Letter from the Editor-in-Chief           Dear Subscriber,           A bewildering array of choices faces the voter in the upcoming Assembly elections in the sensitive border state of Punjab. The ruling Congress party wears a splintered look with two-time poll winner Captain Amarinder Singh unceremoniously deposed at the behest of the mercurial Navjot Singh Sidhu, who now leads the state party unit.     The perceived fallout between cricket board president Sourav Ganguly and Test captain Virat Kohli over the latter’s removal from his ODI post brings back memories of past confrontations since the inception of the BCCI. Barring a few instances when the Board and captain functioned in some harmony, the relationship has been a fractious one. In 1932, the Maharaja of Vizianagram, or Vizzy, sought to bring down the then captain, Colonel C.K. Nayudu – India’s first true cricket superstar – as he had been denied the leader’s role. Cut to the present day, almost 90 years later, and the same ingredients are very much on display.     Elsewhere, policeman-turned-social activist Amod Kanth, in an exclusive interview talks about the need for society to be more sensitised and sensitive to the needs of India’s large and growing under-age population and how their rights and problems can be better addressed than at present.     Implementation of existing laws for juveniles and children is the need of the hour. Also, the preoccupation with GDP figures and the economy has drawn focus away from those in need of social support, the poor, the needy, women and children in particular, which has in turn led to a slide in the country’s human development indicators, he feels. Though progress has been made, a lot more needs to be done, both in the short as well as the long term, for India to truly regard itself in the league of developed nations.     Fell free to browse through the round-up of Tatsat Chronicle newsletter till January 20, 2022.             Please browse through the round-up of Tatsat Chronicle newsletter till January 27, 2022.       Top Story: A SEASON OF CHURN Political machinations and promises of freebies are in full swing in poll-bound Punjab, despite a multitude of social issues plaguing the land of the five rivers that no party is interested in addressing...   In Focus: ‘ALL IS NOT WELL’ WITH CHILD HEALTHCARE On The guidelines of the Indian Academy of Paediatrics address the long-felt need to understand sensitive issues pertaining to children and adolescents...   Feature: RERUN OF AN OLD STORY Once in power, even former players tend to become more and more like the officials and administrators they may have despised in their heydays...   Feature: Rural Unemployment: A Timebomb On A Short Fuse Come The latest MNREGA data shows that rural India is grappling with serious economic distress and the most productive age group is jobless in New India... LATEST NEWS Read All   We Cannot Abandon the People of Afghanistan: António Guterres With Afghanistan “hanging by a thread” six months after the Taliban takeover, the world cannot abandon the country now for the sake of its people and overall global security, said UN Secretary General António Guterres...   Quality of Care Needed for Complications Due to Unsafe Abortions: WHO The new insights by WHO show how far we must go in ensuring quality, respectful post-abortion care for all, said Özge Tunçalp, Medical Officer, WHO and HRP...   Amid Omicron And Inflation, IMF Cuts World Growth Forecasts The world economy will grow less than expected mainly due to the slowdown and coronavirus, predicts IMF...   India Ranks 85th Among 180 Countries In Global Corruption Index 2021 Daniel Eriksson, CEO, Transparency International said, “It is the power held by teachers, shopkeepers, students and ordinary people from all walks of life that will ultimately deliver accountability.”...   Father of Mindfulness, Thich Nhat Hanh Dies Aged 95 The Vietnamese Buddhist monk passed away peacefully at the Tu Hieu Temple in Hue, Vietnam on Saturday...                                 603, 6th Floor, Surya Kiran Building, K. G. Marg, Connaught Place, New Delhi-110001     For questions or suggestions, contact info@tatsatchronicle.com Copyright © 2021, Tatsat Chronicle | All rights reserved.     VISIT OUR WEBSITE