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‘‘No, Sir, India needs a Zero-child Policy!’ These words belong to a young frustrated couple on a motorbike, immediately behind our car, who, like us and hundreds of other  commuters (mostly tourists), waited helplessly for that choked Dalhousie road to open. They shouted these words immediately in response to ‘India […]

‘One would assume that education will solve all issues in the world, but does it? It seems to work both ways, depends upon who is using it. Knowledge is power and, therefore, must be imparted and used judiciously, with extreme caution, by the educators and the students. On one hand, thankfully, […]

‘Commitment is born out of love and care for others, as well as out of duty and responsibility towards your country and/or the world community. In this materialistic day and age, commitment may be seen by some as madness. But it is the only way one can live and demonstrate […]

‘On early morning of 4 July 2018, I interviewed a Meru taxi driver, Bhagirath (50), in New Delhi, during my 45-minute journey from Terminal 3 (IGIA) to Greater Noida. I was on my regular, week-long, visit to India and had just landed in the capital. As per my habit, fortunately […]

The term ‘secularism’ has divided people in India, and Kashmiri Pandits are no exception. Do Kashmiri Pandits believe in the current ‘Indian secularism’ or do they crave for ‘secularism’ in its original / unambiguous form, as used in the western world?’ Some support it and some are not happy with […]

‘My sincere apologies to those readers who may have been offended by my earlier blog, dated 10 June 2018, Indian politics wasted my Saturday. I recognise that I may have inadvertently, but unintentionally, offended the followers of both Mr Modi and Mr Gandhi, as well as the Indian media or […]

‘The Indian public media and the social media are currently abuzz with a fictional story about an imaginary assassination plot against a high profile leader. The extent of madness is such that this plot is being debated on the Indian television channels. Are there no other existential issues in India, […]

‘One extreme gives way to the other extreme. Anger begets anger. To every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Tit for tat! What goes around comes around. Do unto others what you wish to be done by them. These are some of the phrases that fit into the […]

‘Humanism binds humans; it is Divine. Humanism means having to treat every other human with respect, whilst upholding the intrinsic human dignity, and in the same manner as one would like to be treated in return by that human. On the contrary, feminism and misogyny are discriminatory, just like racism. […]

‘Similar to Kashmiri Pandits, how many other communities in free India have ever chosen to leave their traditional home? It needed strong convictions and guts of this unique community to do so; many other communities would have resorted to other options in order to stay back. The world history is […]