Monthly Archive: July 2011

Remembering Shahid Udham Singh…

71 years ago on this date, Udham Singh was hanged to death in Pentonville Prison in UK. He was hanged for the assasination of Michael O’Dwyer, ex Governer of Punjab and the man Udham...

On Islamism, unspeakable truth and Jews..

Thanks to Jay for the link to this talk by Tarek Fatah. In this 15-odd minutes video, he talks of Islamism, the truth that dares not speaks its name & how it starts with...

Visvesvaraya, Mulberry Bush and Acharya JC Bose

Micro-post of the week, in which I wonder why the “Popular Book Shop”, located inside the Visvesvaraya Industrial & Technological Museum had a loud “Mulberry Bush” nursery rhyme playing in the background, “..This is...

“Saluting Our Heroes” – The formal launch

Dear Friends, on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas, it is my great pleasure to formally release “Saluting Our Heroes: The Param Virs of Bharat” In India, you can order the book via Pothi.com...

Should India consider conscription?

A question that came up during the “Saluting Our Heroes” pre-launch meet-up y’day was “Should India consider conscription?” Would it be practical considering the size of our population? Would it help foster a sense of...