History is very powerful – not just conceptually – but emotionally, logically and politically. It hangs on the mind and shapes the mindset. We may even be getting influenced by it – even without realizing its power to shape us. Some might say we are scared of the ghosts! But ghosts are scary – isn’t [...]
Mayapur ISKCON
The March month is not really a nice month to travel – the beginning of summer heat starts getting you. However given our schedule, we squeezed out two days, where we could go out on excursion. Our choice was ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) temple at Mayapur. Mayapur is situated in Nawadwip. Nawadwip is [...]
Indian National Army Trials
Background: The idea of forming the Indian National Army (INA) was conceived by Mohan Singh in Malaya. The main objective was to form an anti-British force to liberate India, as well as to check Japanese misconduct towards Indians in SE Asia. Till then, Japanese had allowed only the civilian Indians to form anti-British organizations. In [...]
Nuremberg Principles
The regime of Hitler in Germany indulged in serious violation of human rights of various communities. Concentration camps were freely used for genocide, extermination, torture, and slave labour, which constituted the issues of the Holocaust. Such issue of crime required an adequate punishment. This issue began to be discussed before the end of the war. [...]
Geneva Convention
The origin of the Geneva Convention goes back to the bloody battle of Solferino (1859). It was here that Henry Dunant a Swiss citizen, who was witness to this battle made effort to create relief societies that would look after the wounded during the times of war and also work for relief during peace times. [...]
Investment Criteria
The most preferable way of dealing with ones residual income is to save it. One can keep that tucked away at a corner of almirah and forget about it. But then, this is not a good way of dealing with ones savings.The reason is that the money you hold in your hand also has its [...]
Caste outside Hinduism
India is a land of complex mixing of traditions and cultures. Through its ever continuous evolution, it has developed local flavours of religions. It has adopted practices, assimilated traditions, and even transformed the religious practices that have emerged in foreign lands to the local situations and needs. One such social institution is that of caste. [...]
India and English Language
Many years ago, a well known editor and columnist had written that since he writes in english, speaks most of the time in english, most of his reading is english, and he even consequently thinks in english, therefore his mother tongue ought to be English! At that time, such statement sounded too arrogant and whimsical. [...]
The Concept of Swaraj
This essay was presented at the Essay Competition-cum-Young Scholars Seminar on Concept of Swaraj, held under auspeicies of Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR), at Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya (University), Jabalpur, Feb 25-28, 1997. Concept of Swaraj © Anup Mukherjee Swaraje Namah : Salutation to the self ruling splendour – Atharva Veda The impelling urge for [...]
Teacher Watching
For Peter Drucker, teacher watching was a favourite hobby. Peter Drucker, as we know was himself a great Management Guru, and originator of the Concept of Corporation. However, I was recently faced with a situation of perforce teacher watching, and in a different situation. Yesterday, when I was going to Kolkata – at Durgapur a [...]
