||'কারও পৌষ মাস, কারও সর্বনাশ|| (Karou Poush Maas, Karou Sarvanaash) There is a famous Bengali proverb that says one's harvest season is another's complete devastation. Mamata Banerjee's harvest season began 5 years ago,...

The concept of national capital has historically had no meaning in India. In a large, diverse country like ours, which was more united in spirit than politically, the capital served as perhaps nothing...

One of the biggest electoral battles of 2016 will be fought in Assam. Tarun Gogoi is facing enormous anti-incumbency as he leads the Congress to the hustings even as a resurgent BJP is...

Indian society has traditionally shown marked preference for male offspring. Over a period of time, this preference transformed itself into a social evil. Women were reviled for being unable to bear a male...

A few months ago, it was alleged that a man had been killed in Uttar Pradesh because he had consumed beef. Even though proofs were conspicuously absent, the entire Hindu religion was assailed...

The current President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, is a giant among politicians. Suave, Savant, Shrewd, Pranab Mukherjee is the Grand Daddy of Indian politics. No wonder that Modi, a few months ago, described...

Arunachal Pradesh is in the midst of a political crisis. Even as the Government, the Opposition, the Governor and the Rebels fight it out in the Courts, the Central government seems to have...

A little under a year ago, cases of Brahmins being attacked began to surface in Tamil Nadu. In multiple incidents in Chennai, Brahmins, returning from Temples were accosted by a group of men,...

Kim I Sung North Korea is a strange country. Born out of the vicissitudes of World War II, it remains to this day, the world's only Stalinist regime. Perched precariously on the North...

Malda riots are widely believed to have imperiled the existence of the minority Hindu community in the region. Many commentators are drawing parallels with the forced eviction of Kashmiri Pandits from the valley....

Malda Riots : The Greater Bangladesh Project The communal situation in Malda is believed to be tense since yesterday it is believed that is a preparation for the Greater Bangladesh Project. A rally...

Odd-Even scheme - Spot the odd vehicle! As fate would have it, we were subjected to Kejriwal on our TV channels on the first day of new year. One had gotten used to...