In Defence of Nitish Kumar
“The ABVP-RSS activists gave me literatures on Deen Dayal Upadhyay to read and think of joining their ideology. But the more I read those...
Marriage code in Punjab panchayats, to check extravagant marriages
People of Punjab had a harrowing experience during the militancy which lasted over a decade. However, one facet of that period that old timers...
When Indira mistook ‘haath’ as ‘haathi’, but Narasimha Rao’s reference of ‘Panja’ gave Congress its symbol
“Unsure of which symbol to pick, Singh (Buta) booked a call to seek Indira’s approval. The line was, probably, not clear or, perhaps, Singh’s...
Syria: From Land of glory to rubble of gory spectacles
Har sham hai shaam-e-Misr yahaṅ, har shab hai shab-e Shiraz yahaṅ
Hai saarey jahaṅ ka soz yahaṅ aur saarey jahaṅ ka saaz yahaṅ
(Every evening is...
Government’s fantasy healthcare programme with negligible funds
Union Budget for 2018-2019 has promised a National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS), a publicly funded health insurance programme for half a billion citizens of...
Lessons from Baba Bulle Shah’s kalaam, crow and dog at India-Pakistan borders
A crow flew off from the flag atop a pole at the security post in Pakistan’s side of Punjab and, covering a few yards...
