New India beefs up Mahatma Gandhi in a formidable armour

India is abuzz with Mahatma Gandhi in the year of his 150th birth anniversary but there is a new version to his message of “ahimsa” (non-violence) which...

Times of India has done a disservice to Bhagat Singh’s memory

Bhagat Singh is a hero to all Indians. The man made sure he was caught and hanged to death in 1931 in the hope it would rise countless youth against the British yoke. He...

HINDI: In conversation with Mahatma Gandhi

I conversed with Mahatma Gandhi in dreams last night. I was in heaven with a collection of his thoughts and words—“India Of My Dreams”—and spotted...

Hold your horses, Kashmir still has unfinished business

Kashmir was a game which the Centre played with political parties, Pakistan and the world. It was a bout without an end, round after round, with people never the coveted...

Sinha and Sidhu are birds of same feather

Turncoat Shatrughan Sinha has stirred up a hornet’s nest by claiming that Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the sole reason for India’s horrific Partition and creation of...

Maneka’s remarks spark off a cynical theory

Maneka Gandhi, Union minister for Women and Child Development, ignited a controversy when she addressed a Muslim gathering in her constituency, almost warning  them...

Don’t forgive or forget this “Deep State” which echoes Pakistan

India commanded attention from its citizens in the last two weeks.  In an uninterrupted stretch, Pulwama was followed by counter-attack on JeM in the Kashmir Valley,...