OPINION

The Kerala Story: A Bad Movie with 'Vicious Propaganda'

The Kerala Story…well this movie needs no introduction as it is already the talk of the town…for all the right and wrong reasons, depending on which side you stand. The movie revolves around the story of three girls who were allegedly abducted, converted to Islam and then sent to ISIS. …
EDUCATION

MANIPUR VIOLENCE: A Wake-up Call to our 'Ethnic Faultlines'

A few weeks ago, heavy violence broke out in the state of Manipur. The situation was so severe that the centre had to send in its forces, all other states had to evict out their people living in Manipur and Olympian Mary Kom literally uttered “My state is burning” while…
OPINION

AAP: Poltical startup with national ambition, a SWOT analysis

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), it was started as a political ‘start-up’ based on the idea of the Anti-Corruption movement in 2012. In 10 odd years, the party under the leadership of Arvind Kejriwal, won successive terms in the national capital, achieved the rare feat of having government in two states…
OPINION

BHARAT JODO YATRA: Is it a Resurgence of RAHUL GANDHI?

Rahul Gandhi…as soon as this name is stated, the reaction is always on the two extremes, and usually more on the negative. The man with two heavy electoral defeats, and several more if we include states, embarked on a foot march (yatra) from the southernmost tip of the country (Kanyakumari)…
MOVIES

PATHAAN: What the movie means for SRK, Bollywood and India

PATHAAN…the biggest blockbuster in the history of Indian Cinema. The movie marked the comeback of Shah Rukh Khan on the big screen after a gap of more than four years. As was anticipated how could I have missed writing on the movie, which was the main ‘talking point’ in the…
OPINION

Mandir Masjid and Nupur Sharma

I know, I am a little late on this one. But in INDIA, you are never late to talk about Religion. Even now, this topic is no less than a burning issue. The whole issue started from a Mandir-Masjid debate. It didn’t take long for the atmosphere to become hateful…
OPINION

The Tragedy of Kashmiri Pandits

Imagine notices and posters being printed for your killing outside your locality, people being assaulted through targeted killings and you have to vacate the house where you spent your life all of a sudden. Well…this is just what happened with the Kashmiri Pandits in one of the most infamous Exodus…