What Is The True Legacy Of Indira Gandhi?
A popular phrase I’ve often heard Hindi speakers use is ‘Jo Dikta Hain Wohi Bikta Hain’ meaning ‘That Which Is Seen Can Be Sold’ similar to the phrase ‘Seeing Is Believing.’ The selling product can More...
Decoding the Concordat
[contextly_sidebar id=”bBgQXG8FaJ4nP4Jkb0Dz8oLnYy85Pfja”] During the Second World War, when the plague of Nazism was consuming Europe crushing all forms of dissent or opposition against it, the Vatican More...
Remembering the Vatican’s Role in the Holocaust
Recent reports claim that the Pope has called on every Catholic be they laymen or clergymen in Europe to shelter refugees fleeing from war-torn countries in Africa and the Middle East. This statement from the Holy More...
Amnesty International’s Christine Mehta: Proud to break the law
Broke the law, and proud of it. That seems to be the attitude of Christine Mehta, an employee of Amnesty International who as an American citizen applied and received the status of an OCI. In an article in the Hindu More...
Remembering the Good Doctor
Note : The following is a tribute to the late great physician and former Chief Minister of West Bengal Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy whose 130th birth and 50th death anniversaries took place yesterday. A good doctor always More...
Uber-Liberal Op-ed Template on #SelfieWithDaughter
Take a picture with your child, #Despitehavingadaughter; take a selfie with your child and then share it with the world via Twitter showing how proud you are of your child #Despitehavingadaughter. Now that’s a More...
Emergency @ 40: A Dictator removes two elected Chief Ministers
‘Once a dictator always a dictator’ can be said to be a truism suitable for the late former Prime Minister of India Smt Indira Gandhi. Like any leader, she had her highs and lows, more lows to be fair. Among More...
What does it mean to be Ramachandra Guha?
And so Mr. Ramachandra Guha reminds us yet again of the truth in the proverb that a writer is known by the enemies he makes, in this op-ed in the Hindustan Times. Throughout the op-ed, Mr.Guha attempts to rebut More...
The rebel who had a desire for sacrifice
Note : The following is a tribute to the late great revolutionary Ram Prasad Bismil whose eighty-eight birth anniversary took place yesterday. ‘His poetry is also a lamp lighted at the altar of the Mother land,’ More...
Five Puranic and Epic tales about the North East
When we talk about national integration and unity, there are voices which state that it is incorrect to assume that India is one nation. The reason given is that many residents of certain states may feel themselves More...