Author: B Shantanu

On Halal Foods and Stealth Islamization…

in Londonistan and elsewhere… This thread was triggered by a startling report in the Daily Mail published on Sunday. Titled “Britain goes halal…“, it mentioned how famous British institutions were regularly serving Halal meat...

Quote of the Week

kaNTakenaiva kaNTakam कण्टकेनैव कण्टकम् kaNTakam = thorn kaNTakena = by thorn eva = only Loose translation: Only a thorn [can remove] another thorn. Courtesy: Practical Sanskrit (also Image) Related Post: Simple Sanskrit and Great...

“Kaam Aadmi” Politics – Can it work?

In a recent, thought-provoking article in The Indian Express, Saubhik Chakrabarti wrote (emphasis added): …what any intelligent politician should offer in today’s India, is that scarce commodity in poverty-politics: the ability to play the...

“Why were you in China?” – Reading Paul Karl Lucaks

Reading Paul Karl Lucaks extraordinary story: “Why were you in China?” asked the passport control officer, a woman with the appearance and disposition of a prison matron. “None of your business,” I said. Her...

Crisis of Leadership…

Read, re-read and think (emphasis added). From the redoubtable (late) C K Prahalad: The crisis in India is a crisis of leadership. There is no one who is willing to articulate a view of...