The Anguish Of A Forlorn Child

IT WAS on May 23, 2008. After a tiring yet fascinating Village Walking Tour in New York’s Greenwich Village, the three of us (my poet friend Narayana Swamy, my companion Vanaja and I) engrossed ourselves in seeing places where 19-year-old Bob Dylan first sang, the pub Dylan Thomas used to frequent, 1969 Stonewall Rebellion where [...]

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Wolves In Khaki Clothing

- N. VENUGOPAL (Visakhapatnam)
The Grey Hounds, Andhra Pradesh’s anti-Naxal task force, are accused of raping tribal women. But nobody’s been booked

Shocked The men had gone out for work when the village was raided by the Grey Hounds
ANGER AND DESPAIR pervade the otherwise cool and serene setting in this part of the Eastern Ghats. The eyes [...]

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Samal Final Report

MY YEARS AS VIGILANCE COMMISSIONER OF ANDHRA PRADESH
1. A word about myself and the organization I am associated with, as Sri Vijaya Malya, announces about himself and his ‘Kingfisher Airlines’ on Board. After a considerable time on the chair, as Vigilance Commissioner of the Andhra Pradesh State Vigilance Commission, I am astonished to learn that most [...]

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ఎంత గొప్ప స్వాతంత్ర్యం!

ఆరుపదులు నిండిన స్వతంత్రభారతం గురించి మురిసిపోవడానికేమున్నది? ఈ దేశ ప్రజలు ఏ ఆశలతో, కలలతో బ్రిటిష్ పాలకులను వెళ్లగొట్టే మహోజ్వలపోరాటాలు నడిపారో ఆ ఆశలన్నీ అడియాసలయిన, ఆ కలలన్నీ కల్లలయిన అరవైగ్రీష్మాలను చూసి గర్వపడడానికి ఏమున్నది?

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