Goa losing tourists because of the stray dog menace
We citizens of Goa have raised the issue of strays infesting every location in Goa be it the beaches, restaurants, roads, paddy fields, street corners, clinics, why even the GMC hospital and Ravindra Bhavan, Margao. No one in the panchayats, the municipalities or the government seems to care. 19,368 cases of dog bite were reported across Goa last year, 2026 seems to be worse. All we get to hear are...
Shiksha and heartbreak of millions of Indian youth
There is a profound linguistic coincidence that captures the heartbreak of millions of Indian youth today. The word is "Shiksha". In Sanskrit, it represents the sacred pursuit of education and knowledge. But to a Malayalam speaker, the exact same phonetic word means punishment or penalty. Looking at the endless loop...
Triviality and signs of a failing society
When asked what the nature of failing societies was, the Russian writer Anton Chekhov replied: "In failing societies, there are a thousand fools for every enlightened mind, and a thousand coarse words for every conscious word. The majority always remains ignorant, and the reasonable man is constantly defeated. If you...
Traffic lights or signal violation challan lights?
The government is sending a strong message by installing cameras at traffic junctions, ostensibly to reduce accidents and improve road discipline. But one cannot help wondering whether the hidden agenda is revenue collection in the name of traffic monitoring. Before multiplying cameras, let the government first ensure that existing traffic...
Is RSS above law and constitution of the land ?
With the recent FCRA controversy, it appears that some NGOs like RSS are exempt from scrutiny as they are not even registered in the first place. RSS has branches in many parts of the world, how is this NGO (as confirmed by BJP being the world's biggest NGO) getting funds...
