Written by Crokes
In 1988, author Salman Rushdie published his novel The Satanic Verses and recieved a bounty on his head. This caused him to live the next 30 years under fear, security and various levels of secrecy. With the call for his death never being formally revoked, Rushdie always lived at risk of death. In 2022, death […]
Written by Crokes
Never before in the history of mankind such a vacuum in world leadership was felt as during the cold war era of sixties post world war – II. It is just unthinkable and beyond the imagination of a normal human being to think of such a horrific war plan of nuke bombing of around 1200 […]
Written by Crokes
The world of today which is struggling with uncontrolled terrorism, inter community hatred, big migration and refugee problems is looking much more aggrieved than ever before. The solution to the crisis is not looking in near sight. However, there seems to be some great souls like of Pope Francis whom God seems to has sent […]
Written by Crokes
The horrific news that there are now more displaced people than any time since world war II itself tells about the heart breaking humanitarian crisis that is grappling the world order of the day today. What is more shocking and visible is the total inability of the UN to deal with such a crisis of […]
Written by Crokes
One hanging in India on 30th of July’15 and country felt the tremors of its intellectual divide which was never seen in the history before. It all started when the mercy plea of Yakub Memon, a convict of Mumbai serial blast of 1993 was rejected by one and all even when many intellectuals supported the […]
Written by Crokes
Poor Healthcare in India: Why the basic medical services for the citizens in India lag far behind when compared with the other developing economies of the world and why the number of Doctors cannot be raised in the country are some of the questions that baffles the mind of all. It is also a known […]
Written by Crokes
Republican Presidential Nomination: When news of Bobby Jindal (44 yrs old Republican Governor of Louisiana) throwing his hat into the Presidential ring broke, it enthused few Americans this time about his prospect as compared with the euphoria that built around him in the year 2012 just prior to that last elections. Bobby Jindal has chosen […]
Written by Crokes
While analyzing the material abstract of this new book “The Idea of Europe – An Essay” by George Steiner, it is evident that the European Union seem to be more diversified and divided in its Geo-political, economic, social, religious and cultural identities than ever before. The shocker in recent times has come from the collapse […]
Written by Crokes
Monsoon Mumbai 2015: Southwest Monsoon prediction this time for the Indian subcontinent in May 2015 was quite unfavorable and many forecasters including ever trusted IMD of India predicted for a likely drought year. What prompted the govt machinery to work overnight to deal with the emerging situation but all hell broke when the city of […]
Written by Crokes
When a young Analyst of just 22 years working in one of the world renowned leading Investment Banker M/s Goldman Sachs dies due to extremely stressed lifestyle then it makes us all to think the pros & cons of the very competitive environment in which we live now. The news of his sudden death on […]
