Author: B Shantanu

Where did you and I go wrong? 

As the government “readies a new line of defence for PM in Supreme Court” and the man himself appears to have taken a “Maun Vrat” (Vow of Silence), a shameless media delicately skirts around...

Remembering the queen of Jhansi, Rani Lakshmi Bai

Today is the birth anniversary of one of India’s bravest women, a heroine of our struggle for Independence, Rani Lakshmi Bai. The Rani’s story is a remarkable tale of courage, determination and leadership…Her name...

Remembering Punjab Kesari…

Courtesy Sh T.K. Rama Rao: It was the evening of October 30, 1928. Standing on the platform at a crowded public meeting in Lahore City, a person known as the ‘Lion of Punjab, ‘said...

Of Kondhs, Aluminium and Vedantapur

Dear All: It is my great pleasure to publish this guest post by Anupam Sarwaikar on the Vedanta controversy…Anupam has written previously on the blog…I am sure you will find this post as thought-provoking...