It was unclear, at the time of writing, if Orissa Governor Murli Bhandare would concede the opposition demand for a fresh vote of confidence, following allegations that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik ‘manipulated’ his 11 March 2009 victory by a questionable voice vote. Essentially, the vote count is meaningless as the … Read More
“And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye” – Matthew 7.3 So deep is the disarray caused by insider accounts of sexual abuse and moral depravity in the Kerala Catholic church that the authorities have … Read More
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, or Veer Savarkar as he was popularly designated, is a son of modern India who was denied recognition for his puissant nationalism, vibrant intellect, and personal valour, due to the pusillanimity of the powers that be in independent India. What distinguishes Savarkar from a legion of dedicated … Read More
Is it time to scrap the Sharda Act? Once hailed as one of modern India’s most progressive legislations, the Sharda Act and its associated objectives are being currently undermined by an insidious secular conspiracy that promotes free adolescent sex in the name of individual liberty. Modern India will have to … Read More
Given its position that Chief Election Commissioner N. Gopalaswami lacks the authority to recommend removal of his colleague Navin Chawla without a Presidential reference, and the Law Minister’s bald assertion that Mr. Chawla will most likely be elevated as CEC in view of his current seniority, it is not surprising … Read More
“Didi,” panted the desperate male, “I got my Pink Chaddi. Even I wore it. Now please help me, where shall I go with it?” “Shut up, you pervert,” I screamed. “We are not that type of website. Ghar mein Ma Behen nahi hai? Shut up, or I’ll call the police.” … Read More
No matter how liberal a country’s ethos, no matter how depraved and debauched its social reality, no polity in the world will permit a minister or public servant to call for a “Pub Bharo” movement in support of the Christian festival, Valentine’s Day, which falls on 14 February. It is … Read More
The Supreme Court today stands at an historic crossroads: it can choose the path of transparency and public honour, or the one that leads to opacity and doubt. By a curious coincidence, public confidence in some of the Republic’s most trusted institutions is under strain at a difficult moment in … Read More
Sonia Gandhi and her former Left comrades are in the dock in the current turmoil in the Election Commission, although it is true that the crisis began with BJP’s petition to President APJ Abdul Kalam seeking removal of Election Commissioner Navin Chawla on grounds of his pro-Congress affiliations. As if … Read More
Some months ago, mocked by orthodox international groups for hosting the world’s largest Kartikeya mūrti, Muslim-majority Malaysia felt stressed enough to plan a Bamiyan-style demolition. The iconoclasm was staved off only by the fear that this would expose Malaysia as a grim and joyless hub in Islam in South East … Read More
