The Jurisprudence of the Self-Goal
byIn my last post (The Farmer’s Protest Does Not Require A Judicial Intervention, Jan. 9, 2021), while hoping that the Supreme Court would keep…
Opinion
The Farmers’ Protest Does Not Require a Judicial Intervention
byThe Supreme Court cannot be a broker of peace between the farmers and the central government. There is no politically correct way of saying…
Too Much Democracy, Mr. Kant, or Too Little ?
bySo now we finally know why the Modi govt. has messed up the Farm Bills issue big time: it has advisors like Mr. Kant…
Pigeons of Sacred Heart & Falcons of War
by‘Hi Papa I m in school, Manu is by my side.. Aseem’. Liki is back home with the message; Supi takes turns with vivid…
Book Review — The Forester’s Dilemma
byIn Pursuit of a Man-Eater by Suneet Bhardwaj Ruskin Bond had once remarked that India has more writers than readers. That, I feel, is…
Dilli Chalo ! — To The Borders of Democracy
byIn Mr. Modi’s New India coming is as difficult as going, as the chappie told the sexologist. When I came up to the mountains…
Prioritising the NRI Vote Alone Is Discriminatory
byIt 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
byI am afraid we have been most unkind to our judges these past few days, accusing them of lacking in both humour and the…
Malana of Lambs of Justice
by‘Men of Faith, Less of Reason: Resolving conflicts based on the death of lambs. They believe in a godly approach. In a complicated conflict,…
The Puranikoti Diaries (2) – Seasonal Visitors
byBy the middle of June this year I knew I had to do a Mohammad Bin Tughlaq i.e leave Delhi; not for Daulatabad (…