The ban on internet porn: Puerile and pointless
On a rather dull weekend for news, where one of the top twitter trends was inexplicably Kanti Shah's cult movie Gunda, one particular piece of breaking news drove social media crazy; ...
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Indian Leftists: Beer Pe Charcha
“So what next folks?” Whispered the fledgling leftist rebel. He wore a Che Guevara T-shirt and a cheerful face. He didn’t possess the solemn visage of a sophisticated left-liberal. His hair ...
Porn Ban, Morality, and the Idea of India
In today’s papers in Raipur there’s a harrowing tale. A gang run by a couple kidnaps young girls, has them raped, and convinces them that they have nowhere to go now. ...
Post Kalam, let’s not miss the point
Among the most revered of Indians was A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, who left us on the 27th of July. Eminent personalities and common men alike expressed their solidarity and paid their condolences. ...
Nehru and Tryst with a Terrorist…
Nehru not only excelled in his so called “platonic relationship” with Lady Mountbatten, but also was a clear winner with his liberal values which included British mannerisms and may I add ...
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 ...
Candles For Yakub Memon? Death Penalty Is An Antidote To Terror
Is death penalty an antidote to terror? Read on Remember Gadkari-Kejriwal affair? When Kejriwal went to jail because he has no substantive reason for calling Gadkari “India’s most corrupt”. At that ...
Not calling them traitors but this cry-fest for Yakub Memon was unwarranted, unjustified and unprincipled
On On 26th of May 2014, the ever so controversial Narendra Damodardas Modi started his tenure after his swearing-in as the 15th Prime Minister of India. The occasion was grand. The ...
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 ...
APJ Abdul Kalam – The warrior with a modest character and a charming smile
Abdul Kalam : The Great Character and Human Being On July 27, 2015 a noble soul bid adieu to this world and we saw an overwhelming exhibition of grief. Every politician, ...
Of Hope, Trust and Faith
Benjamin Parker in his legendary Spiderman movies says, "With great power comes great responsibility". I think our public figures must watch Spiderman more often. Probably that is what is needed to make ...
Naseeruddin Shah: Stupid Common Terrorist Apologist
There is a section amongst the Indian intelligentsia which romanticizes with the terrorists, Maoists and insurgents. Film directors like Vishal Bhardwaj and Mahesh Bhatt, Self-styled freethinkers like Arundhati Roy and eminent ...
