Category: Current Affairs

One man’s folly, another man’s “victory”

By now most (if not all) of you must have read the news about Dr Haneef Mohammed being cleared of all charges in what looks like a ham-handed investigation by the Australian authorities including a series of...

“If Muslims revered cattle…” – excerpt

Alert reader Shefaly pointed me in the direction of this piece by Rod Liddle in the Sunday Times of UK “If Muslims revered cattle, Shambo would still be mooing” re. Shambo, a bull in...

How to earn Rs 50 crores in 5 years

…actually I don’t really know. But perhaps Behen Mayawati-ji may have some tips to share. This is a subject with such rich pickings (pun unintended) and I am seriously considering a series on “How to earn Rs XYZ...

“Defending Thackeray” – excerpts

This is a column from more than 9 years ago but, interestingly, the points made by Pritish Nandy – especially with regards to our attitude towards Pakistan – still appear to be relevant. I have added my...

Dumb headlines and measured responses

Boston Herald printed an AP news story last week with a dumb headline “Hindus lament divine case of erectile dysfunction” to which HAF had a very sensible and measured response. I was struck by...