Category: Current Affairs

Lets pretend there is no Al-Qaeda…

…even better, lets pretend there is no Osama.  Within hours of John Negroponte’s comment about Pakistan being the centre of Al-Qaeda and a major source of Islamic terrorism. Pakistan’s Interior Minister, Mr Sherpao was...

Afzal-giri vs. Gandhi-giri

This has to be the statement of the year (courtesy Farooq Abdullah, former J&K Chief Minister): If Afzal is hanged, he will become a hero for centuries to come. The nation will go up...

More on Munnabhai vs. Manish Pitambare…

Friends,�� Thanks for all your comments to my post ” Of Stars and Martyrs, Munnabhai vs. Manish Pitambare“ It brought up deep feelings and emotions and I think the thoughts deserve a follow-up and...

Of Bangalore, Bengaluru and Fractured Identities…

A few days ago, I got into a passionate debate about the merits of the name change of Bangalore to Bengaluru with a few friends.� They were arguing that this was a populist measure,...

Of Stars and Martyrs, Munnabhai vs. Manish Pitambare

Yesterday, I received this truly saddening email about of a brave army officer who laid his life down in an encounter with Hizbul Mujahideen’s most wanted terrorist. Truly saddening…and a disgusting commentary on the...