Archives for “Commentary”

Child Abuse: NCERT Style

Here's a common reprimand parents give their errant children: Is this what they teach you in school? Let's recall Eminent Historians: Their Technology, Their Line, Their ...


Secular Burqa

Let me pick up from where BarbarIndian's superbly acid post left off. He points to this Slimes of India piece that dwells on the Supreme ...


How Islam is Enforced

The latest evidence. The Bandra police has filed a case against Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan for allegedly making comments about Prophet Mohammad but the actor ...


This appeared in the Pioneer on Thursday (18 June 2009). Comments and criticism welcome as always. Congress’s stealth Stalinism Sandeep B Government’s recent proposal to impose censorship on ...


Washing Dirty Linen in Public

Sudheendra Kulkarni's essay on the BJP's dismal electoral performance has been met with much discussion, debate and in several cases, outright fury. It's a few ...


Lovin’ Pakistan

India-Pakistan bhai-bhai is one of the themes close to the secularists' heart. They don't even need an excuse to trumpet this theme into our collective ...


The latest proof of how Aurangzeb's magnificient legacy is perpetuated (link thanks Barbar Indian) with eager zest by the Taliban. Think of it, the name ...


The Ghost of Censorship is Back

The ghastly ghost of Nehru's unsullied love for Stalinist Russia continues to haunt us. His intolerance to criticism spilled over to the next generation culminating ...


Whither BJP

Congress is back with a bigger bang and the Puppet Prime Minister has been sworn in for a consecutive term. He shares this rare distinction ...


In his masterpiece, Decolonizing the Hindu Mind, Koenraad Elst makes a very perceptive observation about the BJP. He concludes that the BJP--ever since its inception--has ...


The Same Story Redux

Tuloji Angre was a fearsome Maratha Admiral head honcho under the Marathas. His hold over the sea was absolute and brutal. It took Robert Clive's ...


A familiar but now-stale din in the Secular Hall of Shame Fame concerns how Christianity is an equalizing force. This din masks a tacit approval ...


My Op-Ed: A Lie Split Wide Open

My piece on the SIT's findings was published in the Pioneer today. Comments & criticism welcome as always. A lie split wide open Sandeep B With every new ...


Revisiting the Horrors of 1984

Now that Teesta landed with an egg that broke on her face, it's time to revisit the past. If not for anything but to simply ...


Teesta, it Hit Your Face

The news fresh from the oven is how the mass of concocted turd that Teesta Setalvad threw against Modi came back and landed on her ...


Preface Perhaps it takes only a Meera Nanda to have the guts to strut her ignorance with such confidence. It took me a few days to ...


This was published today in the Pioneer. Comments and criticism welcome as always. True colours of communalism Sandeep B While the Muslim League demanded and got a separate ...


Blog is Back

My blog has been de-hacked, fixed and running again. It's going to take a few more days to work the layout and all but in ...


Looks like my blog has been hacked. It may take a few days to get things back to normal. Chances are my blog will be ...


Romila Thapar’s BS

A million thanks to JK for pointing me to a rather aptly titled piece, Lunch with BS: Romila Thapar. BS stands for Business Standard but ...


This appeared in today's edition of the Pioneer. Comments and criticism welcome as always. Power at any cost The ‘Third Front’ is driven by lust for office The ...


What Did Varun Gandhi Say?

Varun Gandhi's fiery speech in Pilibhit was the precise shot in the arm the media needed for its campaigning efforts on behalf of the Congress ...


Kanchan Gupta's Sunday pieces are usually above par. Today's superb article is no exception. Read it in full and tell me if you agree that ...


Even if you accept all valid reprimands against Slumdog Millionarie, there is no real point in slamming Danny Boyle for making a movie that shows ...


Martha Nussbaum in Dreamland

I'm pleased to welcome you to the latest episode of Whitewashing Islamism by Martha Nussbaum. Because her earlier episodes were such monster hits, we've got ...