SALIL GEWALI Bangladesh has plunged into unprecedented turmoil following Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s sudden resignation and fleeing. Well before early July, widespread violent protests had erupted across the nation, reaching a boiling point on August 5th. The upheaval, led by various factions, including some radical ones, has targeted political figures and institutions while also brutally…
Salil Gewali In a remote village called Muchumarri in Andhra Pradesh (India), a harrowing tragedy came to light a week ago. The news pierces the very fabric of social morality. What is so outrageous is that three minor boys, aged between 12 and 14, gang-raped an innocent eight-year-old girl from their own school. To cover…
Salil Gewali, Shillong Firstly, it was my great love for the country. Secondly, I learned much about Indian wisdom when I was introduced to the works of Swami Vivekananda by my father at an early age. Frankly speaking, the works of Swami Vivekananda, Sri Aurobindo, Paramhansa Yogananda and Mahatma Gandhi were real eye-openers and…
Naresh Goswami, Assam, India Howrah-based Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Foundation has again taken its decision to publish the Arabic edition of ‘Great Minds on India,’ authored by Shillong-based writer Salil Gewali. The translation process is underway, led by esteemed Arabic scholar Dr. Mohammad Ramzan in Doha, Qatar, with editing by Hamdan Bin Rashid of Madrid,…
SALIL GEWALI What we encounter in textbooks often shapes our beliefs. Having grown up reading about the ‘Aryan Invasion Theory’ from my early school days, I too continued to believe that Hinduism was not native to India. As all school students in India, I carried that belief until I came across works about the ancient…
Salil Gewali My kudos to media journalists for consistentlyprojecting Arvind Kejriwal as a national asset. In the grand theater of politics, Arvind Kejriwal had now found himself caught in a web of his own making. The recent arrest of the Delhi Chief Minister, following his deliberately ignoring of multiple summons by the Enforcement Directorate,…
Salil Gewali Our youngsters will unabashedly then shake their hips, matching the titillation of Rihanna, Britney Spears, and Beyonce Knowles. The pre-marriage celebration of the wealthiest man’s son, Anant Ambani, left everyone’s jaws dropping. With every moment of the event covered around the clock by the electronic media, it was a windfall for them….
SALIL Gewali In the 21st century, if political leaders advocate for child marriage, then they should completely reject what has been brought forth by modern civilization. With such a regressive mindset, they forfeit the right to consider themselves academically enlightened and secular. They should not indulge in the luxury of modern gadgets either! One…
Salil Gewali In the calm villages of Sandeshkhali, West Bengal, India, a terrifying narrative is emerging. It’s indeed harrowing tales of numerous women enduring consistent sexual exploitation and abuse by a TMC leader, his aides and party members. What is shocking is that TMC state government, instead of standing up for the hapless…
SALIL GEWALI The time is in ceaseless progression. With the changes in seasons due to the revolution of the Earth around the sun, the first day of the year has become the most precious to all of us. As the clock strikes midnight on every January 1st, a flurry of excitement sweeps across the…
The consecration of the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya’s historic town symbolizes a momentous milestone that would raise the city into a spiritual sanctuary for human civilization. This temple symbolizes the resurgence of Sanatan spiritual ideas, positioning itself as a thriving hub for culture, values, and deeply established beliefs maintained over ages and passed down…
SALIL GEWALI Is NEIGRIHMS not lauded as the AIIMS of the Northeast India? Is it not a ray of hope for thenearly 4 million people in Meghalaya? The relatives of the sick, even from Assam, Manipur, Mizoram,Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh, are seen standing in the long queues in this hospital. They all expectthe healing touch…
Salil Gewali St. Anthony College of Meghalaya made a decision to make uniforms mandatory for college students from 2024 triggered commotion! The fact that one of the most prestigious institutes in the Northeast India has opted for this decision must have some “substantial reasons”. Students may as well have their own reasons to push back….
Salil Gewali Every moment can teach us a new lesson. Every stranger we cross paths with can make us more humane. A few days ago, I met a woman going from house to house selling mustard greens, locally known as “laipatta”. “Didi laipatta”, Didi laipatta” (roughly translated as — “Hello sister mustard greens) was her…
Salil Gewali A person who does not properly know (a+b)2 and perpendicular should not speak about Integral calculus and Matrix Algebra. Unlearned political leaders with self-centered ambitions can hardly define Sanatan Dharma (or Hinduism). Sadly, such immature public figures like Udhayanidhi Stalin, MK Stalin, D Raja, Prof. Divya Dwivedi… who deliberately denigrated Sanatan Darma (Hinduism),…