RIGHT PERSPECTIVE
Talibanization in India
The controversy surrounding Sanjay Leela Bhansali-directed Padmavati underlines a disturbing fact about India: it is impossible for a filmmaker to freely make a history movie, or even a movie with a h... Read More
Politicians are dirtier than Delhi smog
It seemed another world, perhaps in another eon, about which the Hindi poet Dharamvir Bharati wrote his poem ‘November’s afternoon’—Apne halke-fulke sparshon se chhoo jaati hai/Georgette ke pe... Read More
Bank recapitalization is waste of money
Child marriage is a social evil, so it should be eradicated. But what if everybody seeks to preserve it? It’s tradition, after all, a few say; suppose everybody else starts following them. So, inste... Read More
Political inertia, cultural indifference make us a ‘fear society’
Ravi Shanker Kapoor’s latest book, There is No Such Thing as Hate Speech, published recently by Bloomsbury, is a timely and important contribution for modern India. The book distils many years of t... Read More
Emergency, BJP style
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s jihad against Tamil superstar Vijay is symptomatic of its latent fascistic proclivities. Like its literal, Islamic manifestation, the anti-Vijay jihad is against everyth... Read More
RSS chief knocks some sense into the Government
The Narendra Modi government’s positive and prompt action on Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat’s appeal, that small businesses be afforded succour, will surely help a large number of... Read More
BHU’s VC is a disgrace; should be prosecuted
That a Neanderthal man is the Vice-Chancellor of the prestigious Banaras Hindu University (BHU) is shame enough; that Girish Chandra Tripathi has been not been sacked immediately after his indictment ... Read More
Evolving with Subramanian Swamy: A Roller Coaster Ride
Nobody likes or dislikes Subramanian Swamy; they love or hate him. He is fortunate enough that his wife, Roxna, belongs to the first category. So, her memoir, Evolving with Subramanian Swamy: A Rolle... Read More