Moon’s man
Is Vijay Nambiar, Chief of staff of UN Secretary General, behind the delay in the release of the UN panel report on Sri Lanka? So asks Paul Newman, exposing Ban Ki Moon’s double standards
Beautiful cause
Women designers are turning socially conscious. Sureka Kadapa-Bose takes us to the other side of the fashionistas, who are dedicating their time to show their concern for the underprivileged
Spreading goodwill
Goodwill International in Bangalore has some good Samaritans who were not content with success in their lives, but wanted to mentor the youth from low-income groups, says Sudha Narasimhachar
A woman’s dream
Diya Foundation is now imparting vocational skills to mentally challenged youth. But Sarah Santamaria, its founder, tells Marianne de Nazareth that she wants the community to be part of it
Safeguarding liberty
Internet played a huge role in the success of the Jan Lokpal campaign. But the new IT Rules may disallow such exchange of information in public interest, feel activists. Akash Bisht reports
Nailing Narendra Modi
Police officer Sanjeev Bhatt’s revelation that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi wanted the Hindus to vent their anger after the Sabarmati Express burning can nail Modi, says Mukul Sinha
Rajapaksa’s paranoia
The May Day protest against the UN releasing the report on the war crimes in Sri Lanka – which the US has endorsed - shows that President Mahinda Rajapaksa is paranoid, says Sam Rajappa
Smell of a scam
A single company is enjoying advertising rights in Mumbai’s ‘illegal’ traffic booths, allegedly sharing the loot with senior cops, claims activist Indur Chhugani. Kavita Kanan Chandra reports
Cast in stone
Chasing a hit-and-run lorry turned out to be an eye-opener for Bastu Rege as it led him to a stone quarry. Kavita Kanan Chandra meets the founder of Santulan, who has his plans cast in stone
A vision for future
He is an ophthalmologist with a vision. ‘Change today, change tomorrow’ is the motto of his organization run with over 300 volunteers. Amar Naik meets the doctor who wants to start a school
Conscience stirred
Indian civil society has turned its attention on Sri Lanka, where thousands of Tamils were killed in the civil war between Tamil militants and the government forces. Akash Bisht has the story
Urban dream
Ramesh and Swati gave up a comfortable life in the US and came to India to pursue a dream. Marianne de Nazareth finds out the story behind ‘Janaagraha’ that aims at transforming Bangalore
Bitter truth
Why does the Sri Lankan government spew vitriol on the UN now? Just because a report has confirmed the charges of war crimes committed by its army in its war against the LTTE, says V Suresh
Justice in sight
The wheels of justice have finally begun moving and they are after Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who’s facing charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, says P C Vinoj Kumar
A cycle of service
Hitting several targets in one strike, Sanyay Srinivas involves children to collect old paper that will be recycled to produce notebooks for free distribution to poor students. Kavita Kanan Chandra meets the nature lover who started ‘ilmme’
