In the book Ten Heads of Ravana edited by Rajiv Malhotra, the well-known Hinduism scholar and historian, and his co-author, Divya Reddy, compiled ten excellent essays portraying ten prolific and very influential contemporary Hinduphobic writers in India and abroad. Shashi Tharoor finds a place of pride in the pantheon of those notorious ten who areContinue reading “Tharoorian balderdash: ‘Why am I a Hindu?’: (Part 2 of 2-Concluded)”
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Tharoorian balderdash: ‘Why am I a Hindu?’: (Part 1 of 2)
A friend of mine sent me yesterday on WhatsApp a “many times forwarded’ copy of Shashi Tharoor’s excerpted speech reportedly now going viral on the internet. It is titled “WHY AM I A HINDU?” which I read with great interest but great disappointment. For Tharoor as elocutionist, politician, author and astute diplomat, I have greatContinue reading “Tharoorian balderdash: ‘Why am I a Hindu?’: (Part 1 of 2)”
Tamil Vs. Sanskrit: Why this language war over Etymological Cocktails?
If only some expert linguist in India today could explain in similar simple yet so clear terms as the professor does in the video-clip above about how Tamil and Sanskrit languages also originated and developed over the millennia …. I believe there perhaps would be much greater and more sensible understanding that both are reallyContinue reading “Tamil Vs. Sanskrit: Why this language war over Etymological Cocktails?”
With the 11-Year “Narendra Modi Report Card” of Anand Ranganathan, I concur and say, “This was India’s Finest Hour”!
The Modi Era: 2014-2025 Magnificent achievements indeed ! This past 11 year period will certainly have to be reckoned by historians of the future as India’s “finest hour” heralding a golden era in the life of the nation. Anand Ranganathan’s one glaring omission of India’s achievements in the last 11 years is the great stridesContinue reading “With the 11-Year “Narendra Modi Report Card” of Anand Ranganathan, I concur and say, “This was India’s Finest Hour”!”
The future of Indo-Pak relations: “Hyphenation” out and “Conjugation” in
https://thefridaytimes.com/15-May-2025/the-pahalgam-attack-and-the-return-of-the-india-pakistan-hyphenation?version=amp This tag of “hyphenation” in global diplomacy is as old as the hills and doesn’t apply to India – Pakistan alone. It’s been turned into some scary foreign policy phobic doctrine by the mandarins of India’s MEA over several decades now since Bill Clinton as POTUS first tried to hyphenate all of South AsiaContinue reading “The future of Indo-Pak relations: “Hyphenation” out and “Conjugation” in”
What’s the possible reason for Trump’s volte-face ?
“The United States has foolishly given Pakistan more than 33 billion dollars in aid over the last 15 years, and they have given us nothing but lies & deceit, thinking of our leaders as fools. They give safe haven to the terrorists we hunt in Afghanistan, with little help. No more!” — Donald Trump :Continue reading “What’s the possible reason for Trump’s volte-face ?”
The toughest part of Modi’s job as PM: It’s not Pakistan’s “death to India by a thousand cuts”… it’s “the most unkindest cut of all” dealt by churlish citizens
Prime Minister last evening’s May 12 2025 address to the nation — in the immediate aftermath of the Pahalgam Terror attack and India’s resounding anti-terrorist response to Pakistani sponsorship for the same — was a historic one indeed and truly deserved the appreciation of the whole nation. A few people I know are dissatisfied withContinue reading “The toughest part of Modi’s job as PM: It’s not Pakistan’s “death to India by a thousand cuts”… it’s “the most unkindest cut of all” dealt by churlish citizens”
Pakistan is not a nation. It is really the badlands of the “Wild West”… So, let’s not second-guess our Prime Minister or doubt his judgment
Many people in India today are upset over PM Modi’s perceived pullback on an all-out attack on Pakistan after having successfully degraded if not destroyed its inland terror infrastructure. They are further infuriated that Modi was upstaged by Donald Trump in the declaration of ceasefire between Pakistan and India . “Trump claims he stopped warContinue reading “Pakistan is not a nation. It is really the badlands of the “Wild West”… So, let’s not second-guess our Prime Minister or doubt his judgment”
A magnificent fake Papal Epistle and “śmaśāna vairāgya”
‘What is Truth?‘ asked jesting Pilate and would not pause for an answer! Perhaps that’s why an epistle purported to have been issued by Pope Francis began surfacing today on the Internet and was forwarded to me this morning by a friend of mine . The Papal Epistle is eloquent , moving and is indeedContinue reading “A magnificent fake Papal Epistle and “śmaśāna vairāgya””
The Pahalgam Tragedy
What holds back India from belligerent retaliation is the irresolvable question of legitimacy of its sovereignty over Kashmir in the eyes of the world. It gets raked up all the time when either a conflagration like Kargil or a tragedy like Pahalgam happens. How to permanently establish such legitimacy? I’m going to suggest here aContinue reading “The Pahalgam Tragedy”