Dear Sagarika Ghose: Remember gutter snipe?
On 26 October, Sagarika Ghose in her blog in the Times of India expressed her concern that freedom of speech in India is under threat with a BJP government led by Narendra Modi at the helm. It appears that her fear stems more from what she calls the dominance of the social media by the ‘right-wing trolls’ : Dear India’s right-wingers, Your time More...
Some History Lessons for Jawed Naqvi
In the 14 October edition of the Pakistani newspaper Dawn, Jawed Naqvi writes on how advocates of Hindutva can be shown to be hollow in their stands if we all just look at the ‘syncretic’ aspect of Indian history. Hindutva-run More...
Haider: Wrapping national insults on celluloid
(Note: This article was sent to us by IndiaFcts reader Nikhil Koul. He can be followed on Twitter at @kohl_nick) In his review of D.W. Griffith’s iconic film “The Birth of a Nation”, the late More...
Memory loss of Modi critics
In the 18 October 2014 edition of DNA, Hemant Karnik, wrote about how the fans of Prime Minister Narendra Modi are ever so loud and abusive , how with each passing day they are spiraling out of control. In his More...
Look into the mirror yourself Mr.Patel
In the 19 October edition of TOI, the ever-erudite Aakar Patel, gave us the most important criterion a leader should have in order to be elected. Check: Integrity Fail Check: Articulation Fail Check: Confidence Fail Check: More...
Kancha Ilaiah the time-traveler
On 22 September Kancha Ilaiah wrote an op-ed in the Asian Age sharing his ‘wisdom’ regarding the controversial phenomenon of Love Jihad. As is the case with most self-proclaimed progressives in India, Mr.Ilaiah More...
Open Letter to Saif Ali Khan: Why must Pataudi brides convert to Islam to marry?
(Note: This piece was sent by an IndiaFacts reader, supporter and well-wisher who wishes to remain anonymous. You can follow the author on Twitter at @readernewspaper) Dear Mr Saif Ali Khan, This is in response More...
Haider: Hamlet without the prince
Jesus cautioned the faithful about the menace of charlatans, saying “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.” A couple of millennia down the More...
A Manifesto Against Freethoughts’ Manifesto
On 7 October, the well-known blog ‘freethoughtblogs.com’ published what they called a “Manifesto for Secularism.” Let us examine in some depth, the key points of this so-called manifesto: Our era is marked More...
Debunking the myth of Nobel Laureate Mother Teresa
(This piece was sent by IndiaFacts supporter and contributor, Shwetank Bhushan Singh.) Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, feted by politicians, the Church and the world’s media, Mother Teresa was born in what More...