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Dear BJP: Beware! The Lust for Gaddi Will Swallow You!
Posted on May 19, 2013 | 10 CommentsNote: This is my translation of Pratap Simha’s column 18 May 2013 column in Kannada Prabha. An incident comes to mind. The incident is recorded in Shanti Bhushan’s autobiography, Courting Destiny. The incident occurred sometime in 1978. Morarji Desai had completed an year as Prime... -
The Impending Implosion of the Congress Party
Posted on April 18, 2013 | 15 CommentsIn Bhitti, his autobiography, Dr. S.L Bhyrappa narrates an eyewitness account of a series of rallies held in Delhi during the infamous Syndicate vs Indicate episode towards the end of the 1960s. These rallies had but a singular aim: to show the “Syndicate” that Mrs.... -
The Snakes in Our Own Grass
Posted on February 16, 2013 | 76 CommentsWhat’s common to LeT, JuD, Yasin Malik, and Hafiz Saeed? All are terrorists who’ve vowed the destruction of India and have at various points, taken violent steps to make this intention clear. What else is common to LeT, JuD, Yasin Malik, and Hafiz Saeed? All... -
Coming Soon: An Entitlement University Named After a Mass Murderer
Posted on November 27, 2012 | 41 CommentsThis man has caused great loss not only to the Muslim community but to the entire society. He may be occupying a very high office, but we will not spare him. He has committed grave and deliberate mistakes. I have ordered a detailed inquiry into... -
Are you Scared the True Colours will Show if you Open your Mouth Dr. Singh?
Posted on September 11, 2012 | 19 CommentsNote: This is a translation of Pratap Simha’s original Kannada Prabha piece titled Baaibittare Banna Bayalaaguttademba Bhayave Manmohan Singh published last Saturday. Hazaron jawabon se acchi hai khamoshi meri Na jaane kitne sawalon ke aabroo rakhe So please answer us: how did this loot... -
Why Blame Others When Hindus Themselves are Cowards?
Posted on August 31, 2012 | 41 CommentsNOTE: This is my translation of Pratap Simha’s piece titled Hindugale Haedigalaagiruvaaga Anyarannu Doori Phalavenu that appeared in Kannada Prabha on August 25, 2012. As always, comments and criticism are welcome. It has been called brain drain or flight of talent. Much noise has been... -
A Midnight That Turned Into a Nightmare
Posted on August 15, 2012 | 36 CommentsYet another annual August 15th where we celebrate yet another progressive step towards realizing Nehru’s tryst with tyranny. The nation calls it Independence Day but nobody asks, Independence from what? From British tyranny? To which I question in turn: do you prefer home-grown tyranny over... -
The Will of the People Always Triumphs
Posted on July 5, 2012 | 38 CommentsStarting about two months ago, the spate of attacks in the media and elsewhere on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has been relentless. Narendra Modi is no stranger to having all sorts of abuses, denunciation, and innuendo heaped upon him—for about a decade, he’s faced... -
The Wages of Teesta’s Sins
Posted on May 29, 2012 | 62 CommentsSo the Narendra Modi baiter extraordinaire has been suitably rewarded. Social activists Teesta Setalvad and Shabnam Hashmi have been ‘rewarded’ by the UPA-II Government for what seems like their pro-Congress, anti-BJP activities. The HRD Ministry has nominated them in the high-powered decision making body for... -
New Pioneer Oped: For the Congress, what Matters Most is Symbolism
Posted on February 21, 2012 | 9 CommentsThis was published today in the Pioneer. Comments and criticism welcome as always. By deftly using state power to promote the party’s first family, the Congress has created a unique political ecosystem. The media has collaborated. The Uttar Pradesh Assembly election has seen the media... -
The Anna Hazare Movement Explained
Posted on September 6, 2011 | 161 CommentsHere’s a quick and dirty explanation of the so-called India Against Corruption (IAC) movement. Draw your own conclusions. Click the thumbnails to view the full-size image. Picture 1: Rough timeline of major events surrounding the IAC movement Picture 2: How the IAC’s demands were met... -
The Tyrannical Republic of India
Posted on June 6, 2011 | 124 CommentsGive the dog a bad name and hang it. A variation of this technique, pioneered by Lenin in his infamous “stick the convict badge,” an old favourite of our now-languishing comrades on the Left—from calling Subash Bose a running dog of imperialism to various other...