Unique Identification Number – Unique and A Step Forward
May 27There was significant criticism when Indian government announced of creating a multi-purpose unique identity card for each of its residents. Will it be another card to the already loaded purse on the back? – was one of the major concern looking at the budget outlay for the purpose. The card will use biometrics to store data about the card holders, which include fingerprints, and photo of...
The Present Orissa – Revival or Continuation
Mar 20As I am all set to release an information portal on Orissa in the next one month, one point forces me to think again and again: shall I consider the present state of Orissa as a revival from its feudatory past for several centuries or as a continuation of the act of crowd on this globe with short-memory? To put it in different way, I am sitting between two competing thoughts – our quest for...