I have repeatedly said that the test of every state or political activity or system is one, and only one : does it raise the standard […]
Author: Justice Markandey Katju
The pathetic state of India’s opposition parties
The strong objection by the Congress and other opposition parties in India to use of the word Bharat instead of India in the invitations to dinner […]
Gen Munir, the financial wizard
One would have thought that the job of an army chief is to protect his country’s borders, and render assistance to the civilian authorities in cases of […]
Where were these 262 signatories when Muslims were calumniated and vilified
262 persons, including retired High Court Judges, ex-bureaucrats, army veterans, lawyers and others have sent a letter to CJI Chandrachud asking him to take suo […]
Women’s representation in Parliament
In the special session of the Indian Parliament which will be sitting from September 18-22, among the other bills will be a bill for increasing women’s representation in […]
Bill Tammeus and Markandey Katju Engage in Heated Exchange Over Worship Beliefs
Bill Tammeus ( email : wtammeus@gmail.com ) is an American who had come with his father, an agricultural expert, to India in 1957-58 with his […]
Controversial Remarks by Udayanidhi Stalin Spark Outrage and Political Fallout
Udayanidhi Stalin, a Minister in the DMK government in Tamil Nadu, and son of the Chief Minister MK Stalin, in a speech has called Sanatan […]
Gyanvapi or Shahi Masjid will be demolished before 2024 elections
My dear friend Irfan Ali ( email irfan79@gmail.com ) who lives and works in Princeton, New Jersey, USA has prompted me to write this article. […]
The Chief Justice Chandrachud’s cat
The Chief Justice of India, Justice Chandrachud, is very fond of cats https://indianexpress.com/article/delhi-confidential/delhi-confidential-of-cats-and-stage-justice-s-abdul-nazeer-8362019/ From a reliable source I learnt that one of his cats fell ill […]
Bhai ka Farz: Rakshabandhan Special
For almost 30 years Naseem Zohra has travelled from Allahabad, where she lives, to wherever I am located ( for almost a decade I am in […]