Most of the talk nowadays in the Indian media, whether print, TV, or social media, is of the corona.
Category: Spotlight
Nehru’s magnanimity
Justice Markandey Katju- A lawyer friend of mine told me this story when I was a lawyer in Allahabad High Court. This friend, who was a few years older than me, is now no more. In the late 1950s, a convocation was held in the Allahabad University. In this function, some university students, including my […]
Maulana Azad (1888-1958)
The great Italian poet and philosopher Dante ( 1265-1321 ) wrote ” Segui Il tuo corso e lascia dir le gente ” ( Follow your own path, no matter what people say ).
OCI rules have ‘chilling effect on freedom of expression’
The lawsuit filed by 80 Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card holders in India’s Supreme Court highlights the concerns of the diaspora over the restrictions that have been placed on them through an Indian government notification on March 4 this year.
I know why these caged birds sang
On April 10, 2021, more than 100 senior business leaders joined a “rapid response call” to “explore non-partisan actions business leaders could take to defend voting rights”.
On Sanskrit
I had written an article ‘Is India a nation ?’ which was published in indicanews.com, in which I mentioned that the culture of India, and which makes it a nation, is its Sanskrit-Urdu culture.
Water, the missing link in climate studies
The study of water cannot be separate in the fight against the climate crisis.
Ignorance of South India: A matter of shame for North Indians
All Indians (including South Indians) have read in their school history books of the great Mauryan Empire, the Gupta Empire, the Empire of Harshavardhan, the Mughal Empire, etc.
SB-9 and SB-10: Silicon Valley’s kiss of death
Silicon Valley’s tech exodus is weighing California down. For California’s legislators, the solution is obvious — more housing! With some upcoming bills, state legislators are seeking to preempt local control and open the floodgates to no holds barred construction that would make California a private developers dreamland. Cha-ching! This will not end well.
Is India a nation?
Is India a nation at all? Many people deny it, pointing to its tremendous diversity–numerous religions, castes, languages, races, etc, and assert it is only a political and administrative unit created by the Britishers.