Towards better governance

By Satya Prakash Malviya

AN alternative form of governance does not necessarily mean the presidential system. To me it means improving the present parliamentary form, rather than replacing it. We have at present a parliamentary system. An alternative form of governance for our country, therefore, means any form of governance other than the parliamentary.

A political activist in her own right. Reicha Tanwar says the history of the Indian woman is one of an ironic paradox.

The Saas-Bahu temple of Gwalior Fort. An architectural feature by Arun Gaur.

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• Modern Classics Ashok Chopra on Gabriel Garcia Marquez, a legend in his own lifetime.
• Time off An Eden that is wounded, by Manohar Malgonkar.
• Interview Shovana Narayan talks to Belu Maheshwari.
• Fitness Have fun and get fit, says Anup Deb Nath
• Garden Life Beware of spurious plants, by Satish Narula
• Your option Taru Bahl on a future in finance.
• Bollywood Bhelpuri: by Madhur Mittal.
  Great Expectations that are unfulfilled by Ervell E. Menezes.
  Paying the price of being Dharmendra's son by Asha Singh
• Film and TV. An all-women programme. By Mukesh Khosla.
• Travel on the rugged road to the land of peace, by Kuldeep Chauhan
• Caption Contest A new interactive feature.