The forgotten “J” in J&K
Courtesy “Son of Devaki” by Tarun Vijay, this amazing table that provides a glimpse into how the populatoin in the Kahsmir valley has been rewarded at the expense of the citizens in Jammu. Please...
Category: Current Affairs
“A plea for sanitation” – excerpts
Last week while in Bengaluru, I chanced upon this article which highlighted the dire need for clean toilets – especially for women – in India. The bit about almost 100 school-children having to use...
Understanding Political Islam
Thanks to Krishen-ji for alerting me to this interview of Bill Warner, Director, Center for the Study of Political Islam (CSPI). CSPI is devoted to the scientific study of the foundational texts of Islam, including the Koran and...
Time to say One Country, One Law
Amidst the flurry of Op-Ed pieces in mainstream (English language) media, suggesting granting Kashmir “complete autonomy (Khushwant Singh) ” or holding a plebiscite (Swaminathan S Aiyar) or a referendum (Vir Sanghvi),  I failed to spot even one...
This was The Beginning…
….and the world remained silent…. For those of you who are not old enough to remember how it all started, here is a brief excerpt from The bushfire of Hindu rage (emphasis mine): …For...
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