes the poor and the not so rich section of the society. The revenue generated through taxation is spent on a number of prog...

Indians today are acting and behaving like a bunch of uneducated fickle minded people vulnerable to exploitation at the hands of resourceful and opportunist politicians. We have become a large bunch of stupid selfish hypocrites who despite being highly educated are communally divided and very sadly, the cost of this hypocrisy is borne by the nation we all claim to love. This isn’t just an allegation on the Indians but a well proven fact and very sadly I wish to confess that I do not want to be a part of such a lot. Our country is a unique union of diversity and naturally, it has never been as divided as it today seems to be. The divide has been created by the politicians of this country who have but one aim in mind which is to attain power and to fill their own pockets. These politicians are successful in doing all that they are doing because we readily support them despite knowing what their ulterior motive is. I do not wish to hijack the ability of people to make a choice for th...

Atheist : Good to see you Mr. Theist. May I know what religion do you belong to? Theist :  Good to see you too Sir. I am a Hindu. Atheist : Isn’t Hinduism the religion with innumerable gods? Theist : Yes in Hinduism we do worship a lot many gods and goddesses. Atheist : Isn’t worshiping so many gods a big load of work? Do you also pray? Theist : Yes at times it does get a little difficult but we know how to manage our stuff and our pooja. And yes I do pray. Atheist : so you must be a believer of god as well, are you? Theist : I do believe in God why else would I pray Atheist : So what is god for you and how do you see your God and which god do you prefer worshipping? Theist : God for me is all that helps sustain human life and humanity in our world. In Hinduism, everything and everyone that helps further the stated idea is a god. Atheist : You basically mean that all those people that you worship as Ram, Lakshman, Indra, Hanuman are responsible for sustaining ...

Many consider BRICS as an association of potential superpowers. I however, see it not only as an association of developing economies but also a major player in combating the menace of rapidly deteriorating climate which poses a threat to the entire human race. Countless scholars have already expressed their concerns over the impact of deteriorating climate on International relations and have been demanding the governments of various states to act in the same direction. It is a well-known fact that despite numerous summits on climate change over the last few decades, nothing major has been achieved as yet. The entire plot of the story of ‘Combined action to fight Climate Change’ is very much similar to that of ‘Fighting Proliferation’ in a manner that both of these are stories of global failure. The list of reasons that have led to inaction despite ample of action is a long one. In fact, the list is so diverse and elongated that it is next to impossible to eliminate or to neutralize...

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