Author: Bill K Koul

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

India proudly celebrated its 79th Independence Day on 15 August 2025. It is a sovereign nation, but its strength, pride and sovereignty are being tested by the current alarming global events and the script writers of evil designs. As it experiences significant geopolitical pulls and pushes, both from within and […]

Kashmir, the universally acclaimed Heaven on Earth, continues to bleed! There has been no time in its history, especially, since the Indian subcontinent was partitioned in 1947, by the British, when the Heaven on Earth did not bleed. It may even pay the ultimate price of total obliteration from the […]

The US administration recently announced a wide range of tariffs on the imports from the rest of the world, unbelievably, including its own traditional allies and western partners. To mark its strategic move, it celebrated 2 April 2025 as the Liberation Day, despite confidence in the global trading market suddenly […]

I wish all readers a safe and happy Christmas Day today, followed by a peaceful, joyful, and prosperous new year ahead! May the spirit of Christmas fill us all around the world with much-needed love, empathy and compassion for one another, and care for our fellow human beings in dire […]