The Renaming Game
byThe recent renaming of Allahabad to its original name Prayagraj has created some commotion. Some are propagating it as beginning of “Shuddhikaran” (read Purification)…
Opinion
From “Et Tu ?” To “Me Too”
byI detect a similarity between the current #MeToo movement (it’s more a twitch, actually, than a movement ) and the Et Tu moment of Julius Caesar: shock, surprise and anger that the worm could turn, or bite the hand that, well, fingered it. But whereas Caesar accepted that the game was up (“Then die, Caesar!”) our present day mandarins are more in the denial than the dying mode.
‘Eggs and tea for the Horses’
byTo the Tibetans the horse represents a very sacred animal, thought to be a spiritual communicator, messenger, and carrier. It symbolizes stamina, endurance, beauty,…
WhatApp With This World, Anyway ?
byHaving got over the initial teething (tweeting?) problems, I am now discovering new worlds, though, like Christopher Columbus, they may not be the right ones
‘Me Too’ Movement – What Next?
byAs things stand today in the Indian ‘Me Too’ movement, the dice is fully loaded in favour of the victim. All those who are being charged have very little voice or say in the matter.
Following One’s Conscience ? Or The Gravy Train ?
byBureaucratic misdemeanours can be corrected by the judiciary, similar malpractices by the latter are much more difficult to remedy.
Cocking A Cross-Border Snoot
byThe air violation by a Pakistani helicopter in Poonch Sector of J&K on September 30 may well have been to cock a snoot at…
Christian Michel extradition – exposing AugustaWestland scam fully is essential
byNews of a Dubai court ordering AugustaWestland scam middleman Christian Michel’s extradition to India is hogging headlines. Michel’s lawyer denies it for the time…
The Aadhar Judgement: Flattering To Deceive
byThere are times when there is more honour and glory in defeat than in victory. And so it is with the Aadhar judgement of…
To Err Is Human, To Confess Divine
byConfessions are dicey things, as that poor lady from Kerala found out recently: she confessed her peccadilloes to her priest, who then used them…