Of all the shameless journalists in Pakistan who are toeing the line of the Pakistan Establishment, the worst are those who, while professing and posing to be ‘liberal’ and ‘independent’, like Raza Rumi and his sidekick Mehr Husayn who run the portals nayadaur.tv and thefridaytimes.com, do the same, though in a subtle, deceptive manner,Continue Reading
Apart from religious philosophies in ancient India, like Vedanta, there also came into existence a materialist philosophy called lokayat, the philosophy which denied existence of god, soul, angels, spirits, an afterlife, and other supernatural or metaphysical things, and did not accept the authority of the Vedas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lokayata:_A_Study_in_Ancient_Indian_Materialism https://prepp.in/news/e-492-charvaka-school-or-lokayata-philosophy-art-and-culture-notes At oneContinue Reading
I had earlier thought that the BJP will have to somehow whip up communal hatred and instigate communal riots to win the 2024 lok sabha elections. But now I think that it is unnecessary. The DMK, a coalition partner of the INDIA opposition alliance, has ensured victory for the BJP, withoutContinue Reading
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 of living of the people ? Does it give them better lives ? In other words, does it help in abolishing ( or substantially reducingContinue Reading
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 internal disturbances when asked by the latter. But it seems that the Pakistan army chief, Gen Munir, has other ideas, and believes he can fix Pakistan’s tumbling economy. He recently heldContinue Reading
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 Dharma as a disease like malaria, dengue, corona, etc, which has to be eradicated. His speech has stoked up a row Some DMK supporters haveContinue Reading
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. Evidently Irfan was put off by my article that the newly formed alliance of 28 opposition parties called INDIA ( Indian National Developmental Inclusive AllianceContinue Reading
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 Noida ) to tie rakhi on my hand on the auspicious occasion of Rakshabandhan. The full story behind this is given below : This yearContinue Reading
With parliamentary elections looming in India in 2024, 28 opposition parties have formed an alliance called INDIA i.e. Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance. After its earlier meetings in Patna and Bengaluru, the 3rd 2 day meeting of INDIA just concluded in Mumbai, its main achievements being forming a 13 member CoordinationContinue Reading
Many people from both India and Pakistan have asked me how I say that India and Pakistan are really one nation, only temporarily divided by the British swindle called Partition, on the basis of the bogus two nation theory ( that Hindus and Muslims are two separate nations ), butContinue Reading