The girl in question was bright and ambitious. She and her family desired a match who could fulfil her emotionally and intellectually. They had no preference for caste, class, or eating habits.
On a regular Friday evening after winding up work, I dragged a friend of mine to explore the culinary world hidden in the by-lanes of Delhi’s Paharganj. It was purely coincidental that this friend happened to be a man. As we were navigating the busy streets unable to locate this particular restaurant[Read More…]
India is set to mark its 70th independence day and who else can be prouder than its very own countrymen. Waves of patriotism are felt especially on this big day. Every corner– offices, markets, roads, vehicle, and almost everything is submerged in tricolour. Irrespective of their caste, creed, community, people[Read More…]
Who does not know the role played by state sponsored terrorism of Pakistan to the Indian state of Kashmir and the rest of the country? Wars, guerilla dramas, non-state actors, kidnappings, hijack, bombings by Pakistan or foreign terrorist is common in India from Delhi to Mumbai to Hyderabad. Former National[Read More…]
Amit Shah was recently caught in a controversy pertaining to over ‘300% increase in his total assets. However, the BJP on Monday issued a statement saying Shah was being wrongly targeted by political opponents and that the growth in his wealth was due to the movable properties he inherited after his mother’s[Read More…]
Arnab Goswami and drama go hand-in-hand, and Goswami’s newly-launched news channel Republic TV, nevertheless, continues to do so. In a gnarly incident, Republic TV was barred from covering Shashi Tharoor‘s press conference at AICC today. According to Republic TV’s live footages, there were four reporters from Goswami’s channel who went[Read More…]
Takbir Fatima is now recognized as one strong and independent Muslim woman from Hyderabad. She is certainly an example of breaking the cultural and religious stereotype and relishing her dreams in the field which is way different from others. She was awarded “NDTV emerging architect of the year award (2016)[Read More…]
The platform that the internet offers ordinary people to write, create, comment and report has led to abundance of reaction. The reaction often turns into appreciation and often into a threat, abuse and nasty comments. In its initial years, Internet revolutionized the computer and communication world like never before in[Read More…]
A for Apple, B for Bat, C for Cat, J for disruption. If you are thinking why not D for disruption. Think again. J for Jio and Jio has become the new synonym for disruption. Mukesh Ambani led Reliance Jio repeated the storm which left other players bereft just like[Read More…]
The United Nations (UN) created in 1945, shortly after the end of World War II to Maintain worldwide peace and security, Developing relations among nations, Fostering cooperation between nations in order to solve economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian international problems. Since its inception United Nations was challenged by Ideology (Communism[Read More…]
In the year 2012, Justice (Retd.) K.S. Puttaswamy filed a petition before the Supreme Court challenging that the Aadhaar violated, among other things, the fundamental right to privacy. The petitioner contended that forcing the citizens to part with their biometric information and the unencumbered power that the State comes to[Read More…]
Recently a panel discussion on sexism in Indian comic industry had only one woman on the panel, to discuss incidentally why Amazon Prime had signed 14 male comics to release the one hour specials. The panel was widely derided, especially when the woman panellist was repeatedly interrupted by others. Another[Read More…]
India: a country of peace and harmony, where unity in diversity is the soul of its existence, a country which considers Dharma (Rule of Law) as one of its core principles. One can see the existence of Panchayat (Panch Parmeshwar) and Gana Parishad in ancient India and “Satyameva Jayate” (Truth[Read More…]
Bharata – the official Sanskrit name of India, has different theories of the name’s origin. This term is derived from the Sanskrit root “bhr” which means to bear. The literal meaning of Bharata is often cited as ‘to be maintained’ (of fire). The philosophies surrounding the origin of our beloved[Read More…]
BJP leader, Roopa Ganguly’s, controversial rape remark triggered people’s (esp Bengali people’s) sentiments, and they are strongly condemning her statements. Actress-turned-politician Roopa, who used to be a prominent BJP face in the state, no longer enjoys this status after her ‘derogatory’ remarks made headlines on Friday. Ironically, the facts of[Read More…]
RSS which apparently happens to be the ideological parent of the ruling BJP has recently formed a family counseling program as their part of spreading nationalism and good code of conduct in the country. From advising on what to eat and what to wear, this family counseling program launched by RSS[Read More…]
At a time when the Centre is proselytising one language for a nation like India, often known for its cultural and linguistic diversity, the repercussions are ought to be incendiary. And in the context of politics of language taking a centre stage in India, an unexpected outrage was observed on[Read More…]
Leaving a hotel room induces mild anxiety. Firstly, one is compulsively turning the thick duvets and opening the random bed side drawers (which one can swear have never been used) to check for any stuff left behind- earrings are most likely candidates but there are also chargers, and in worst[Read More…]
The Indian voter ID card is issued by the Election Commission of India. The voter card is issued to all Indian citizens who have attained the age of 18 years and qualify to be a voter. It has a general identity, address, and age proof. It is also known as[Read More…]
There was this man, who belonged to India, and who is still admired all over the globe – the world’s greatest leaders and thinkers – all are his fans. But, Indians are forgetting him day by day. Some are even busy in slandering his image. Any guesses, who is he?[Read More…]
After a woman took to Twitter to narrate a horrific incident of a couple of men trying to abduct a woman last week in Delhi’s posh Hauz Khas Village, the matter became a talking point. The incident took rounds on social media and was picked up by the mainstream media[Read More…]
Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries created a splash in the Indian telecom industry with its entry. The revenues of India’s telecom industry have seen a big fall after the entry of Jio despite the number of telephone subscribers in India rising from[Read More…]
Since the moment we are born, we’re labelled as ‘Hindu’, ‘Muslim’, ‘Sikh’, ‘Christian’, ‘SC’, ‘Adivasi’, and what not. This is where our first confrontation with the concept of identity arises. Identity, as Merriam-Webster dictionary puts it, is the condition of being the same with something described or asserted. So, identity, as a matter[Read More…]
China has to its credit a great civilisation, the discovery of compass, centralised administration, gun powder etc. In the present day, China is known for making cheap and low-quality goods, anti-dumping and infamous for border disputes to most neighbouring countries (14 countries by land, and 6 by sea). China is[Read More…]
The intense thriller that releases this Friday seems all set to deconstruct the mother image sanctified by the 1957 Nargis epic. Sridevi’s upcoming thriller, Mom, has been grabbing headlines for the choicest of reasons. It happened again recently when the Censor Board certified the film U/A without a single snip.[Read More…]
