Change the face of cities, not just name!

  By Vijay Darda | 12-11-2018 Changing names in tune with the local dialect is comprehensible, but some changes are raising questions Jabalpur was probably the first among the cities which needed to be renamed soon after India gained independence. The British used to pronounce the name of the city

Only material gain is not real wealth

  By Vijay Darda | 05-11-2018 The biggest wealth is health; ethical values, culture, generosity, good education and benevolence are paramount in life We all begin the festival of light Deepavali that symbolises the victory of light over darkness. What is the real message of this festival? If you turn

Crisis of confidence: Threat to democracy

  By Vijay Darda | 29-10-2018 Whatever is going on in an important institution like CBI is shaking the confidence of the common man Regardless of how many times allegations have been made that political parties use CBI in their own right, the reality is that when the police can

This monster of plastic will gobble up the future!

  By Vijay Darda | 22-10-2018 Mere formal sanctions will not do, the need is for strict action and the entire country shall have to be awakened American chemist Leo Hendrik Backland never imagined that the synthetic plastic he invented would prove to be so dangerous to the world! In

What will happen if ever Ganga dies?

  By Vijay Darda | 15-10-2018 Death of the ‘Gangaputra’ after 111 days of fast is a story of system’s insensitivity & neglect of Ganga. There was a river called Saraswati. It vanished 4,000 years ago. It used to flow in the regions of Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan. Nobody knows

Why has the UN become a fiefdom of some countries?

  By Vijay Darda | 08-10-2018 Sushma Swaraj has rightly said that if the United Nations does not mend ways, it risks being irrelevant. Addressing the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, Indian foreign minister Sushma Swaraj has stated a bitter but absolutely correct fact that if the

Society shall have to find answers to some serious questions…!

  By Vijay Darda | 01-10-2018 The historic judgement of the Supreme Court on adultery will open a new chapter. It is wrong to view woman as a mere body. I have always been a strong supporter of women’s empowerment. I have often advocated the fact that every Indian woman

ISRO has become our bright earning star

  By Vijay Darda | 25-09-2018 India which carried the first rocket on a bullock cart to the launch station has carved a niche for itself in launching satellites The pictures you see along with this article belongs to April 1975. Then the parts of the rocket were carried on

We need to imbibe the virtues of Lord Ganesh

  By Vijay Darda | 17-09-2018 There is always some message inherent in every celebration in Indian culture; we should understand those messages This is the festive season of Ganeshotsav. The holy festival of Lord Shree Ganesh has charged the atmosphere with enthusiasm, energy and excitement. The joyous shouts of

African countries & Chinese debt trap

  By Vijay Darda | 10-09-2018 China has disbursed loan to the tune of Rs10 lakh crore in the last 18 years; 35 African countries walk in to debt trap The conference of ‘Forum on China-Africa Cooperation’ held in China’s capital Beijing last week did not attract any attention in