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Don’t make Hinduism a religion of kitchen
July 1, 2017, 1:19 AM IST
In our enthusiasm to protect cow, we are forgetting a part of India can’t be the whole of India. Agreed those who slaughter cow in public and are showing off their culinary preferences on public…
July 1, 2017, 1:19 AM IST
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An Eid without Ayub
June 25, 2017, 7:55 PM IST
It was Ramzan. Deputy superintendent of police Mohammad Ayub Pandith was on duty at a mosque. And he was brutally lynched to death by his fellow Muslims. Ayub’s family will observe an Eid-ul-Fitr, without him….
June 25, 2017, 7:55 PM IST
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Why my son inspires me
June 5, 2017, 12:29 PM IST
Having failed miserably in many efforts to complete my projects, I look at my son for some strength. He simply gives a smile, the cutest smile I have ever seen anywhere on this earth, and…
June 5, 2017, 12:29 PM IST
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Anil Dave–The river man
May 20, 2017, 7:44 PM IST
Anil Dave’s sudden demise has come as a rude shock. We tend to work as we’re immortals, but death comes unannounced. Hate, jealousy and arrogance can be seen in our public life, but Dave was…
May 20, 2017, 7:44 PM IST
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How India’s Left-intelligentsia helps in the killings of our soldiers
April 26, 2017, 12:43 PM IST
“Most of the front Organisations are led by well-educated intellectuals with firm belief in the Maoist insurgency doctrine. These ideologues function as masks to cover the violent nature of the CPI (Maoist) ideology. They also…
April 26, 2017, 12:43 PM IST
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Three cheers for the brave Army officer who saved eighteen soldiers from coward traitors
April 16, 2017, 11:29 PM IST
A human shield in front of the army jeep looks horrible and totally unacceptable to any one who believes in the human values and armed forces’ glorious history. But if you compare this with the…
April 16, 2017, 11:29 PM IST
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The man who changed India
April 1, 2017, 2:13 PM IST
If we have to select a person whose life and organisational capacity has impacted the life of an average Indian the most, that would undisputedly be Dr Keshav Baliram Hedgewar. Born in Nagpur on the…
April 1, 2017, 2:13 PM IST
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The Khyber Trespassers’ last battle cry at Ramjas
February 27, 2017, 3:12 PM IST
The Khyber is more than merely a pass which has seen marauders and plunderers entering the Indian territory and leaving with the booty they collected after massacres and turning cities into ashes. ‘Khyber’ is a state of mind also. A mind-set that…
February 27, 2017, 3:12 PM IST
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Tamil students have created new anthem of cultural rejuvenation
January 22, 2017, 8:20 PM IST
Don’t ignore and don’t misread. In your urban-centric concern for the animals, the struggle for Tamil pride shouldn’t be looked at contemptuously. I am writing this from Chennai while going to Madurai. The scenes remind…
January 22, 2017, 8:20 PM IST
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The Swami who changed the face of Hindu dharma
December 7, 2016, 11:10 PM IST
Imagine a Hindu sannyasi asking his young monks to go to help the tribals and the scheduled castes not only for their economic empowerment, but also to educate them and provide medicines to the needy….
December 7, 2016, 11:10 PM IST
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Tributes to Late Cho Ramaswamy
December 7, 2016, 11:38 AM IST
Cho proved a brush is mightier than the Kings. He, was crusader for truth, supported movement to popularise Thiruvalluvar in North. His lines that “if Left has a future in India then India has no…
December 7, 2016, 11:38 AM IST
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Jayalalitha: A towering force for Tamil Nadu’s people
December 6, 2016, 1:31 PM IST
I first met Dr J Jayalalithaa when she came to join Narendrabhai Modi’s swearing in at Sardar Patel stadium, Ahmedabad on December 26th , 2012. She was joy and happiness personified and her greetings to…
December 6, 2016, 1:31 PM IST
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India’s Opposition is insensitive to braveheart soldiers
November 30, 2016, 7:54 AM IST
We are virtually at war with Pakistan. But the Opposition simply doesn’t know about it or feel the heat of it. It is, technically, an opposition to the treasury benches, but in reality, the Indian…
November 30, 2016, 7:54 AM IST
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Those who trust enemy more than their own nation and Army
October 7, 2016, 2:05 PM IST
The Indians, yes, those who hold Indian passports, are raising doubts on the Indian Army’s punitive action against Pakistani terrorists. They remind me of those who helped Ghazani in Somnath. A veteran Congress leader, scholar, historian and…
October 7, 2016, 2:05 PM IST
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DRDO – India’s victory force, making history in Parliament
August 4, 2016, 3:12 AM IST
I was always critical of the DRDO, like the other less informed people and some media persons — calling it a ‘white elephant’ or a burden on India’s defence establishment, which never delivers on time…
August 4, 2016, 3:12 AM IST
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Why no Bharat Ratna for Babu Jagjivan Ram?
July 3, 2016, 3:41 PM IST
Babu Jagjivan Ram holds the world record for being a parliamentarian for 50 uninterrupted years, from 1936 to 1986. And through those years he worked tirelessly to promote equality and without any rancour or bitterness….
July 3, 2016, 3:41 PM IST
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Geospatial Information Regulation Bill: A free Indian’s demand
May 14, 2016, 5:09 AM IST
The usual suspects have started raising a din against the proposed Geospatial Information (GI) Regulation Bill. The naive may believe the government is moving in the direction of net authoritarianism, without a concern for the…
May 14, 2016, 5:09 AM IST
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A festival for the awakened India
March 11, 2016, 9:09 PM IST
It has nothing to do with the rituals but everything to do with an India that’s rising high on the horizon of this planet facing hatred, intolerance and violence. From ISIS to the leftist-Maoist shades…
March 11, 2016, 9:09 PM IST
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Can ‘India murdabad’ be an innocent play of words?
February 15, 2016, 5:54 PM IST
The high and mighty in the public arena, politicized and hateful to the word patriotism, are making a concerted effort to divert attention from the progressive measures this government is taking by creating artificial strife…
February 15, 2016, 5:54 PM IST
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Mufti saheb — An embodiment of the fragrant Kashmiriyat
January 7, 2016, 11:45 AM IST
Just last week was in AIIMS, enquiring about his health and speaking to the doctors attending him. Inside ICU, he was unable to respond but I knew he loved me and would have been happy…
January 7, 2016, 11:45 AM IST
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