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Desh Kapoor

Desh Kapoor

Seeker. Searching. Exploring. Indiscriminately chronicling his times.

Is the American Republic Being Killed by Its ‘Representative’ Democracy?

Is the American Republic Being Killed by Its ‘Representative’ Democracy?

The Constitutional Convention in 1787 met behind closed doors and no one outside knew what had transpired in there. As Benjamin Franklin left the Independence Hall on the final day of deliberations – Mrs Powel of Philadelphia asked him “Well, Doctor, what have we got – a Republic or a Monarchy?” Is

DrishtikoneDaily.com: The Curated News Channel by Drishtikone

DrishtikoneDaily.com: The Curated News Channel by Drishtikone

For many years, I have been thinking of adding a daily news channel to this normal Drishtikone blog which will stand on its own and brings to everyone who is interested in India and things that impact Indians their daily news fix. DrishtikoneDaily: The Curated News Channel by Drishtikone #MSM

Film Screening 4th edition – Krishangarh

Film Screening 4th edition – Krishangarh

Movie: The light – a riveting movie about Swami Vivekanand – http://www.tricolourproductions.net/index.php In an effort to reach out to the kids directly and impart values through the use of non-formal means of education Srijan Foundation used tree plantation to pass on a message about global warming and

Demonetization Downside: How Your Credit Card Can be Hacked in 6 Seconds Flat!

Demonetization Downside: How Your Credit Card Can be Hacked in 6 Seconds Flat!

As PM Modi pushes for a cashless society [http://gizmodo.com/indias-prime-minister-plans-for-cashless-society-1789403344] in the aftermath of the demonetization drive [https://www.drishtikone.com/demonetization-detailed-drama-modi-checkmated-pakistans-devastating-assault/] , people are discussing about all the issues. Some say its a distant dream [http://qz.com/856741/demonetisation-why-indias-plan-to-go-cashless-remains-a-distant-dream/] . Some find it to be a fantasy [https:

Racism, Calhoun and Yale: Is Racism a Subliminally entrenched American Value?

Racism, Calhoun and Yale: Is Racism a Subliminally entrenched American Value?

The 7th Vice President and the 16th Secretary of State of the United States, John C Calhoun was an avowed defender of slavery and owned “dozens of slaves in Fort Hill, South Carolina”! Throughout his life, Calhoun – who is often called a “statesman” in many history books in US – fought

Mind-Blowing Pictures of World War II Relics in Ocean and Jungles

Mind-Blowing Pictures of World War II Relics in Ocean and Jungles

The Guadacanal is an island in Solomon Islands, a small nation. During World War II, a major battle was fought here called the Guadalcanal Campaign, or theBattle of Guadalcanal. It was code-named Operation Watchtower. Solomon Islands is a country over 28,400 square kms with 6 major and 900 smaller

Jayalalithaa: The Egotistical State Plunderer but ‘Beloved Leader’ is Finally Dead!

Jayalalithaa: The Egotistical State Plunderer but ‘Beloved Leader’ is Finally Dead!

Jewels worth crores were found in the Reserve Bank of India vault by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (DVAC) of the Tamil Nadu Police in December 1996. Even the RBI’s official vaults had become Jayalalitha’s storage space for the loot that she had accumulated [http://indiatoday.