Bastille Day: Birth of the French Republic
Bastille Day, on the Fourteenth of July, is the
French symbol of the end of the Monarchy and the beginning of the
First Republic. The national holiday is a time when all citizens can
feel themselves to be members of a republican nation.
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Nalanda’s revival heralds a new era for education
THE glory of Nalanda is staging a comeback,
considering the keen interest evinced by South East Asian nations in
the revival of this ancient seat of learning. If the dream of
rebuilding the oldest Indian university is realised, it will be the
biggest triumph of Asia.
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Countering LTTE’s terrorism unlimited
THE recent events bringing to bear the
escalation of terrorism in Sri Lanka could veritably be depicted in
speech or writing as “Terrorism Unlimited”. This description could
be quantified especially after the Liberation of Tigers of Tamil
Eelam demonstrated its air capability recently.
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