Windows To The Wide World Outside
byWhy watch reality T.V when I can just open my blinds and look out my window to all the reality I can handle?” -Jacod…
Opinion
Acts Of God And Follies Of Man
byA “legal fiction” is an idea or a concept, which doesn’t actually exist in fact, but is mandated to exist by law or convention…
Once Upon A Time There Used To Be News
byI’ve looked up the figures and they are very impressive. As on 31.3.2018 India had 100,000 publications registered with the Registrar of Newspapers, and…
The Lizards of Beijing
byBeing the master of deception, China has been fooling the world projecting itself as The Dragon for decades. But now it is becoming clearer…
The Small Town Boy
byShashipal was a small town boy and proudly remained one till the end. He breathed his last on the 24th of this month, ending-…
Doctors Should Learn To Be Ambassadors Of Death
byThis year approximately 56 million people will die globally, roughly 2/3rds of them in hospitals. More people are dying today of chronic diseases, and…
The Year No One Wanted
byThe Year No One Wanted This is the year no one wanted. Homes turned to prisons. Livelihoods, hated Born as gilded dreams …
The Prashant Bhushan Case — An Order That Diminishes Democracy
byA Lay Citizen’s Perspective So Mr. Prashant Bhushan stands convicted of contempt. It was expected because the Supreme Court had painted itself into a…
Mother’s tongue or Mother Tongue?
byOne’s mother’s tongue may not be one’s Mother Tongue at all! In HP for example nearly all literates (and there are many) have filled…
Last Man Standing
byI am fully aware that the subject I am about to broach is a touchy one, as any good word, even a muted one,…