Where was Nayantara Sahgal when India Actually Needed Her?
When the news about Jawaharlal Nehru’s niece Nayantara Sahgal returning the “prestigious” Sahitya Akademi Award began to trend on Twitter the Twitter handle @AmartyaTalks aptly remarked: I read that Nehru’s niece has returned Sahitya Akademy Award. Now I am hopefully excited that Nehru’s family will also return the old India. In her statement, More...
Bihar Elections
‘This Bihar election is going to be as fascinating as it is complex, several intertwined narratives – caste, aspiration, personality and also Votekatuas’; calls a Bihari and a fine political observer, More...
Another Godhra in the Making?
I am beginning to worry about India’s national security in the wake of the Pakistani terrorist attacks on Gurdaspur and Udhampur as well as rumbles about cyber security, and the Taliban advance on Kunduz. Gurdaspur More...
Media Hypocrisy over Dadri
What just happened in Dadri is very tragic, if you go by the media reports. A Muslim man was dragged out of his house and lynched by an enraged Hindu mob because he and his family were suspected of eating beef in More...
Mystery Behind the Netaji Mystery
The real mystery is who concocted the story of Netaji’s death in plane crash that never took place and then tried to cover up the truth for 70 years. By releasing the files relating to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, More...
Skills for Life and Livelihood: Revive the Old Approach to Education
Education in India has always been a symbol of pride and heritage. Delivery of quality education to all has been a prolonged effort post-independence. Presently, India is one of the world’s fastest growing economies More...
Moving Away from Macaulayite Education
The fact that both English education and the mindless premium placed on the English language in India is at the root of several important problems faced by India since Independence is a given. However, I am not More...
Recalling the Indus Water Treaty or Nehru’s Sixth Blunder
Immediately after last month’s aborted Indo-Pak NSA-level talks, a participant in a Rajya Sabha TV debate said “Let’s see how their Water Talks go.” “Water Talks? Indo-Pak Water Talks? What, pray. are More...
Manage Hindu Temples Along the Lines of Sikh Gurdwaras
Sikh Gurdwaras are one of the best maintained places of worship among all religious places. Of course, one may say that nothing less than the best is to be expected from the Sikhs, and it is true that community’s More...
The 1965 War: Why India Quit When it was Winning
On the 50th anniversary of India’s 22-day war with Pakistan, we examine why India agreed to end the war when it was close to a decisive victory. In May 1964, Indian Defence Minister Yashwantrao Chavan made a visit More...