15 Years Ago
Nitin A. Gokhale, on how a Myanmarese ethnic outfit is crying foul over a betrayal by George Fernandes: The ardent socialist in George Fernandes had at one time ensured that he was a sworn sympathiser and patron of the pro-democratic forces fighting the junta in Myanmar. But that seems no longer the case. Thanks to the burden of his ministerial responsibilities, he can ill afford to support the insurgents in Myanmar. For that would mean tacitly upholding the cause of the rebels in India’s northeast, who’ve put in place an umbrella organisation with guerrillas on the other side. http://bit.ly/1c8muJy
10 Years Ago
Saikat Datta, on how people like the Bachchans own agricultural land: In the quaint village of Pol, overlooking the Pavana dam near Lonavala, Maharashtra, a controversy is brewing over a large plot of land owned by superstar Amitabh Bachchan over which the local farmers are up in arms. The sub-divisional magistrate of Maval taluka (under which Pol falls) is conducting an inquiry into how Amitabh came to own the land. http://bit.ly/1aJWZOc
5 Years Ago
Anuradha Raman, on the RTE being rolled out in earnest. When a policy promising a revolution in education is put into effect on All Fools’ Day, it’s bound to invite scepticism. However, educationists say the RTE, despite coming into effect 17 years after a SC ruling that citizens have a fundamental right to free education, is a welcome move. http://bit.ly/1O8HQEi
