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Are you an 'educated' predator?
No word is as grotesquely misunderstood as 'education'. We are being taught rat-racing, throat-cutting competition.
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Media and the national interest
TV channels and English newspapers are facing pressure on how to interpret Pakistan’s stance.
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My feudal (over)lords
Feudal power systems within the country are a source of social decay which help maintain the status quo.
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A worthy enemy
What has India done that we want to deprive a neighbour of the status and crown a new Enemy No 1?
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Rangers shooting: Lust for blood
This video holds up a mirror to our society - if the reflection is ugly and shocking, who can we blame but ourselves?
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Are disease and death punishments from God?
For societies to progress, the mindset that connects diseases to punishments from God, must be abandoned.
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The last refuge of a scoundrel
I was accused of being ‘anti-state,’ and a ‘RAW agent’ by a TV talk show host preaching the mantra of...
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VS Naipaul: Proud and prejudicial
Sweeping statements by VS Naipaul on female writers can only be read as uninformed, sexist and egotistical.
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The bottomless pit of propaganda
Ignore the media lies: we need to think straight, call a spade a spade and demand accountability across the board.
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"I want to grow up and be a policeman"
I believe the educated class must come forward to become a part of the security system they wish to change.