When was the last you saw yourself in mirror, Mr Pratap Bhanu Mehta?

Once in a while it’s fun to see an intellectual knackered down in the ivory tower of his own. So, it was with Pratap Bhanu Mehta in the Indian Express...

Shobhaa De could be first in a long list to be exposed

An interesting sideshow calls for your attention. It’s serious too and has wider implications.

Triple Talaq Bill: Are Indian Muslims now political orphans?

Indian Muslims, most of whom are political, have a difficult choice today.

History could remember Modi as one who freed up Indian Muslims

What do I tell which all of you don’t know?

Biggest push for Muslims in independent India : Pay attention

Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised “sabka vishwas(everyone’s trust)”in his oath ceremony. Within a fortnight his government has...

Indian Express begins 2019 with Mrinal Pande’s bigotry

I grew up in Lucknow, aware of a Hindi literary icon Shivani who lived in Gulistan Colony, a pristine part of the city which housed bureaucrats and judges among others. Her...