Sikhs, Hindus are fleeing en masse from Afghanistan; But anti-CAAers can’t see their plight

The anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protestors have accused the Indian state of discriminating against Muslims. But these synchronized protests have no answer why...

Hindus didn’t build temples for centuries due to rapacity of Muslim invaders

Hindus did not build a place of worship in Delhi for a long time due to the fear of Muslim invaders. Delhi's Laxmi Narayan Temple aka Birla Mandir was the first temple...

Bollywood “finished”, and so is “loot” from India: What’s left of Pakistan?

How does Shia-Sunni sectarian strife in Pakistan impact India? To understand this better, you have to accept that this is nothing new in Pakistan

For a few in the family, the Independence Day carries little meaning

A sudden call from across the border took Gian Chand by surprise. His close relatives, his uncles (Chachas), settled in Pakistan were visiting India to meet their...

11th of August, this day, when Jinnah promised but Pakistan has never delivered

The date today—11th of August—is important if nothing else than for the fact on this day in 1947, just three days before Pakistan received its formal...

Lockdown: Mamata has different yardsticks for Bakra Eid and “Bhoomi Poojan”

It is difficult to avoid the conclusion that the new lockdown dates in West Bengal, under the chief ministership of Mamata Banerjee, seem to fit the mosaic of communal...

Abusing Hanuman: Where’s the leash to deter the barking Netflix

I once heard Salman Rushdie say: “I might be indifferent to religion but if it acts as a balm to billions, who am I to quarrel with.” This is a perfect...