Have you noticed how people you are eager to meet often prove to be disillusioning? Perhaps anticipation builds up huge expectations but they end up less than they orig...
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It’s not often that I’m in agreement with the RSS. Indeed, many relatives and friends would be surprised to find I am. But in this one instance I’m not going to h...
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What is it about Kanhaiya Kumar that has attracted so much attention? Why has he aroused a multitude of emotions including a sense of pride and even, for some, feelings...
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Last month’s parliamentary debate on Rohith Vemula and JNU and last week’s comments by the judge who granted Kanhaiya Kumar bail raise a surprising question: do we ...
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I’m writing this sunday morning with my countrymen who bear an antipathy for Pakistan primarily in mind. I doubt if I can change their thinking but it might be worth ...
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I have long suspected that we, as a people, are prone to hyperbole and overreaction. Rarely, if ever, do we strike the right balance, hit the proper not...
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Let me start with a health warning: if you don’t like reading criticism of the Indian people skip to another article. What follows is not just blunt but also reveals ...
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You only get to know a man when you meet him. Although we’re all aware of this truism it hasn’t stopped many forming unshakable opinions of people they don’t know...
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I’m not a historian nor an expert on Subhas Chandra Bose but I find it inexplicable, even baffling, that many, including members of his close family, refuse to believ...
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Are you, like me, fascinated by trivia? Does it grab your attention, warm the cockles of your heart and linger in your memory? Do you find the eccentric...
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