If a regime wants to conquer not just people’s votes but also their minds, it will target the textbooks. This is exactly what the recent changes in the NCERT textbooks seem to suggest. The social…
If a referee in a game of sports becomes a lapdog of one of the participants, will the game remain ‘free and fair’? A similar question is being posed to the Election Commission of India…
Operation Sindoor: India creates strong deterrance, but questions remain over 'ceasefire'
May 26, 2025
When Pakistan-backed terrorists created mayhem with their cowardly attack in Pahalgam, it was very clear that India would strike back and strike back very hard. 14 days later, India launched ‘Operation Sindoor’ targeting terrorist sites…
On April 22, thousands of tourists were enjoying their lives along with their partners and families in the beautiful meadows of Baisaran valley in Kashmir’s Pahalgam. Little did these people know that their moment in…
If everyone including me was predicting a rocky path for the Bharatiya Janata Party in the assembly elections after its juggernaut was shaken (not stopped) in the 2024 general elections, we were all proven wrong,…
The Kolkata Horror and India's 'RAPE' Problem
August 19, 2024
Today, the biggest issue that has been hitting headlines in the country is the RG Kar Medical College rape and murder case. A 31-year-old trainee doctor was found dead in the seminar hall of the…
One should never take the electorate for granted, irrespective of how much muscle and money power one accumulates, it takes the power of one finger to put a stop to any force. This is exactly…
Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India since 2014, will be seeking a record third straight term in power as the Lok Sabha elections have got underway. The last 10 years will go down as…
As voting has commenced to elect the representatives for the 18th Lok Sabha, it is the right time to discuss and compare the manifesto presented by the two main parties — the Bharatiya Janata Party…
Why I found most criticism of ANIMAL movie 'unwarranted'
February 5, 2024
‘Animal’ has been perhaps the most “polarising” movie to have been released in a long time. While the movie turned out to be a humongous hit raking in close to 500 crores at the domestic…
