The global rose as social tool A good way to improve globalisation, as national capitalist economies were once improved, is to insist on fair trade certification.
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Commercialism versus greenery Growing up in Madras one thought of Bangalore as a cool green oasis with tree-lined roads, winding shady lanes, period cottages and colonial bungalows.
The art of climbing a greasy pole Every society produces its own distinct brand of social misfits, I suppose, but our social structure seems to produce significant numbers of people with rank-link imbalances.
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Why Shatru has more enemies? As the news trickled in that the BJP parliamentary board had decided not to give Rajya Sabha berth to Shatrughan Sinha for the third term, a majority of senior leaders from the saffron party in Bihar, including some former Union ministers, could not hide their glee.
Hoping for a better 'morrow... A sparrow sits on the branch of an almond orchard as blossoms bloom as a sign of the arrival of spring after a long spell of winter at Badamwari in old downtown Srinagar, on Friday. As spring breathes life again into a frozen world, the air is heady with the fragrance of a million flowers that blossom on trees, shrubs and creepers in the capital of Jammu and Kashmir. AFP
Is Karnataka’s vote on account for 2008-09 presented in Parliament election-oriented or development-oriented? We invite our readers to give reasons, in about 100 words Responses may be sent to Deccan Herald, No 75, M G Road, Bangalore - 560001 or e-mail: editordh@deccanherald.co.in latest by 2 pm on Saturday. A selection of responses will be published in Sunday’s edition.
