INDIA, IS THAT BHARAT?

          “It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to.” ― W.C. Fields. Do names have any rational nexus with your existence or are they merely a corollary extension of your identification? In common parlance, people refer to India as “Bharat” and vice versa. To make choices between "Bharat" and "India," it is essential …

Continue reading INDIA, IS THAT BHARAT?

Holocene extinction: a dreadful story forged by man

The renowned American journalist Elizabeth Kolbert in her book, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History quotes"THE CURRENT EXTENSION HAS ITS OWN NOVEL CAUSES NOT ASTROIDS OR A HUGE ERUPTION BUT ONE WEEDY SPECIES ". Unfortunately, that weedy species being us, the humans. We have by and large exploited our ecology for cynical gains and greedy …

Continue reading Holocene extinction: a dreadful story forged by man

Intellectual Property Rights vs Human Rights

This blog's initial publishing was on the lexlife blog. “Water above our head now”[1]  these are the word used by the Delhi high court to depict the dreadful and appalling situation rampant all over India. When compatriots are longing for oxygen in India on one hand, countries in Europe or the global north are enjoying …

Continue reading Intellectual Property Rights vs Human Rights