Rajesh Talwar

Why UN’s WORLD HAPPINESS REPORT LACKS CREDIBILITY

This year’s World Happiness Report prepared by the United Nations Sustainable Solutions Network was released a few weeks ago. Predictably…

4 months ago

Literature and the art of humanising animals, objects and other things

The humanizing of animals, objects and other things has been a literary device adopted by writers from ancient times. As…

8 months ago

What’s in a name? The case of RHODESIA, Africa and India

What’s in a name?” Shakespeare famously said. “That which we call a rose, by any other word would smell as…

2 years ago

Nixon’s deep-seated prejudice fueled Bangladesh genocide support

As International Peace Day approaches, celebrated each year on 21 September, thoughts turn to the biggest genocide that took place…

2 years ago

High importance of curbing low-level corruption

At the risk of making a generalization, it could be said that corruption has its ultimate source in human greed,…

2 years ago

TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF A TWITTERER

PAPA: You look very happy today, Piya? PIYA: I always look happy, Papa. PAPA: Except when you don’t. PIYA: Very…

2 years ago