The Pall Bearers Of Planet Earth
I am gradually getting convinced of two things: one, all this ozone rattling by various COPs is getting us nowhere; and two, that economists…
The Scent Of A Politician
Something curious seems to be happening in my home state, Ulta Pradesh or Attar Pradesh, depending on whether you are standing on your head…
Book Review – India’s Long Walk Home
(Edited by Ishan Chauhan & Zenaida Cubbinz – Published by Paranjoy Guha Thakurta – 2021. Rs. 595.00) About once in every generation, an event…
Has Rahul Gandhi Crossed The Rubicon ?
At a public rally in Jaipur last week Rahul Gandhi made a distinction between HINDU and HINDUTVAVADI. The former, he explained, was the real…
The Gentleman Doth Protest Too Much
Mr. Ranjan Gogoi, who earlier graced the Supreme Court and now adds gravitas to the Rajya Sabha (when it functions, that is, or when…
The Omicron Variant And The Omigod ! Response
Life quite often plays out, first as a farce, and then as a tragedy. In India we are quite accustomed to these cycles, but…
‘Tapasya’ As Governance
As one keeps piling on the years ( I am now at three score and eleven ) one also imbibes some wisdom along with…
Lessons For The Judiciary From The Farm Laws Repeal Fiasco
Prime Minister Modi once again demonstrated his shock and awe style of leadership by announcing the repeal of the three Farm Laws on the…
Foot In Mouth Or Straws In The Wind ?
Over these last seven years we have become used to our saffron eminences and their intellectually challenged acolytes spouting all kinds of asinine nonsense:…
The Numbers Game
I belong to a generation weaned on the liberal arts, and for whom the three Rs meant Reading, Writing and Rithmetic, not Ramrajya, Rashtrawad…