Peoples Telangana

 India’s demographic mosaic—over 1.4 bn people spanning 22 official languages, 19,000+ mother tongues, 7,000+ castes, 500+ tribal groups, and stark income gradients—offers a latent talent pool that is currently under‑utilized. A  Diverse Meritocracy  combines two imperatives: 1.  Merit‑based outcomes  – decisions driven by objectively measured capability, performance, and potential. 2.  Diversity of input  – systematic removal of structural barriers so that talent from every segment of society can enter the competition on an equal footing. When properly aligned, the model delivers three measurable business‑government benefits: Benefit Quantitative Impact (bench‑marks) Source Revenue uplift +3‑5 % annual growth (average across firms that improve gender‑caste diversity) McKinsey Global Institute, 2023 Innovation index +12 % patents per 10 k e...

“The life of Ravana, one of the most powerful beings ever to roam the universe, if Hindu legends are to be believed, had unfolded in the small island Sri Lanka, where he ruled with mighty power over gods, humans and demons. Valmiki’s Ramayana paint Ravana as a tyrant of mighty power who was holding the gods at ransom, and he continues to be treated as a blackguard in India even today. In the classic text, he is found kidnapping Rama's wife Sita, to claim vengeance on Rama and his brother Lakshmana for having cut off the nose of his sister Surpanakha.  Yet Ravana of Sri Lanka is portrayed to be a different king and a human. He is described as a devout follower of the god Shiva, a great scholar, a capable ruler and a maestro of aveena, known as the ravanhattha. The story goes that Ravana in order to please his mother had decided to bring the mountain Kailash to Sri Lanka. As he lifted up the mountain, God Shiva was angered by his arrogance and pushed it back down, trappin...

Mohan Guruswamy  POLICING FOR HAFTA I take this route almost every other day. It’s a scenic bit between Turkapalli and Vantimamidi on the Secunderabad to Karimnagar highway known as the Rajiv Rahadaari. This avenue of about two kilometres cuts through a small stretch of forest and travellers like to stop by for stretching their legs and enjoying themselves on the fruit and vegetables sold by the ladies of nearby villages. Charcoal grilled corn and seasonal fruits like guavas, custard apples, ber, dragon fruit and sweet lime provide a welcome break. But for the past few days the police have taken to calling and threatening the women to move on or else.  Obviously a hafta is implied. Telangana has just got a new DGP who comes with a high reputation for integrity and firmness. I hope he takes notice and sends the word down the line?

*A "Buddhapada" stone, 1st / 2nd c. CE, Gandhara Other symbols that appear on the Buddhapada include the lotus, the swastika, the triratna and a combination of the dharmachakra and lotus. Grids of an auspicious number of cells, ranging between 8 and 132, are sometimes depicted on the soles of the feet, and contain symbols associated with the Buddha. "When Gandharan art was first observed and studied by western art historians, there was a tendency to ascribe a primarily western inspiration to it. In many ways during the colonial period this not only justified the political activities of the day. Westerners admired Gandharan art more than other indigenous Indian artforms and wanted to collect it, as those who could afford to collected Greek and Roman art. Consequently they preferred to think of it as part of that tradition. This thinking, however, is no longer justified. Closer, impartial investigation of this fascinating and beautiful art style more logically ...

  The Plight of the Backward Classes (BCs): The Battle for Political Power The current situation of BCs in our country is akin to feeding the grass to the buffalo but milking the domestic cow. The BCs, who are the majority (over 60%), vote for the forward and dominant castes, revolve around them for their needs, and yet are the same ones complaining and crying foul when they face injustice. Today, BC voters have been branded as people who sell their votes for liquor or money instead of electing their own leaders. They are deceiving themselves with the delusion that someone from the upper castes will come and fix their lives, instead of taking control of their own destiny. In the 77 years since Independence , BCs have suffered severe injustice in all fields. They have been severely impacted by the lack of timely reservations in education and employment, and the absence of developmental schemes. In the political arena, they have been left crippled by the lack of political reservatio...