Changethenow
All Stories for Changethenow
Dr. Subramanian Swamy, burning books won't fix problems with our history texts
Fp Archives •When Dr. Subramanian Swamy says books by Nehruvian historians should be burned he forgets that burning and banning books can never be the answer. You have to attack not people but their intellectual claims and you do that by argument and scholarship not a matchstick.
Non-Brahmin, women priests at Vittal temple, but orthodoxy still lives
Mahesh •Of the 199 applications from non-Brahmins and women, 10 have been appointed.
Reforming India: US woman on mission to make Agra worthy of Taj Mahal
Fp Archives •A 30-year-old psychologist and Yoga teacher from New York came to Agra as a tourist but has now decided to stay back to "reform" the city to make it worthy of "such a beautiful monument as the Taj Mahal".
Dear Railway Minister, I don’t want to die on a Mumbai local
Mishra •The city is fortunate in many ways. So many things could go worse, but they haven’t. Here's a letter to the Railway Minister from a Mumbaikar.
UNHRC resolution on SL: Why India should finally stand up
Pramod •The US resolution will be yet another opportunity for India to call Sri Lanka’s bluff and take action on its blatant dismissal of the demands of human rights groups and international community.
Anger against the pandemic of corruption is legitimate: Pranab
Fp Staff •President Pranab Mukherjee hopes to see a medals' spring in the next Olympics in 2016.
In video: Happy 94th birthday, Nelson Mandela
Fp Staff •A series of videos highlighting the magnitude of who Nelson Mandela was, and how the various milestones in his life as well were also milestones in modern history
If Obama has his way, $1bn for science, math teachers in US
Fp Archives •The Obama administration unveiled plans Wednesday to create an elite corps of master teachers, a $1 billion (€810 million) effort to boost US students' achievement in science, technology, engineering and math.
Shame: Why won't Mumbai support World Autism Day?
Fp Staff •Over 300 iconic landmarks around the world will be bathed in blue light, to show support for 'Light It Up Blue', a worldwide initiative to help raise awareness about autism. Mumbai has refused to follow suit.
Supreme Court takes on sex, sex and more sex
Roy •The Supreme Court is wading into some unnatural waters. They are talking about sex. Gay sex. Animal sex. Sex by imitating an orifice. The hearings on Sec 377 are getting quite graphic as the court ponders what is the 'order of nature' in 2012.