Congress now wants to be a Hindu party
Some of the news items related to the Congress and its new-found love for Hindus remind me of a story I once heard from my Aunt, a nice story about Akbar and Birbal. Emperor Akbar was once enjoying the fragrance More...
Protecting Indians from the Idea of India
Idea of India is the latest avatar of Communism. During their Nehruvian and Indira Gandhian heydays, Indian Communists wore their Communism as a badge of honour. And then they called themselves progressives. Post More...
How Justice Sachar helped loot poor Hindu children’s scholarships
An Open Letter Dear Justice Sachar In your article, ‘A P.M. at Work’ published in The Statesman on June 15, 2014, you have waxed eloquent about importance of justice, ethics, etc. My humble advice to you, More...
The real beneficiaries of caste-based quotas
As per media reports, the Congress manifesto is going to talk about reservations in the private sector. By all standards it is a master stroke. Hindus after a long time seem to be united, more so the youth. Secularists More...
Why Muslims and Christians should vote for Narendra Modi
India, a secular democracy or a theocracy? In a secular democracy, as is professed by India, the state should not interfere in the personal beliefs of its citizens. The freedom of faith or religion is the right More...
Arvind Kejriwal takes his gloves off
Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal’s latest spat with the media reminds us of a painful irony of the modern era: evil does not enter the public domain stealthily; it marches in the open, often with aplomb, More...
The Kerji files: Anarchist or anti-national?
Introduction: Arvind Kejriwal’s dubious funding sources There is no denying the fact that Arvind Kejriwal, a newly commissioned secular anarchist romping across India’s political theatre has confounded More...
Narendra Modi all set to script history
Every other day the American and European media publishes some convoluted rumour about Narendra Modi’s extremism, only adducing corroboration, which even the repulsive Teesta Setalvad has ceased daring to purvey. More...
Arvind Kejriwal’s anti-national revolution
A pamphlet found in Cairo’s Tahrir Square urged: “Draw police and military officers into the ranks of the people.” With the help of many such moves, the protestors had won over the hearts and minds of the More...
Rahul Gandhi’s false sadness
The Congress’s faith in the credulity of the people of India seems to be strengthened by every passing moment. The statements its leaders make and the decisions its ministers take are predicated upon the belief More...