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In the first essay of this series, we outlined our theory of neo-monarchy and third Indian occupation. We observed that the key to building such an empire in a democratic setup ...

  The journey of Arvind Kejriwal from an IRS official to the incumbent chief minister of Delhi can be broken down into two parts. Part 1 had Kejriwal as an upright ...

So we have officially entered the year 2016, last year was a mixed bag of events both positive and negative. While the Modi Government brought in many game changing programs and ...

With Japan’s Prime Minister visiting India, it is worthwhile to understand the similarities between two countries as well as their leaders. For Modi, Shinzo Abe may be the closest successful example ...

Though in the present times it is difficult to find and ideal person in India, in ancient times, there were several examples. Though "Satyameva Jayate" from Mundakopanishad was etched as the ...

Democracy and dissent go hand in hand. While a democratically elected government runs a nation of a 1.252 billion people it is but natural for some of the citizens to be ...

The public face: Ashok Singhal was the architect of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement and the Babri demolition. He was an RSS pracharak and a well-known Muslim-baiter The little-known side: Ashok Singhal ...

Scorpion, Cobra, Viper and the Black Widow- What a happy pic!   A handful of Indians knew who Sudheendra Kulkarni was, before he was thrust into our drawing rooms by media ...

The last article in this series had covered the specter of Hindu intolerance in ancient India. In this part, we will see how Hindu intolerance manifested itself between 1000 CE-1500 CE approx. ...

I must admit that I was a skeptic from the very beginning of anti-corruption politics in India. For all his right intentions, I couldn’t approve of every method adopted by Anna ...

I am the wind that blows along the plains of India and through the hills, and rustles through the mountains and creates ripples on the surface of rivers and waves in ...

Drama Queen, the song starring Sidharth Malhotra and Parineeti Chopra in the movie Hasee to Phasee was a hit with its catchy lyrics and Vishal-Shekhar music. But there has been a ...