Girish Shahane’s myth-busting explodes in his own face
On the last day of 2014, Girish Shahane decided to be a mythbuster-I’m not saying this. They are his words wherein he purports to ‘debunk significant Hindutva myths.’ Mr. Sahane attempts in his so-called More...
Does Aakar Patel’s racist rant against Gujaratis attract penal actions under Indian laws?
I often wondered if the tradition of the New Year’s resolution is widely followed by the public in general and journalists in particular. If the answer is yes, Aakar Patel’s resolution should be to write a handbook More...
Kancha Ilaiah’s incurable hatred of the Bhagavad Gita exposed
The very interesting Kancha Ilaiah wrote an op-ed in the 20 December edition of Deccan Chronicle displaying his good judgment regarding the debate centred on making Bhagavad Gita the national scripture. Although More...
Charu Gupta’s politics of Smothering
Historian Charu Gupta in her recent op-ed in the 20 December edition of the Indian Express dropped her pearls of wisdom on the issue of re-conversion, or homecoming, a topic which is suddenly the main headlines More...
Jug Suraiya’s Hinduism is all wrong. Here’s why
In the 13 December edition of Times Of India, Jug Suraiya raised concern over what he considers to be a negative transformation of Hinduism courtesy…who else… the Sangh Parivar: The Dharama Jagran Samanvay Vibhag, More...
Vijay Divas—a trip down a victorious memory lane
Every year on 11 November, we often see headlines speaking of Armistice Day which marks the ‘armistice’ signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compiègne, France, for the cessation of hostilities More...
Lessons From China’s Ban of Namaz
According to a recent TOI report the authorities of Xinjiang region in western China have issued a ban on carrying out namaaz and other religious exercises in government buildings, schools and business offices The More...
Ayodhya: Time to build the Rama temple
A recent news report mentioned that Hashim Ansari, the oldest litigant in the Ayodhya temple dispute, claimed that he would not pursue the matter any further, and even expressed his wish to meet Prime Minister Narendra More...
Times Of India’s Tainted Reportage
The Times Of India edition today has published a news story in the name of objective reportage regarding the controversial remarks made by BJP leader and Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Sadhvi Niranjan More...
Amitav Ghosh’s comparison of Narendra Modi and Erdogan ignores history
In the 30 November edition of Times Of India, novelist Amitav Ghosh penned a piece in which he draws a significant comparison between the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip More...