Category: Editorials

A serious challenge to turn despair into hope

  By Vijay Darda | 18-12-2017 Congress president Rahul Gandhi is a competent person no doubt, but to succeed, he will have to become a mass leader In the glorious history of Congress, Rahul Gandhi has the privilege of being elected as the president of the party at a young age. The critics may say that he is from the

Why hunger, poverty do not infuriate us?

  By Vijay Darda | 11-12-2017 Petty issues are blown out of proportion but no sensitivity is shown on serious matters! We are passing through a strange phase where there is no such thing as sensitivity. There are tall talks. Figures of millions and billions are being bandied about. Tall claims are being made about the swifter and greater development

Do not turn India into an arena of hatred

  By Vijay Darda | 04-12-2017 Those fuelling the politics of caste and religion to win elections are ruining the future of this country! Had the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi imagined the kind of politics in independent India as we are seeing these days? Would Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Patel, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Babasaheb Ambedkar and other top

Where is our society headed?

  By Vijay Darda | 27-11-2017 Racial and religious fanaticism became part of our lives, cities got divided into ethnic localities, and hatred replaced harmony..! The occasion was Diwali this year. Like every year, traditional pan supari programme was organised at Prithvivandan at Gandhi Chowk in Yavatmal where the Lokmat Group was founded. One of my childhood friends, who is

Such fanaticism will destroy our country!

  By Vijay Darda | 20-11-2017 People have not seen the film Padmavati, yet they have started issuing fatwas. Such extremist elements should be reined in firmly The hue and cry raised over the film Padmavati and the use of intemperate language by some outfits and their leaders in opposing the film has astonished me. What an irony that the

Why are our teenagers taking to crime?

  By Vijay Darda | 13-11-2017 Spurt in juvenile crime in the country is a matter of serious concern. This problem cannot be solved by the law alone Today, there are two serious issues facing society. The first is the rising crime towards children and the second concerns the growing numbers of children themselves taking to crime. India’s history of

Path of ease of doing business still not easy

  By Vijay Darda | 06-11-2017 World Bank report is surely encouraging, but India has to consider many other important aspects too! After the release of World Bank’s ease of doing business index, a buoyant impression is being created that reaching 100th rank from 130th position means that everything in the country has changed and foreign investors will now rush

India will have to be more alert against China

  By Vijay Darda | 30-10-2017 Soon after re-election as Prez, Xi Jinping told military commanders’ meeting – the army should be ready for war! As expected, Xi Jinping was elected President of China again. But more important than that is the fact that the party has incorporated Xi Jinping’s ideology into its constitution. This has elevated Xi Jinping to

Isn’t even a single death from hunger a stigma?

  By Vijay Darda | 23-10-2017 Amidst tall claims of development, the death of a girl due to hunger in Jharkhand has horrified India The death of Santoshi, an 11-year-old girl from Simdega in Jharkhand, due to hunger has horrified the entire nation. The tall claims and promises of development are causing indignation. What kind of development is it that

Several other riches are necessary for happy life

  By Vijay Darda | 16-10-2017 In the blind race for material wealth, we are forgetting riches like cultural values, virtue, thought, duty, health and dedication The festival of Dhanteras falls tomorrow. Some will adorn themselves with gold jewellery while some will buy a small bowl and a spoon of silver. Someone’s home will witness the arrival of a new