The poor in India will lead the Digital Revolution – here’s why
Popular articles about the poor in India, paint a dismal picture of ignorance, illiteracy and hopelessness. This language starts with the international media and percolates down to even local newspapers, which would rather join the loud voices than be singled out for speaking the reality. Apart from the poor themselves, it is only a handful of people More...
Reasserting Indian autonomy against foreign subversion
Weaker subaltern societies of the world are apparently condemned to remain perpetually in the thrall of ideological subterfuges that serve the interests and priorities of powerful foreign societies. Equally, Indian More...
Tibet – Land of Lamas & Lament
Some lands live more in imagination and fabled lore than on the physical planes of Earth, have more reality in their legends and mystical mysteries than in the dry pages of history and geography, exude such great More...
Indian National Congress – More Loyal Than The King!
The article is adapted from author’s blog and republished with permission. Ask any Indian and he or she will most certainly confirm that the early history of the Indian National Congress is “The History More...
Of monuments and memories
A few months back, I visited the War Memorial in Ghorpadi, Pune with my friend, the columnist, Shefali Vaidya. It was a sobering occasion. We were there to pay tribute to the fallen martyrs of Uri and light a candle More...
Reflections on Hindu Spiritual and Service Fair 2016
The Hindu Spiritual and service fair organized annually across the country in several cities offers a kaleidoscope view of various Hindu organizations and their activities. The HSSF fair comes to Bangalore usually More...
Effects of Demonetisation: A Brief review
Demonetisation has been the biggest economic measure that India has seen post-Independence. It has caused and will result in many social, political and economic effects. Some people criticised the move in the beginning More...
Book Review- ‘Fools, Frauds and Firebrands: Thinkers of the New Left’ by Roger Scruton
Fools, Frauds and Firebrands: Thinkers of the New Left by Roger Scruton can be purchased from Amazon. The left brand of philosophy can be very obscure and is subjected to random interpretation depending on the More...
Call for the trial of Manmohan Singh and his Foreign Policy team
I have strong reasons to call for the trial of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and key members of his foreign policymaking team such as Shivshankar Menon, Salman Khurshid and M.K. Narayanan for treason against More...
The Conflict between Tradition and Modernity in India
One can hardly deny that Aatish Taseer writes beautifully, but it is a beauty that has now become so commonplace that it fails to make an impression. It invites you to put your trust in the gorgeous weave of words More...