http://nazaronline.net Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:35:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Taj Mahal is an exquisite example of Mughal architecture. In 1632, the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan ordered the construction of this monument and tomb for the love of his life, Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj is covered with intricate carvings in marble with gemstone insets and is the largest tourist ... http://nazaronline.net/politics_society/2009/01/a-58-million-dollar-travesty/ The year ended with a victorious Indian team holding aloft the RBS cup. They've already been christened the number one Test Team by former England coach, David Lloyd and former India stumper, Farokh Engineer, is not the only person to believe that Indian Captain, Mahendra Singh ... http://nazaronline.net/sports/2009/01/indian-cricket-2008-a-year-in-review/ But only when one peeks into the lives of the poor and the stagnant and ponders over the perilous penalty that they are put through without reason or charge; when she parts the drape between herself and the pauper sitting on the pavement; when she sees the poor boy peeling ... http://nazaronline.net/arts/2009/01/a-woman/ The roots of almost every major conflict in the 20th and 21st centuries can be traced back to a rise in nationalism. Hand in hand with the rise of nationalism comes the power of religious fundamentalists and opportunistic politicians. A small tear-drop shaped country that produces tea treasured throughout the ... http://nazaronline.net/politics_society/2009/01/sinhala-or-tamil-a-brief-intro-of-the-history-of-the-sri-lankan-conflict/ When detectives in Pune, Maharashtra, interrogated Ms. Aditi Sharma about the death of her former fiancé, they went for the unconventional approach: they used Champadi Raman Mukundan's invention, the Brain Electrical Oscillations Signature (BEOS) test. In this procedure, the suspect's scalp is wired up with probes that will measure and ... http://nazaronline.net/politics_society/2009/01/probing-for-guilt-beos-and-its-pitfalls/ As I hurried to the library to catch up on schoolwork, I was stopped on the steps by Arvind, who would later become Nazar's first President. "Do you like writing?" was practically his first question. "Sure!" I said. And that was when my college life changed dramatically for the better. That ... http://nazaronline.net/featured/2009/01/nazar-celebrates-its-first-anniversary/ Since his election in November, President-elect Obama’s budding administration has set to work attempting to find alternate solutions to the martial travesty that is Guantanamo Bay. Finally, the conflict between civil liberties and national security is being addressed outside of classrooms and on a policy level. From an international perspective, ... http://nazaronline.net/politics_society/2009/01/revisiting-%e2%80%9canti-terror%e2%80%9d/ On November 26th, at approximately 9.40pm IST, an event unfolded that has left Bombay reeling in shock. This may not be the attack with the highest death toll, but it is certainly the best-planned and most gruesome attempt to bring Bombay to its knees. This is the most recent in ... http://nazaronline.net/politics_society/2008/11/bombay-on-its-knees/ Click on a picture and use the arrow keys to navigate! Click here to read a review of Jhalak '08. http://nazaronline.net/oncampus/2008/11/jhalak-slideshow/ The 2008 Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be remembered for many things. Indian cricket bid farewell to two legends - Sourav Ganguly and Anil Kumble. Ishant Sharma staked his claim to be considered as the best bowler in the world by becoming the first Indian bowler to win a Man-of-the-Series award at ... http://nazaronline.net/sports/2008/11/rampant-india-on-the-rise/