It stopped brewing for Bengal tea-workers long ago despite shrub of promises

There is a kind of a hush in north Bengal where tea plantation workers, including those in the world’s finest gardens, voted in the hope that their demands for...

Don’t be a Prithviraj Chauhan; You’d have a Muhammad Ghori on Delhi’s throne

Why are you upset that Bengal is bringin home news of violence and deaths? What’s so strange about 20,000 Hindus near the border having been herded into an...

While we worry on Ladakh, China has poised itself on a village which could cut off India’s northeast

We have a WhatsApp group of old colleagues from The Pioneer where I began my career in journalism 40 years ago. We usually stick to songs and shayari, avoid ideological...

DDC elections today: Let’s cheer West Pakistani Refugees casting vote for the first time in J & K

It is for the first time that District Development Council (DDC) elections are being held in the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir. That will lead to three-tier...

Why these elections in J and K would’ve MLAs' status greatly degraded

The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir will see eight phase elections for District Development Councils (DDCs) beginning November 28 and ending on December 19. It is...

Guess what! There was no caste system in Gurukuls before the British messed it up

An internet friend from Bengaluru, who I have never met despite the city being my "sasural", sent me a message a few hours ago on WhatAapp.

A tale of those who lived in J & K but were not allowed to be citizens

Domicile is understood generally as the status of being a lawful permanent resident in a particular jurisdiction. A person can remain domiciled in a jurisdiction even...