The Big Picture

While most were tracking breaking news I was busy doing something stiflingly boring - studying.

There are ways to protect yourself and maintain your equilibrium even when darkness surrounds you.

Social media is supposed to provide alternative discourse. Are Twitterati egos getting in the way of this?

The barefoot painter had long been on a thorny trail. The weary feet would take him no further.

What do you do when the very people who vow to guard your life end up being the ones taking it?

The only things first class in the film are Xavier and Magneto. Do not watch if you are a hard core fan!

No word is as grotesquely misunderstood as 'education'. We are being taught rat-racing, throat-cutting competition.

TV channels and English newspapers are facing pressure on how to interpret Pakistan’s stance.

Feudal power systems within the country are a source of social decay which help maintain the status quo.

What has India done that we want to deprive a neighbour of the status and crown a new Enemy No 1?