Daily News & Analysis: Columns by N Raghuraman http://www.dnaindia.com/ dnaindia.com delivers news and information on the latest top stories, sport, entertainment, business, technology, Mumbai, India, world and more. en-us COPYRIGHT @ 2012 DILIGENT MEDIA CORPORATION LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED XML::RSS Fri, 25 May 2012 15:55:20 GMT Fri, 25 May 2012 15:55:20 GMT http://www.dnaindia.com/syndication/ 10 http://www.dnaindia.com/images/logo_dna_rss.gif Daily News & Analysis: News http://www.dnaindia.com/ 31 88 dnaindia.com delivers news and information on the latest top stories, sport, entertainment, politics, India, World and more. Scriptures, Google agree http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/column_scriptures-google-agree_1542277 http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/column_scriptures-google-agree_1542277 The defeatist response is to say that since even some of our rulers collaborate with the corrupt, there is absolutely nothing that citizens can do. Wed, 11 May 2011 22:54:00 GMT Forget paani, enjoy the pure paani-puri http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/column_forget-paani-enjoy-the-pure-paani-puri_1541374 http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/column_forget-paani-enjoy-the-pure-paani-puri_1541374 Sizzling like samosas in hot oil, our rulers have been advocating stern regulations that govern the way paani-puri is served by street vendors. Mon, 09 May 2011 19:05:00 GMT Thoughts are pivotal http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/comment_thoughts-are-pivotal_1529167 http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/comment_thoughts-are-pivotal_1529167 If there was one resolution Rehana (name changed) would give her life for, it was that her son, Guddu would not tread the muddied realm of nautch girls. Wed, 06 Apr 2011 19:04:00 GMT Fight your frustration http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/comment_fight-your-frustration_1526428 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/comment_fight-your-frustration_1526428 I met Raghav Munda (name changed) at a mobile store in Patna. The affable 30-something area manager of a reputed mobile phone service provider was born to farmer parents in a hamlet in north Bihar. Wed, 30 Mar 2011 21:36:00 GMT Summer’s here. Save water bodies http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/column_summers-here-save-water-bodies_1525748 http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/column_summers-here-save-water-bodies_1525748 Mumbai’s rulers have shown their proclivity for the future continuous rather than the simple future, as that helps them keep an issue in perpetual abeyance. Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:11:00 GMT Fix old buildings, save lives http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/column_fix-old-buildings-save-lives_1522687 http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/column_fix-old-buildings-save-lives_1522687 Speaking of home, I often quote American writer, William Arthur Ward, “A house is made of walls and beams, but a home is built with hopes and dreams.” Mon, 21 Mar 2011 20:55:00 GMT Sink your differences http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/comment_sink-your-differences_1518020 http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/comment_sink-your-differences_1518020 In true traditional mode, the 83rd Academy Awards showcased the best gems from the Hollywood stable — from the concept and technology-driven Inception to the sublime The Fighter and the subtle The King’s Speech. Wed, 09 Mar 2011 22:11:00 GMT Power lies in knowledge http://www.dnaindia.com/speakup/column_power-lies-in-knowledge_1514722 http://www.dnaindia.com/speakup/column_power-lies-in-knowledge_1514722 They say the best teachers teach from the heart and doesn’t require a book for support. Least of all, technology, I may add, contrary to popular perception. Wed, 02 Mar 2011 19:30:00 GMT We need banners with politicians’ misdeeds http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/column_we-need-banners-with-politicians-misdeeds_1508025 http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/column_we-need-banners-with-politicians-misdeeds_1508025 Political hoardings have become a loathsome canker spreading intractably across the city. The malady is ensconced in the attitude of Mumbaikars - no one cares. Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:21:17 GMT Lessons from childhood http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/column_lessons-from-childhood_1505642 http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/column_lessons-from-childhood_1505642 There come but a few moments in life when we hark back to the past, when memories of those yesterdays have great humbling effect. Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:34:29 GMT