For anyone who did not follow the pre and post-election buzz let me sum up the main arguments. The BJP contended that the UPA government mismanaged the economy, leading to lower investment and lower growth. They said that when in power they will cut down on the red tape and improve conditions for investment and…
On 9th July, DNA published a hard hitting opinion piece on Amit Shah by Rana Ayyub, formerly of Tehelka. It was titled ‘a new low in Indian politics.’ On July 11 it was pulled down, citing orders from the top. It is a blatant instance of media capitulation to Modi and his cohorts. After the corporate media has…
The past week has been an exciting time for jurisprudence on the freedom of religion. Path breaking developments have taken place across the world with three fascinating judgments delivered by the United States Supreme Court, the European Court of Human Rights, and the Supreme Court of India. United States – Hobby Lobby Ruling The US…
Luis Felipe Scolari is a coach that I do not like. In my opinion, he is too overconfident. He seems to have a sense of entitlement that is underserved at times. He is too confrontational on the touchline. He is very picky and largely benefits from the exploits of that 2002 squad. I love Schadenfreude.…
It’s the latest blockbuster that you might not have heard about. A bit of googling tells me that Anurag Singh’s Punjab 1984 had no takers intially. A serious drama in the backdrop of 1984, and that too in the age of YoYoHoneySingh and Jatt-Juliet, who would watch? But if only formulas and calculations of what-works-what-doesn’t could…
A Man’s Woman is a story of a man of formidable strength and will, and a woman of the same determination and strength of character. The major theme of the book revolves around the nature of women, the unassailable dissimilarities between the characters of women and men, and the differences in the purpose of their…
The Bharatiya Janata Party achieved that which has never happened in the last three decades in the Indian polity – the formation of a government through a full majority. The Modi-wave was larger than what many in the country dared to believe, with one media house calling the phenomenon a TsuNaMo. Following the election, NaMo has…
