Thugland wasn’t always known by that name, it had been a crucible of culture, knowledge, valour and benevolence in its glorious history. It was home to the noble and the learned. Previously known as Godland, it was defined by its grandeur, yet it had been modest. As Godland, it had […]
Month: November 2023
King Midas – a sad version of King Sisyphus
King Midas – like King Sisyphus – was condemned to exist till eternity. Burdened with the curse, he constantly suffered from the loss of every person he knew – his partners, friends, children, subjects and slaves. Inevitably, a time came when he fell in love with just himself, the only […]
Australian cricketers won against political odds
Against all odds, after being nearly written off after losing its first two marches of the tournament, Team Australia proved its mettle yet again and won the ICC 2023 World Cup on Sunday, 19 November 2023, at Ahmedabad (India), for a record sixth time. Smart cricketing brains of Team Australia […]
Ambiguous role of democracies
It has been more than four weeks since the current Middle East conflict began. More than a million Palestinians have become homeless, nearly ten thousand perished, including more than four thousand children, and millions are existing without hope. Gaza has become a graveyard. Major powers have added fuel to the […]
The Middle East crisis – a blot on humanity
Sensitive but pertinent questions can’t stop being raised about an ‘unbelievable’ attack by Hamas on a practically impregnable State of Israel on 7 October 2023, and the timing thereof. Undoubtedly, Hamas’ gruesome killings of innocent Israeli civilians within the Israeli controlled territory, after crossing a seemingly unassailable wall around a […]
World at a precipice
The current Israel-Hamas conflict has the potential to blow up the world like a nuclear-powder keg. We can’t call it a war because Palestinians are stateless, without any army to defend them or their borders. The current siege of Gaza is perhaps amongst the last nails in its coffin. The […]