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In Which the Racist Psychoanalyst Needs Treatment –Part 2
Ashis Nandy lives in and endorses a world where an open call for murder is termed as a diplomatic communication and an expression of grievance becomes an act of extremism. But that isn’t all. Anything...
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The Will of the People Always Triumphs
Starting about two months ago, the spate of attacks in the media and elsewhere on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has been relentless. Narendra Modi is no stranger to having all sorts of abuses,...
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My Oped on One India: Justice Delivered
My oped entitled Justice Delivered on the Best Bakery judgment was published in One India today. Comments and criticism welcome as always. The Bombay High Court’s verdict on the Best Bakery case...
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The Congress Method of Blocking Modi
Note: This is the translation of Pratap Simha’s piece entitled Narendra Modi Haniyalu Congress Hidida Daari Yenthaaddu? that appeared in Kannada Prabha on 21 July, 2012. Translation is entirely mine...
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Real-life Instance of Delivering Governance
It didn’t need a Rajiv Gandhi to tell us that only 20% of the funds allocated to any public project actually reaches the intended recipients. He only vocalized what was already well-known even in his...
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How Narendra Modi Spoiled Media Prime Time Party
There used to be a time not too long ago when the most charitable thing that the media said about Modi went something like this: “Narendra Modi is no stranger to controversy.” The story of how that...
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Modi the Great!
This is a translation of my own piece published in the Sunday Special Supplement of Kannada Prabha on December 16, 2012. I thought this piece would be a fitting tribute to Modi’s stupendous and third...
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Guha Gargles Goo Again
Ramachandra Guha never learns, does he? There’s a limit to how many times his bluff has been called. Or is there? Wait…there is a limit to the number of times his bluff has been called but given his...
View ArticleAfter 11 Years, Nothing has Changed Indeed
Consider these headlines: Mob attacks Gujarat train, toll 57 (Times of India) godhra: in a ghastly incident, at least 57 persons were burnt alive and many injured when the ahmedabad-bound sabarmati...
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Narendra Modi Declares War on The Delhi Sultanate
Among other things, the term “Delhi Sultanate” conjures up images of unbridled power, limitless wealth and influence that extends to the remotest corners of India. The other, related images happen to...
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Narendra Modi Rocks Bangalore
He came, he saw, he spoke, and he wowed. He’d already conquered Bangalore years ago. In his 28 April election speech on the eve of the Karnataka Assembly polls 2013, Narendra Modi simply notched up...
View ArticleSelf-Inflicted Ignominy
What a way to fall when you’re 86 years old! And yet, as most who had observed the run up to the fall knew, it was only imminent. What primarily led to LK Advani’s graceless exit was a combination of...
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The unleashing of secular hatred
Uneasy lies the head that wears the Secular crown ’tis painted in many an ugly hue Though it be coloured the colour of rose ‘neath it lurks a palette of deceit and scorn; The wearer bravely wears the...
View ArticleTo the White Mughal and his Lies
Dear Willie, Forgive me for using that endearment, which I came to understand recently is reserved for those close to you. I had initially started out my salutation as “Dear Mr. William Dalrymple, Sir”...
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