Prioritising the NRI Vote Alone Is Discriminatory
It is no secret that an overwhelming proportion of the Indian diaspora abroad roots for Mr. Modi, mesmerized by his hallucinatory vision, “Sholay” persona,…
Poetic Justice
I am afraid we have been most unkind to our judges these past few days, accusing them of lacking in both humour and the…
The Puranikoti Diaries (2) – Seasonal Visitors
By the middle of June this year I knew I had to do a Mohammad Bin Tughlaq i.e leave Delhi; not for Daulatabad (…
Kunal Kamra and the Elasticity of Justice
The question goes like this: Question: What is contempt of court? Answer: A joke. That’s literally true in the India of today: three jokes…
From Pennsylvania to Purnea — The Wind That Didn’t Blow
The American elections have engendered a flood of memes and witticisms, somewhat breaking the tensions of the wait for their results. One of my…
Arnab Goswami in Jail: Right Place, Wrong Reasons
In the game of chess a pawn has only one use: to protect the king. It is totally expendable. Arnab Goswami has probably realised…
The Puranikoti Diaries: East Of Mashobra
Many years ago, when the bad moon of superannuation was beginning to edge worryingly above the horizon, I decided to improve my chances of…
Light – Or Garbage? – At The End Of The Tunnel
The 9 km long Atal Tunnel below the Rohtang pass has been inaugurated, the foundation stone laid by Mrs. Sonia Gandhi ten years back…
TRPs, Corporates, And Moral Bankruptcy
Even for a country which is perpetually in outrage mode, the brouhaha over the TRP scandal takes the cake if not the bakery, as…
If Hathras Doesn’t Make Us Think Again, Then Nothing Will
The voters of this country (or at least 37% of them) have given Mr. Modi and his party a long rope. They have kept…