By the simple act of removing his own shoes at Mahatma Gandhi’s samadhi, President Abdul Kalam has subtly rewritten the rules of political etiquette in a nation long inured to the wanton disregard of democratic and republican values by its ruling class. It is to be hoped that in future … Read More
A report in a daily newspaper alleging that the Centre has decided to “go after” Time magazine correspondents in India by denying them official access seems an appropriate occasion to introspect on the nature of contemporary journalism and the merits of arguments raised in the controversy over FDI in the … Read More
It is to be hoped that by the time the Shankaracharya of Kanchi next visits Nepal, His Majesty, King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah, would be in a position to cock a snook at rootless modernists and perform the aswamedha and vajpeya yagnas. More power to his throne. The tragic circumstances … Read More
