Are courts encroaching on the power of the executive? Is it constitutionally valid? Can Judges be disciplined, or is it forbidden…all this and more in this very interesting review of Subhash C Kashyap’s bestseller ‘Indian Constitution: Conflicts And Controversies’ by teacher, editor, and columnist Kanishk Shekhar. Buy Online:
A ceremonial head of state is under fire for allegedly conspiring with a democratically elected prime minister to dismantle democracy, prompting an alliance of opposition parties to take to the streets amid widespread public apathy. Nepali politics today is back to where it was two decades ago. The country abolished its monarchy and became a […]
The narrow, elongated stretch of land in eastern India, known as West Bengal sheltering a disproportionately enormous population, was snatched from the plans of Pakistan by Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee. Posterity has spared little in labelling this statesman politician a communal person, while they themselves escaped from the consequences of partition taking refuge in that very land. In a […]
The year 2020 has been all about survival. With zero sales in one quarter and orders barely trickling in the next, it is a wonder we survived at all, especially with the brick-and-mortar stores downing their shutters. Some never to open again. But God has been kind. And of course, the continued support of our readers online […]
Kaladarsana Division of IGNCA, hosted a webinar on ‘The Future of Publishing Industry in Post Covid scenario’, on 2nd June 2020. The accomplished Panelists included: Sadhna Rout, Former DG, Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting; Ashok Gupta, Honorary Secretary General, Federation of Indian Publishers;Sesh Sheshadri, Director, Lonely Planet;Vivek Mehra, Managing Director and CEO, Sage India;K […]
How do we know him? And what do we know of him? This son of the yesteryear journalist Thomas Smith, this pillar in the old redbrick building of The Statesman at thecrossing ofthe Barakhamba Road, this storyteller of the Raj Days, at par with the Charles Allen and Paul Scott. I first met him, when I walked […]
Did you know? Although the pressures on nature had not become so acute in Gandhi’s lifetime, this wise man had the foresight to see that our planet’s carrying capacity is not infinite and some restraint will have to be placed on how much pressure we can place on its air, water, forests and minerals. Mahatma […]
The Bhagavad Gita says, “One who performs his duty without attachment, surrendering the results unto the Supreme, is unaffected by sinful action, just as the lotus is untouched by water.” These are beautiful words and the most sound advice on detachment to the modern-day professional. Detachment doesn’t mean you should not aspire to reach the […]
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same and this couldn’t be truer, especially when talking about the status of women in our country. Rape laws have been amended and there are hundreds of fast-track courts, but Nirbhaya, whose brutal rape horrified the nation, gets justice after seven long years and even that […]
It is World Book Day today and we at Vitasta take the pledge to encourage and promote reading by bringing out engaging, thought-provoking and exceptional books to suit the taste of every reader. Let us together spread the joy of reading. Tell your children how books can be their best friends. Start early. Read them […]
