Finally after ten long years of fascism and dictatorship the democracy in India has risen from the ashes like phoenix. It was dead for the last ten years. There wasn't a day in the last ten years when this monotonous rhetoric didn't resonate in the so-called elite and intellectual circles in the country. The Indian…
As soon as India lost the final against Australia, the same old rhetoric like a broken record started resonating all over the place. "Just one bad day", "bad luck", "India is by far the best team in the world" adding to this is Congress' #panauti. Irony is that this is not the first time India…
I came across an interesting video, which is a part of recently concluded Agenda Aaj Tak: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_72jEeHdyU No, no don't worry, I am not going to talk about the nationalism or the nation in this blog. There is something more interesting, much more interesting. If we look at the panelists, we have Sambit Patra, Kanhaiya…
Around a month ago, I came across a question on Quora: "Why did some die hard Modi fans become Modi haters overnight?" While I was reading the answers, an intriguing question popped up in my mind. Although, numerous people had jotted down numerous reasons as to why somebody might have turned to a Modi hater from…
It can either be a dynasty or a democracy. It can never be both. If a prince wants to be the prime-ministers the only thing we get is a kingdom wrapped in democratic wrapper; exactly like a candy - chocolaty inside and crunchy outside. If it is true for a prince, it is true for…
A grand alliance "mahagathbandhan" is the only way forward to survive
These days, I come across a lot of articles which say that the Indian democracy is in danger. Recently, a new incident was added to the list – the press conference by four senior Supreme Court judges. Apparently, they had some grievances which were not taken into consideration by the concerned authorities. Now, I am…
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