As a responsible person, my posts on social media essentially raise, irrespective of any religious or national bias, the existential issues that the humanity currently faces – as a consequence of (a) suppressive / oppressive behaviours of devious authoritarian regimes; (b) exploitation of human emotions, particularly, of the unsuspecting voters […]
Author: Bill K Koul
Is India ready for Gandhi?
INDIA tested him severely, sometimes ruthlessly, for nearly three decades. He has been tested in all respects of life, as a human in flesh and blood – physically, mentally and spiritually – and as a peoples’ leader in terms of his personal values, ethics and morality. His every bit of […]
India needs social reforms and a hybrid economic model
India is getting a lot of world attention at present, albeit for wrong reasons, due to (a) an ongoing youth movement across the country against alleged corruption in its ‘corporatized’ education system, leading to the reported suicide of more than 20 young students in the past few months in reaction […]
At the crossroads – West Asia, the US and India
The war in West Asia, like the 18-day Kurukshetra War in the Indian epic, Mahabharata, appears to be fought fundamentally between muscle-power and the brainpower; between fury and the common sense; between ego and prudence; between a new power and an old civilisation; between hegemony and sovereignty; between insatiable greed […]
Bye-bye Peace?
We live in the times of war – military, economic, and environmental – created and nurtured by blind capitalism and power-drunken politicians. The war, analogous to a tri-headed beast, threatens to devour all of us. It is existential for some, and preferential for some. Some fight out of greed and […]
Religion and the war in West Asia – Part 2
On Easter 2026, in my social media posts, I acknowledged the Pope’s timely message to the humanity and received interesting feedback in return. With permission from two of my friends, called Mr. Friend and Mr. Teacher in this piece, who are both well-educated and seasoned gentlemen, some interesting chats are […]
Religion and the war in West Asia – Part 1
The war in West Asia is not about any religion, or a war between religions, it is all about the insatiable human greed and intrinsic fallibility. Humans are prone to be delusional and morally corruptible by political power and material greed. On 29 March 2026, at Palm Sunday Mass, Pope […]
From humans to unempathetic robots – a steady metamorphosis
Given how unempathetically we have been responding, rather reacting indifferently and with apathy, to the current International War in West Asia, which seems to be raging like a wild fire across the region and expanding further, therefore, potentially impacting the entire world, economically and militarily — or the ongoing bloody […]
Essence of Deepawali – the Festival of Lights
Deepawali, also known as Diwali, is perhaps the greatest export of India, the entire world celebrates it for what it represents. This Deepawali day has come at a time when the human world is virtually torn apart with present and impending military and trade wars, social and socio-political distrust, and extreme political polarities. This […]
The Dignified Women of Kashmir
Kashmir has a unique cultural and spiritual history that spans over several millennia, long before Jesus Christ. Traditionally, in Kashmir, a man and a woman would be considered as equal in the matrimonial partnership. Their marriage would be celebrated as a sacred union of two equals, with no one superior […]