Category: National & World

Ms. Maneka Gandhi, Union Minister for Women & Child Development in the Government of India as of today, has come up with a completely different opinion on how to prevent female feticide in this country. Brilliant brainwaves as she gets always, this idea is as awesome as the disclaimer she made movie-makers put on the… Continue reading Ms. Maneka Gandhi’s Brainwave on Female Feticide – What’s wrong with It?

I am a medical student. I am a postgraduate doctor in Karnataka. I am doing post graduation in ophthalmology (specialty in management of conditions of the eyes) from a reputed institute in India. I am 27 yrs old. I finished my schooling in 2005. That’s right 10 years on and I’m still studying. How many… Continue reading How much does a Postgraduate doctor in Karnataka earn?

Man, by his innate emotion has this irresistible desire to be controlled by a superior power. Might it be his boss at the office or the supposedly existent god? I often hear people say, one needs religion to learn what is right and wrong, but isn’t what we need a conscience? To know what’s moral… Continue reading Do we need religion to learn what’s right and wrong?

When in Manipal, one of the things I look forward to most is going home. This time around, when news of torrential rains in Mumbai reached me, just the day before my journey, I was perturbed. A few of my friends and well wishers had cautioned me about the train-tracks being flooded and the city… Continue reading Mumbai – The Venice of India!