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By Justice Katju When I was in Allahabad I used to play for a cricket team,Once we played against a rival team and were all out for 1 run.Naturally we were feeling very despondent, and thought the match was over.Seeing our crestfallen faces the umpire came over to us and asked why we were feeling…
Some time back a group of 15 or 16 Americans came from USA to India. They were all white, half of them women.Someone organised a meeting between them and me in Delhi. When we sat together I mentioned in my address to them that the condition of blacks of USA was fairly good. At this…
Muharram, a period of mourning for Muslims over the martyrdom of Imam Husain, grandson of Prophet Muhammad, is going on these days ( today is the 8th day of a 10 day period which will end on 29th July ) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muharram https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/religion/festivals/muharram-2023-date-story-and-significance-of-ashura/articleshow/101819083.cms#:~:text=In%202023%2C%20Muharram%20commenced%20on%20Wednesday%2C%2019th%20July%202023.&text=Muharram%20holds%20an%20immense%20importance,remembrance%20for%20the%20Muslim%20Ummah. On the last (10th) day of Muharram, known as Ashura, Muslims take out…
By Justice Katju I sometimes use my status as a former Indian Supreme Court Judge to help people in distress. An example is given below. Recently I had been invited to Mapappuram in Kerala in a function. Before the function some people informed me of an acute problem youth faced here. It appears that students…
By Justice KatjuUrdu shaayari should be banned as being unislamic in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.What else should be done to a poetry whose greatest poet Mirza Ghalib writes :” Masjid ke zer-e-saaya kharaabaat chaahiye ”i.e.” Below a mosque there should be a wine shop ”( Wine is haraam or strictly prohibited in Islam ).Or…
Today I met in Delhi two Professors of a University in Manipur. They told me they are here in Delhi because their University is closed down sine die.due to the violence in Manipur. Since I did not know what exactly happened in Manipur, I requested them to explain to me. They said they will do…
By Justice KatjuNow that the name of Mughal Gardens In Rashtrapati Bhawan has been changed to Amrit Udyan, chapters on Mughal history have been ordered to be removed from the history syllabus by NCERT, the name of my hometown Allahabad changed to Prayagraj, Fyzabad changed to Ayodhya, Mughalsarai Junction changed to Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyaya…
While Kerala has done extremely well in primary education and has practically wiped out illiteracy ( it is perhaps the best state in India in this regard ), education after class 10 has been criminally neglected. This I found personally during my recent visit there. Bright students who had secured over 90% marks in their…
There is a lot of speculation about the 2024 Indian Lok Sabha elections, particularly after 26 Opposition parties came together in Bangalore ( 17 parties had earlier met in Patna ), and they are scheduled to meet again in Mumbai https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/meet-the-26-where-the-opposition-parties-meeting-in-bengaluru-stand-8846893/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCbAvb0kCGY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eod3do8ZmYE They have decided to call their united front India, and will set…
By Justice KatjuI entirely agree with the Chief Justice of India who said recently that judges should not treat protocol facilities as manifestations of power https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/chief-justice-of-india-calls-for-self-reflection-and-counselling-after-judge-demands-explanation-from-railway-officials-101689879336251.html https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-news-cji-dy-chandrachud-displeased-with-letter-by-disgruntled-allahabad-hc-judge-to-railways https://thewire.in/law/judge-explanation-railways-cji-chandrachud-displeasure It appears that an Allahabad High Court Judge was upset over what he regarded as ill treatment by the railway personnel during his train journey from New…