Sanitation in India

Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of our Nation, one stated that good sanitation is much more important than Independence. Almost 150 years later, Our Prime Minister, Narendra Modi now says that building toilets is a priority over building temples. Hopefully, with active initiatives led by the central government, one can hope to see an Open-Defecation free … Continue reading →

Petrol Price Hike and yet another “Hartal”

May 23rd, Just a day after the Budget session of Parliament ended, The Union Government announced a hike in petrol prices-that too a steep hike of Rs 7.5 per litre. Not surprisingly, the common man is up in arms and various parties in the opposition too have called for protests. Within minutes of the announcement … Continue reading →

World Car-Free Day

September 22nd is World Car-Free Day. As a part of spreading awareness on this day, the Amrita Sanjeevani Association of our campus organised a 10km Cycle Rally, from Karunagapally to Amritapuri. I have been an active part of some of Sanjeevani’s activities in the past two years, and decided to participate in the Cycle Rally … Continue reading →

My thoughts on the Jan Lokpal Bill

The Jan Lokpal Bill or the Lokpal Bill and Anna Hazare have undoubtedly been the most discussed topics in the country this past week. For those of You who don’t know what the Lokpal Bill is or what its salient features include- You can read up about it- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Lokpal_Bill The concept of Lokpal was introduced … Continue reading →