Author: B Shantanu

Om Namah Shivaya – UPDATED

Happy “Maha Shiv Ratri” to all of you. As many of you no doubt know, Bhagwaan MahaDev has a special status in our Dharma and there are numerous sacred stories associated with this night…...

Distorting history…and getting paid for it

I came across this article a few days back. Although slightly dated, the points made by Shri Shourie re. the shocking state of affairs at the Indian Council of Historical Research are still valid....

In Mumbai on 7th Mar? This is where you want to be

I got an email earlier today from Dr Akalpita Paranjpe of Bharat Uday Mission (BHUMI). She is the “energy” behind this excellent idea of a “candle light vigil” in Mumbai this Friday to show solidarity with women...

Are we living in a “Kaliyug” hell?

Once upon a time, I used to dismiss talk of increasing pollution in Indian cities as scare-mongering by NGOs eager for funds and publicity… I am a little wiser now…but this recent news-item really...

“Cowards cannot build nations…”

Read these extracts from an Op-Ed by Kanchan Gupta in The Pioneer, “Unlike Israelis, we lack guts” in the context of recent developments in Israel. Excerpts: “….On a winter forenoon we take off from...