How Can We Matter

Preamble MT Vasudevan Nair's literary masterpiece ' Randamoozham ' (Second Turn), a Malayalam-language novel, retells the Mahabharata epic through the eyes of Bhima. This innovative approach has garnered critical acclaim and widespread readership, solidifying MT's status as a literary giant in Malayalam literature. In this blog, I have attempted to re-envision a single episode from the Mahabharata, drawing parallels between the epic's characters and events with the current political landscape of India. This retelling of the Indraprastha episode in the Mahabharata epic chronicles the transformation of our nation since 2014, evolving from its comparatively barren state under the Congress party's rule for more than 54 years since Independence, into a modern state and an economic superpower. Indraprastha Image copyright © 2025 wisdomlib In the Indraprastha episode, a pivotal moment showcasing the contrasting values and personalities of the Pandavas and Kauravas, th...

Donald Trump's instantaneous duck to the floor for cover behind the podium saved him from certain death.  Image Credit: The Web It was Trump's solitary and instinctive act that saved him and not any assistance from the US Security Service staff. The SS team, which uses long-range binoculars and sniper rifles, could not spot the shooter standing with a rifle astonishingly close (120 meters) to the stage where the former president was speaking. Sad Day for America Saturday, 13 July 2024 is a sad day for America and the whole world. The shooter came within millimeters of assassinating a presidential candidate. It is a despicable assassination attempt on the former President Donald Trump.   There is a news video clipping that indicated eyewitnesses had raised the alarm about a ‘suspicious’ man with a rifle on a roof. Witnesses have seen the gunman with a rifle, 20 minutes before the shooting, moving from roof to roof during the rally for a perfect place to shoot. A witness wa...

If any reader thinks that I am using the following words and sentences to describe the distinct nature of the disgusting pronouncements of the two wise judges of the Supreme Court then you are not wrong!

This is an earnest request to the President of the BJP and to the head of RSS to reign in the fanatical and overenthusiastic elements of the BJP and RSS outfits, who are going on a suicidal mission to destroy the plural and peaceful traditions of Hinduism and Hindutva.

New York Times is openly and unashamedly, without any guilt or embarrassment, admitting that it is indeed misusing its talents and sacrificing its self-respect for the sake of selfish financial gains, befitting the portmanteau term of press and prostitute - Presstitute .

It is not just in India that the right wing has swept the nation. Other countries where this has happened are Brazil, United States, Britain, Canada, Australia, Russia, Israel, Hungary, Poland, Turkey, Sweden, Japan, Philippines...

This is an important national milestone in the development of the country and probably the most creditable achievement of the Modi government as it will touch and shape each and every person of our future generation for years to come.

Though India-China dispute is simmering in the icy-cold Himalayan borders and scores of our solders have been martyred, the whole thing pales into insignificance when you realize how China has invaded each and every city, town, and village of our motherland.  

PM Modi completes one year of his second term today. His Government has set new goals for India's developmental vision and is realising them one by one.