The Marichjhapi Massacre- West Bengal’s well guarded shame?
They say Gods dwell within little kids. That morning when someone shared the image of Aylan Kurdi’s lifeless body, it had taken my peace away. What was his crime? He ...
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D Day, BABY and now Phantom – The escape route through Bollywood
Years back one of the channels was telecasting Prem Pujaari and I being an ardent fan of Dev Anand, had watched the entire film for the umpteenth time. It was obviously ...
An Indian’s answer to NRI academics
Ahead of Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Silicon Valley later this month, theatrics on expected lines have begun. Scroll brought to light a letter written by a group of American NRI ...
Society, Social Media and Our Misplaced Sense of Good Samaritans
On the morning of 24th august I was going through my daily routine of reading newspaper, the first page had news of sexual assault of a six year old girl in ...
Can only God help Muslim women?
There is a news report today which talks of how Muslim women in India would like to break free of the shackles that society has placed on them. Honestly, it does not ...
Cops with body-worn cameras hit Indian streets
It’s rare to come across Indian authorities taking an unexpected, outlandishly positive step. In a first for India, the Hyderabad traffic police introduced body-worn cameras last week. Only one hundred of ...
The role of Indian Media and show-cause notices to ABP, NDTV and Aaj Tak
What is the principal function of Media in a society? Well if I answer in strict ideological terms then the role of the media in a society can be described under ...
Porn – Pleasure but also exploitation
I believe when the government extended a ban to some 900 odd porn sites, they did it with a good intention. I also don’t want to pretend that I am a ...
Open letter to Hindu Fascist Government
To the Hindu Fascist Government of India, A couple of days ago, you hanged one of India's most loyal sons. I, and I am sure, many responsible, liberal citizens of this secular, democratic nation ...
All you folks crying for Yakub Memon – Tumhaara koi apna nahin mara na?
Two days back when the Gurdaspur attack happened and the images of the dead were splashed all around, we winced. The bloodied face of the martyred SP haunted us for a ...
Come on India, let us all pray for Yakub Memon
India the land of Ram and Krishna, Buddha and Mahavira, Chanakya and Varahmihira, Ramanujan and Kalam just got a brand new super idol. This super idol is unlikely in all respects, ...
A brief history of Pseudo Secularism
Our constitution was written with the highest possible ideals. It provides for equality of citizens before law. It guarantees them liberty, justice and dignity. In theory, these are wondrous words whose magical ...
