Month: March 2015
Sacrifice: The bane of India
We, the people of India, have been conditioned to believe that tyaag or sacrifice is a great virtue. The list of personages revered for sacrifice is long—from the Buddha and Lord Mahavira... Read More
Section 66A and crooked cowards of BJP
The Supreme Court decision to strike down the notorious Section 66A of the Information Technology Act is as much a slap in the face of the Congress, which introduced the provision, as in the fa... Read More
BJP appeases mullahs
The spectre of Islamism continues to haunt India, and those who claim to be nationalists—the Central government, RSS, et al—continue to be mute spectators. The threat from Islamist ... Read More
Freedom screams: Repeal Section 66A
A school student allegedly maligns the image of senior Samajwadi Party leader and Uttar Pradesh Urban Development Minister Azam Khan. The boy is thrown behind bars under the draconian Section 6... Read More
BJP?s all-pervasive shamelessness
Not a day passes when one is not reminded of the treachery of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Its leaders promised to end caste-based politics; but they continued with the quota policies of t... Read More
Swamy: The last Hindu standing
The various reactions to Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy’s remark that mosques are mere buildings are typical: the man is a bigot, communal, divisive, etc. And again, typi... Read More
Masarat and treason-friendly BJP
Soon after being sworn in as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mufti Mohammad Sayeed made his intentions clear: he supports Pakistan and the jihadists it promotes. He said, “I want to s... Read More
India’s Daughter and India’s pathology
India’s reaction to India’s Daughter, the BBC documentary on the Nirbhaya gang-rape, has been a mix of sanctimoniousness, chauvinism, and anti-West pathology. And by “India’s reactionâ€... Read More