Bharat Rakshak

Just to clarify, the reason I was distraught was not so much the presence of the armed guard (that was just an irony), but the fact that people disrespect the place with drugs, alcohol and other obscene activities. The guard is there to protect the place from thieves who want to make a quick buck b...

^ Are you the same Aruni guy who keeps crying that since M.K.Gandhi's ashram is being provided security something terrible has happened? Looks like I'm famous- did you get a look at my Telegraph article? Just to clarify, the reason I was distraught was not so much the presence of the armed guard (t...

I understand that the 'health tourism' aspect of the sector is doing well, and so may be some of the niche research areas. The generic drug companies are certainly doing well. But do I sense a sense of resignation for what is the core purpose of healthcare- public health care? A recent edition of Th...

I saw the Channel 4 programme mentioned earlier in the thread. Basically it linked the current round of warming to a historical process of cyclical fluctuations in the earth's temperature and denied that humans had anything to do with it, or could alter its course in some way.

Wishing all BR members a very happy Republic Day

What did you guys make of The Argumentative Indian by Amartya Sen? I recommend a read, whether you agree or disagree with him.

Bio-tech revenues cross $1 billion The biotechnology industry has garnered more than $1 billion as revenues in 2004-05 because of a spurt in exports and vaccine sales. The industry has set a target of $5 billion by 2010, with a projected growth of 30 per cent this fiscal (2005-06). In 2004-05, the ...

I just wanted to bounce off an idea which I have been mulling over for quite sometime- When people talk about land reforms, they mean diversifying the ownership of land, i.e., previously agricultural labourers can now become small landholding farmers. This does lead to innovation and product variati...

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http://www.musicindiaonline.com has some good collections on Indian patriotic music