I read a lengthy and interesting Tribute on Balagopal by K.G.Kannabiran published in PUCL Bulletin, January, 2010.On one occasion, if my memory goes correct, in 1992, the Puducherry Unit of the PUCL hosted the National Seminar On Abolition Of Human Rights and in that Meeting I saw him. He was so simple and sociable.With a small book shop-made for the event- on the floor of the Kamban Kalai Arangam, he exhibited the issues, pamphlets and publications relating to Civil Liberties. In his death, the Andhra Pradesh has lost a graceful leader, who always identified with the oppressed and depressed.On a National Level his passing away has created a void among the Human Rights Activists. The situation, We all know, in the Human Rights Sector is day-by-day worsening in Our Country.Many of the States have still to set up Human Rights Commission and some States and Union Territories have Human Rights Committee only without teeth.The untimely demise of a celebrated Civil Rights Activist in this j...
Nuclear Energy Is Nuclear Energy safe? Are there no alternatives to it? The history of nuke generation has given ample experiences for mankind.Firstly, the cost of generation is uneconomical.Secondly, its management coupled with inherent dangers for safety and lifelong precautions, outweighs utility. Even for going on stream, the plant requires electricity from power grid or generators to be used. From the point of view of modernisation and technological advancement in other areas, power generation through nuclear energy has also become attractive and viable proposition among scientific community.The thrust and taste shown in the sphere are comparitively more than the case of non-renewable source of energy.Electricity generation through windmills, from sea waves and abve all by tapping solar power have not been seriously undertaken though some token measures and symbolic approaches have set in motion. Investments in the alternatives over decades are not quite encouraging....
Sir, The Editorial,"Lies Galore", dated 25th instant has brought out enlightening news item from the independent initiative of Journalism Institutions of the largest Democracy.As a Tamil saying goes ' a liar by his command will turn lies into truth' (poyyudai oruvan sol vanmaiyaal mei polume, mei polume), the Head of a State committed to democratic values lied 935 times in just two years not only to his Nation but also to the World Community including the U.N. smacks of integrity and decency.The untold sufferings to Iraqis and the American Soldiers in an endless conflagration and cobweb of violence are very bad precedents that may sometime recoil on the Invaders, sooner or later.It would also be better in India for the Fourth Estate to emulate such studies in the interest of safeguarding our Democracy. Yours faithfully, M.Muthukannu. Puducherry. 27.01.2008.
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