Now, when someone from a relatively inferior group tries to marry into a so-called superior group, it supposedly ‘hurts’ the latter’s ego, and their fraudulent honor. And to relieve themselves of the lifelong disdain from other members of the society, the parents decide to kill their own blood and the lover.
4 MIN READ. Would you like to share? Sharing is caring after all. By Aarti, Deputy Editor I came across two relatives. Where one advised me, that settling down means driving in one's own vehicle, living in one's own house; the other, was of the opinion, that why purchase a car (and insurance, fuel expenses, [...]
Looking at the chirpy professor who’d just walked in few could guess the years she has spent battling for the rights of those under-privileged; the tools of economics by her side have only made her case stronger and the data-backed observations have made her conclusions credible. Dr. Khera, a renowned development economist and Associate Professor [...]
"Is this interest or compulsory attendance?”, Dr. Srinivasan asked as students kept flooding into the Seminar Hall. It was interest, obviously as Dr. Balaji Srinivasan, alumni of University of Chicago was giving a lecture at Miranda house. He received his Ph.D in Mathematics from the University of Chicago in 1995. He started out by telling [...]
Dr. Subramanian Swamy came to Miranda house to deliver a speech on the topic INDIA AT CROSSROADS AND THE WAY AHEAD. He started his speech by telling that India is at a T junction i.e. it does not have a definite way ahead from here, as we are struggling with a low GDP relative to [...]
The World Bank has just come out with its bi-annual update on the Indian economy - India Development Update, October 2013. The update gives an overview of developments in the Indian economy in a global context, and also highlights topics related to medium-and long-term growth which are in the public debate right now. A special [...]
Vishleshan, the Economics Discussion Group, announces a competition based on the talk given by Dr Subramanium Swamy today. We invite you all to share with us what you took away from today's discussion. There are no word limits. Entries will not be judged on their size but rather on their content. Exciting prizes to be [...]
Join us in in a discussion with Dr.Subramanian Swamy at Miranda house on the 18th of october on the topic- 'India at the crossroads and the way ahead'. An alumni of the Hindu college , Delhi University, Dr.Subramanian Swamy , is an academician ,activist,economist, and politician. An active crusader against corruption Dr.Swamy, was also the president [...]
Arthashastra, The Economics Society, Miranda House proudly announces the successful start to the initiative 'Vishleshan', where, students discuss, analyze and understand the economic issues in depth. In the inaugural session of Vishleshan on Wednesday, 25th September, 2013, we had amongst us Mr. Rohit Azad, Assistant Professor, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, JNU to discuss [...]
Tanmayee, Vice President, Arthashastra and I, Chief Editor, Aapoorti were invited to a presentation and documentary film organised by Public Information Centre (PIC), World Bank at SRCC on the occasion of International Youth Day (August 12). Michael Haney, Operations Advisor, World Bank was the main guest.We are glad to share with you all how the [...]
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