Brinda Rana

Taxation as a way of running the government has been in practice since ancient times. Manu smriti and Arthashastra are two references which delve deeper into the taxation system from the kingly era. In those times, tax was collected on behalf of the king, from traders, artisans and agriculturalists based on their income and capacity to pay taxes. Gold and...

The 2014 elections was a prime example of how when the youth of India rise to voting, they can be game changers in our democracy. India has the largest youth population in the world and the biggest vote bank to contribute towards positive changes for the betterment of our country, yet many Indian youth lack the enthusiasm to vote. Some reasons...

The dictionary defines terrorism as, the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims. Going by this definition, we can see that history is fraught with terrorists from all sects of life, Genghis khan to Josef Stalin. The striking thing to note about these aggressors is that they came from various religious beliefs...

The mathematical sign equals to (=) may solve many numerical problems but it fails to solve the basic problem of human rights and gender equality which still has a long way to go. In India especially we see that the gender bias starts right at conception and continues on beyond marriage and motherhood. This bias is primarily stigmatized by society...

Seventy years ago, independence meant, freedom from the British Raj. Prior to that all efforts were in favour of freedom from the oppressive Mughals. However today, although we celebrate Independence Day, the question remains, are we really independent or in-dependence? What does Independence Day really mean to the younger generation who haven’t been witness to the struggles of our fore fathers?...