We should defend the media and the media persons to leave somebody to speak out for us.

Let us retain that part of the law which protects judges, witnesses and the police, but throw out the rest.

People who do research on code switching point out that people do it to emphasise certain aspects of identity.

CII's proposals go against the basic legal principle of marriage.

Arabic signals a Muslim identity and Sanskrit a Hindu one — hence, the emphasis on these two iconic languages.

Somehow, Pervaish Shaheen's image sums up 2013 and indeed the last many years for me.

I am told that countries are not run by orders of the conscience. Well, that is why they are run so badly.

In short, our minorities are worse off than the Muslims of India at present.

Our words, our sayings, our songs, our jokes, our stories and poetry — all carry the values which construct gender.

Teaching English competently is possible and is the usual practice in many European countries.