After India became Independent, the party which led the freedom movement, Indian National Congress, kept winning elections hands down for couple of times. The major opposition was from Communist Party and Socialist party/parties. Even after the birth of Bhartiaya Jansangh, previous avatar of RSS progeny BJP, was nowhere close to making any impact for long t...
Like most Indians, I grew up hearing stories: folk tales, literary stories, and of course mythology.I was deeply impressed by my seven year old sister’s reading all of the Kritivaas Ramayan in Bengali, and by the vigorous discussions that ensued, analyzing conduct, motives and outcome of actions. This is what Valmiki no doubt intended; as S...
We have heard several definitions of “narcoterrorism†in different media. The Oxford dictionary gives the most comprehensive description (1999): “Terrorism associated with the trade in illicit drugs.†It does not indicate whether ideological, political, criminal, or commercial motives are the main driving factors. ...
Have you heard about “Chrislamâ€?. It is not a new concept or ideology. Years back while reading Arthur C. Clarke’s fantasy novel, “The Hammer of Godâ€, which describes the crisis caused by the imminent collision of an asteroid with planet Earth, this word “Chrislam†appeared somewhere in it....
Decades back, while studying in a primary school in Kanam, Kerala State, the villagers were shouting and chasing a stray dog. At last, the tired dog jumped in, sitting in front of a classroom while the teacher and kids were doing their mathematics class. Suddenly, the shooting sound and the final barking of the dog that fell dead into the class room frightened the class a...
Digital Rape - is a new terminology for me, and somehow my subconscious mind led me to a misunderstanding. It has nothing to do with modern digital technology, except some correlation with the fingers that you use to text on your smartphones....
Holy Wound- that may sound like something related to the Holy Angel, Holy Family, or the tortured wounds of Jesus Christ. Sorry, you are misled when you hear about a recent controversial Malayalam movie named like that. Still, it had already been screened in several film festivals, including Sahasrara International Film Festival, KASHISH Mumbai International Queer ...
“Finally it is also an important right in a free society to be freely allowed to contribute to society’s well-being. However, if that is to occur, it must be possible for society’s state of affairs to become known to everyone, and it must be possible for everyone to speak his mind freely about it. Where this is lacking, liberty is not ...
Hoover Dam near Las Vegas, is known globally for its cute architecture. The reservoir created by the damming of the Colorado River became Lake Mead, drew thousands of visitors to this wondrous contrast of desert and water. Lake Mead gets water from Lake Powell, the second-largest reservoir in the country. Its water supply is around a fourth of what it used to b...
"You are right; violence is not a solution." The subject drops his gun. Immediately the message goes, "Subject is captured" - that is the climax of the story ANEK....
