I am not convinced this Editorial published in today’s The Hindu is any great macro-economic insight. It is however very timely of course. It is a stern reminder to the banking sector of course on prudent lending norms and practices. More importantly, it is a a timely and cautionary warning to households and families (lowerContinue reading “THE HINDU grants generous editorial space to “Princeton Professor. Mody” to make Tom Thumb seem like Godzilla!”
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Book Review in The HINDU dt. January 7, 2024 of my recently published “A Tale of Two Cities- The Decline and Fall of the “ubhaya-Vedantins”: history of the Sri Vaishnavas of Tamil Nadu that was never written”
The Mouth Organ of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
The HINDU for long has espoused Communist Ideology in India … but has now graduated to being the CPI (M)’s MOUTH-ORGAN ————————————————————— This Hindu editorial this morning (12 Sep 2023) on the Supreme Court verdict upholding the Abrogation of Art.370 in Kashmir is nothing but mean-spirited nitpicking … Fundamentally, the Editors of the HINDU makeContinue reading “The Mouth Organ of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)”
Romila Thapar’s “tunnel view” of Indian History
The renowned and much feted historian of yesteryears , Romila Thapar, has published a new book of “essays and reflections”. And today’s The Hindu (18 June 2023) carries in its prominent column a very interesting interview conducted with her by way of promoting and endorsing the book. I reproduce the interview below in extenso. AfterContinue reading “Romila Thapar’s “tunnel view” of Indian History”
“Rahul Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi! Let down your beard!” — the Rapunzel of Indian politics
https://www.thehindu.com/news/rahul-gandhis-pappufication-may-be-over-beard-symbolises-image-makeover-experts/article66453944.ece/amp/ THE HINDU DT 2 February 2023 QUOTE “….. he has gone from a boy to a man by sporting a beard. “The moustache and the beard have always been revered as an arrival of manhood in our country…” UNQUOTE 😳🙄🙄🙄 If “The Hindu” report above is to be believed it has taken half aContinue reading ““Rahul Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi! Let down your beard!” — the Rapunzel of Indian politics”
A nauseous interview with Siddharth Varadarajan
Reading the interview made me want to throw up 🤢 ! (To read full text of it please scroll right down). Siddharth Varadarajan is to Indian journalism what Arvind Kejriwal is to Indian politics … both arrogate to themselves a moral superiority that’s nothing short of supercilious humbug. Kejriwal and Varadarajan like to think ofContinue reading “A nauseous interview with Siddharth Varadarajan”
THE “5P” ILLS THAT PLAGUE THE INDIAN JUSTICE SYSTEM … IN 5 SIMPLE INFOGRAPHS.
THE HINDU today (July 15, 2022) must be complimented indeed for publishing a most illuminating set of infographic charts and a succinct, stark high-level analysis, as well, of all the grave ills that plague the justice-delivery system in our vast country. Here below are those charts: The first chart above is THE HINDU’s own summationContinue reading “THE “5P” ILLS THAT PLAGUE THE INDIAN JUSTICE SYSTEM … IN 5 SIMPLE INFOGRAPHS.”
“Turning down the volume of loudspeaker calls for Azaan” — the Muslim prayers. The HINDU Op-Ed today!
From: sudarshan madabushi <mksudarshan2002@yahoo.co.in>Date: 9 May 2022 at 9:58:55 AM GMT+5:30To: ziya.salam@thehindu.co.inSubject: Turning down the volume of loudspeaker calls for Azaan Dear Ziya Salam, Assalaam aalaikkum! I read with great interest your lead Op-Ed in today’s THe HINDU below . https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/turning-down-the-volume-on-a-call-to-prayer/article65394508.ece/amp/ THE HINDU dt May 9 2022 I am a Hindu by faith and conviction. Continue reading ““Turning down the volume of loudspeaker calls for Azaan” — the Muslim prayers. The HINDU Op-Ed today!”
UKRAINE Diary – 20 March 2022- The USA certainly has a long history of supporting Fascist-Nazi juntas in Europe … please read Noam Chomsky
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/the-azov-battalion-the-neo-nazis-of-ukraine/article65239935.ece THE HINDU 20 March 2022 The article above is not from any publication propagating anti-Rightist propaganda . It is published today in The HINDU which is regarded as a sober left-liberal national newspaper that advocates India to take a stand against Russia in the war in Ukraine. The irony of the Ukraine War isContinue reading “UKRAINE Diary – 20 March 2022- The USA certainly has a long history of supporting Fascist-Nazi juntas in Europe … please read Noam Chomsky”
“THE HINDU” thinks “Vox Chishti, Vox Dei”?!
Following yesterday’s resounding victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party in 4 out of the 5 State Assembly Elections in India, the HINDU newspaper today (11th March) carries an Op-Ed piece by Seema Chishti , “journalist based in New Delhi”… She has all the hallmarks of a wokeist, card-carrying member of the left-liberal-pseudo-secular Lutyens Delhi’s Khan-marketContinue reading ““THE HINDU” thinks “Vox Chishti, Vox Dei”?!”