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Modi the Great!
This is a translation of my own piece published in the Sunday Special Supplement of Kannada Prabha on December 16, 2012. I thought this piece would be a fitting tribute to Modi’s stupendous and third...
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The Enduring Relevance of Koenraad Elst
Disclaimer: This piece is going to piss off a lot of people. I mean no offence but if you do take offence, I consider it a deed well done. One of the defining sentences in the various analyses of...
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Vacuous Media Sleazeballs Moralize Against Mohan Bhagwat
My dictum that the Indian English media is a whore with none of the ethics of a whore has been proven correct again. And so the latest proof of its venal whoredom happens to be a barefaced lie, a...
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Guha Gargles Goo Again
Ramachandra Guha never learns, does he? There’s a limit to how many times his bluff has been called. Or is there? Wait…there is a limit to the number of times his bluff has been called but given his...
View ArticleRohit Setalvad Owaisi Pradhan’s Perverse Communalism
Do you know who Rohit Pradhan is? Neither do I. But apparently Outlook thought it fit to carry this nonentity’s sorry excuse of an article against Narendra Modi, a poor imitation of Salil Tripathi’s...
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What is the Character of Those Who Protect Us?
Note: This is a translation of Pratap Simha’s piece entitled ??????? ????????? ???????? ????, ???? ???????? ?????????????? ??????? that appeared in Kannada Prabha on 23 February, 2013. Image Courtesy:...
View ArticleHurt and mediocrity in India
This is a guest post by Dr. Gautam Sen, who formerly taught at the London School of Economics. Dr. Sen is also an avid social and political commentator. He also puts to rest a new dangerous line being...
View ArticleAfter 11 Years, Nothing has Changed Indeed
Consider these headlines: Mob attacks Gujarat train, toll 57 (Times of India) godhra: in a ghastly incident, at least 57 persons were burnt alive and many injured when the ahmedabad-bound sabarmati...
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Narendra Modi Declares War on The Delhi Sultanate
Among other things, the term “Delhi Sultanate” conjures up images of unbridled power, limitless wealth and influence that extends to the remotest corners of India. The other, related images happen to...
View ArticleA Legacy of Betrayal
The one word that comes to mind each time the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty’s name is taken is betrayal. Betrayal of trust, decency, hope, values, and the ultimate betrayal of the nation itself. And like with...
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Narendra Modi Rocks Bangalore
He came, he saw, he spoke, and he wowed. He’d already conquered Bangalore years ago. In his 28 April election speech on the eve of the Karnataka Assembly polls 2013, Narendra Modi simply notched up...
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The unleashing of secular hatred
Uneasy lies the head that wears the Secular crown ’tis painted in many an ugly hue Though it be coloured the colour of rose ‘neath it lurks a palette of deceit and scorn; The wearer bravely wears the...
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