“Pakistan can never defeat India”, the Italian remarked. That morning in May 1999, on an official trip to Italy, as…
India without Nehru – Scenario painting
When Nehru became the PM of India on August 15, 1947, this was the map of India; Radcliffe line had…
Bhagat Singh v/s Gandhiji
Very often, the two stalwarts of Indian Independence are pitted against each other with the following questions Question: Who was…
Hindu Rashtra! What about Sikhs?
So, an RSS friend asked me, what is wrong in having a Hindu Rashtra; what is the big deal! My…
Mohan Singh of Azad Hind Fauz, who Mohan Singh?
Mohan Singh was earlier a Captain in the Punjab Batallion of British Indian Army fighting in Malaya. He was a…
Asal Uttar – 1965
Asal Uttar Battle in Khemkaran Sector of Punjab is a landmark battle of 1965 Indo-Pak War.
Adieu Stephen Hawking
“There are no Black Holes” – he said It was during engineering that I read this book – A Brief…
Punjab over the ages
Punjab ke tukde hazaar hue, koi yahaan gira, koi wahaan gira
History in the times of Ignorance
History suiting your Varna or religion. That’s knowledge for you. Fight for it with life.
The man, the guru…
This day, 351 years ago, 5th January, 1666 – Patna. This man was born, who later became the tenth Guru…
Background to Islamic Terror
The background for the violence being propagated in the name of Islam; and the need for reform.
Jerusalem! Lessons for India
Jerusalem! Trumped! It has been in conflict for ages, the Jews, the Assyrians, the Persians, the Romans, Popes, Caliphs, Crusades,…
मतभेद से मनभेद तक, उस पीढ़ी से इस पीढ़ी तक
एक वो पीढ़ी, बुज़ुर्गों की; बड़ी हुई घृणा के दौर में, भारत का विभाजन देखा, किन्तु हमें दिया सुनहरा,सुरम्य बचपन, समस्त प्रतिकूलता से भिन्न. मुझे याद…
Time to heal 1984 – anybody listening?
Time to heal 1984 – anybody listening?
It’s not communal, stupid HT!
Punjab’s regional assertions of identity must be addressed as regional issues ought to be; and the press and other stakeholders must ensure that they should’nt paint Punjab’s assertions as a Hindu-Sikh communal issue.
Entangled Strings of China and India
The new great game; as China’s string of pearls entangles with India’s string of flowers.
Impact of Dayanand on Hindu-Sikh dynamics
Maharshi Dayanand, in his book ‘Satyartha Prakash’[1] has savagely attacked Sikhism; and so has he attacked many other Indian religions like Vaishnavism,…
Democratic Majority v/s Unbridled Majoritarianism
A homogenous vision of India is never the answer for a sub-continent like India We need to acknowledge our heterogeneity and recognise that we are a comity of nations tied in the idea of India.
For the love of Pakistani music
I feel that Indian Music, especially the independent musician scene, is not a patch on the Pakistani counterpart. Pakistani musicians…
Indian Press! Don’t pour oil into the fire
The Indian press does not seem even-handed and impartial; each media house seems to have its own agenda.
Cow slaughter and Sikhism
Cow slaughter as per Sikhism. To beef or not to beef!
