Where have all the flowers gone? An innocent child views the world without prejudice or malice. Glory Sasikala
recalls a public flogging that she witnessed as a child and the tears that followed...
The master of suspense Pradeep Sebastian profiles Ira Levin, king of the paranoia
novel, and describes his brief yet poignant glimpse of the author.
Contemplating Raman Giridhar Khasnis shares some
details of the life of C V Raman and the credo he lived by Science, more
science and still more science.
Was the West Bengal government right in nudging controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen into leaving Kolkata? Should the Centre extend political asylum or Indian citizenship to her as she says she can’t go back to Dhaka?
Deccan Herald had invited its readers to send their opinions. Most readers opine that persuading Taslima Nasreen to leave the state was an extreme move and that granting asylum is humane although extending citizenship to her is debatable. A few others insist that she must now return home to Dhaka as her views have hurt the sentiments of Muslims.
