Arts»

Communist Manifesto

Karl Marx, founder of Marxism school of thought was the most prominent philosopher and sociologist whose theories have influenced great political and social changes. Manifesto...
  • Development as Freedom: Amartya Sen
    Development as Freedom (2000) is Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen’s book on his groundbreaking work on development...
  • Keep Off the Grass by Karan Bajaj
    “Books give you a funny kind of solace, that you are not alone, and someone, somewhere thinks exactly like you,...
  • Paths of Glory
    My latest read has been the novel Paths of Glory by Jeffrey Archer. Not much needs to be said about this prolific...

Business»

Welcoming the Pay Per Second Era

Yes, the revolution is here – “Pay per second”. This joint move, by Japanese telecom major DOCOMO along with TATA INDICOM has struck the Indian Telecom Market like...

Cinema»

Fancy Being Cyrus?

With a growth in independent cinema, or ‘indie’ cinema as it came to be known in India, in recent times, there was a parallel growth in the number of directors and producers,...

Columns»

I Make, So I Must Have

Since the days of Adam Smith, economists have been trying to produce accurate models and theories, concerning the value of labor and its share in the overall product of the...
  • The New Apple IPad
    It’s great to be back with The Viewspaper after nearly a year’s sabbatical. In my new role as a Tech columnist...
  • Excavating Man
    There is one common thing between an arrogant power and God. Both are eternal. God is, ‘eternity to eternity.’...
  • The Changing Face of Indian Media
    Media Empowerment is a sign of true democracy-it is the perfect tool to communicate with one and all, in short...

Environment»

Glaciergate Scandal Causing Heat

The scientific community of climate change is sweating bullets, and it is not because of the rising global temperatures. The UN’S Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change...

Interviews»

An Interview with Anirban Gupta, Founder of NGO Dhriiti

Mr. Anirban Gupta is the Founder and Director, ‘Dhriiti-the courage within’, a Non-Governmental Organization in the field of entrepreneurship and micro enterprises. Mr....

SCIENCE»

Of Size Zero and Eating Disorders

Size zero is the latest fad in town. With celebrities like Kareena Kapoor, Nicole Richie, Posh Spice and the likes flaunting their size zero figures being idolized, the bandwagon...

Sports»

F1:The King of Motorsports

The thrill, the speed, the technology, the enthusiasm, the tension, the strategy, the sweet smell of success. All these can only be connected to perhaps one sport in the...

Travel»

Splitting Water to Store Solar Energy

MIT professor Daniel Nocera worked on a catalyst that could break water molecules to store energy. To give his dreams a better shape he started a company named “Sun...

More Interesting Views

  • Glaciergate Scandal Causing Heat
    The scientific community of climate change is sweating bullets, and it is not because of the rising global temperatures. The UN’S Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is trying to find its balance-under the scorching glare of the media- after tripping over...
  • I Make, So I Must Have
    Since the days of Adam Smith, economists have been trying to produce accurate models and theories, concerning the value of labor and its share in the overall product of the economy. When compared with the other factors of production, the real value of a laborer’s...
  • Two Senas, Congress, and BJP – It’s All Politics
    Shiv Sena’s stereotypical brouhaha over ‘Mumbai for all’ and ‘migrant labour’ issues over this past week may seem too poor in political taste, even threatening to the great idea that India is; however, it’s not the whole problem. Both biggest pan-India parties,...
  • F1:The King of Motorsports
    The thrill, the speed, the technology, the enthusiasm, the tension, the strategy, the sweet smell of success. All these can only be connected to perhaps one sport in the world-Formula 1- The king of motorsports. The second most watched sport in the world only next to football....
  • Fancy Being Cyrus?
    With a growth in independent cinema, or ‘indie’ cinema as it came to be known in India, in recent times, there was a parallel growth in the number of directors and producers, venturing into this unknown territory. Producers were required to fund on a smaller scale and...
  • Urban Waste Management
    Technologies are advancing, life is upgrading, cities are expanding and so is the burden on environment. Conversion of cities into metropolitan tough leads to socio-economic development but it also leads to complex city management problems. Major one is solid waste management...
  • An Interview with Anirban Gupta, Founder of NGO Dhriiti
    Mr. Anirban Gupta is the Founder and Director, ‘Dhriiti-the courage within’, a Non-Governmental Organization in the field of entrepreneurship and micro enterprises. Mr. Gupta did his Bachelors in Economics from Kirori Mal College, Delhi University and went on to do...
  • US Politics and Health Care
    A nation with a total of fifty states. A Presidential and a federal republic. Dominated by two main parties – the Democrats and the Republicans. And currently presided over by the 44th President, the first African American to rule the country. The United States of America,...
  • Let’s Save Our Forests
    So far as human knowledge goes life exists only on this plant. It is our moral duty to see that we do nothing which hinders its growth. The role and importance of forests in a developing society like India burdened with enormous population pressure, poverty, pollution and...