Thursday, December 17, 1998
Politics of hope and despair
'Atithi devo bhava', runs the old tag, loosely but inaccurately translated as 'a guest represents the Almighty'. The Sanskrit word atithi is something for which there is no precise equivalent in English.
Culture of violence
The culture of violence is evidently becoming the predominant culture of this country. Everyday brings new and shocking examples from public life of how easily disputes lead to verbal abuse and even physical violence.
Shame on them all
Out of power, the BJP was always a party too clever by half. Of this it repeatedly gave proof. On the Enron case it sought to take credit for winning good terms on the largest FDI proposal by trying to sabotage the project.
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