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To Hell with Democracy!

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India will have to pay huge price for govt's cowardly actions: Rahul Gandhi How can we make this learned, enlightened, wise man our PM? Everyday he exhibits his immeasurable wisdom through tweets by advising the PM and exhorting us ordinary people on what to do and what not to do and how to run the country in an outstanding manner.  

Why Are Many Indians So Unhappy?

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It is a fact that many Indians are wallowing in self-pity condemning the dismal state of the nation caused by several factors such as the failed demonetization, faulty GST implementation, abrogation of Article 370, anti-CAA protests, inept handling of the humanitarian crisis, the plight of the migrant workers, Covid vaccine mismanagement, the insecurity and fear that the religious minorities face, the

The Hijab Conundrum!

The fact that the Karnataka High Court has bitten off more than what it can chew is quite evident from the fact that the arguments are continuing for the seventh day today. While the whole discussion is centered around hijab, we have to realize that it means different things to different stakeholders of the issue:

The Hijab Row!

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I know it is a sensitive and politically charged subject. Yet "my two cents' worth". In any religion, it is a minority of religious fundamentalists that create problems for the majority of the peace loving followers of that religion. These fundamentalists are very vocal in expressing and advocating their strict, literal, and repressive interpretations of scriptures in the religion. 

Courts Are Fallible!

Can you imagine a contract being given by a popular cine actor to a gangster for executing a revenge crime against a prominent fellow actress by having her abducted, sexually assaulted, and photographed in a moving vehicle!