Worshipping False Gods In God’s Own Country
They are still doing the maths in Kerala, and will for some time: the number of dead and displaced, houses and public property destroyed,…
What Is The Legacy Of Atal Behari Vajpayee ?
It is a tragic irony that Mr. Vajpayee’s first and preeminent legacy – that of a noble human being – has been squandered by those who followed him and all that is now left of it is a tattered rag or two, hanging limply in a Devil’s wind.
Hang On Guys, There’s A Goat Here !
I guess it was bound to happen sooner rather than later, given the country’s appalling sex ratio and the increasing number of rapes. It…
The National Citizens Register Or A Schindler’s List ?
The BJP. it would appear, has just hit upon the mother lode of votes for 2019. I refer, of course, to the final list…
The Hug Of The Matter
Reciprocity is a sine-qua-non for a successful hug, and we didn’t see much of that from the Prime Minister- in fact, if looks could kill Mr. Gandhi would have been instantly cast in stone.
The Cruelest Month
One reason why I’m sick to my stomach every July: it’s the time of year when the press informs us, with a flourish of trumpets, about how much Mr. Mukesh Ambani’s net worth is in pure Mammon terms.
Missing The Woods For The Trees
I am one of those who supports the “overreach” of the higher judiciary. When the executive under performs consistently, someone has to overreach, and…
A Time To Speak Out, A Time To Be Silent
Sometimes it is best to work in silence, using the tools you are familiar with rather than picking up the tools of your enemy: fight on your own turf, not on that of your adversary.
Five Years Through A Blogger’s Looking Glass
Editors of newspapers and magazines today are more like censors, toeing the political line of their proprietors, dishing out packaged meals – the customer has no real choice. Television anchors are cacophonous megaphones of the powers that be, but do not see.
This is where the blogger comes in – not subject to any editorial restraint, or the tyranny of TRPs or readership numbers or commercial imperatives, he can record things as he sees them and speak from the heart. He may be right or wrong, but the reader at least gets a frank opinion, and can make up his own mind, not have it made up for him by a slanted news item or a mercenary advertorial,
Takeaways From The Tirthan
The lemming instinct or phenomenon, the “herd instinct” as it is better understood, can be better appreciated in anthropomorphic terms such as “keeping up…