Commentary

RSS leads from the front for relief work during lockdown

Following the outbreak of the Chinese virus pandemic and the ongoing lockdown, the social organization I am associated with,has taken up the task to distribute dry ration to the needy and affected people. I have been part of their effort …

Swami Vivekananda: Words of Wisdom for the Youth

By Nikhil Yadav   Swami Vivekananda and his words were so rich with wisdom and pragmatic lessons of life that well-known scholar and Nobel Prize winner, Rabindranath Tagore, once said “if you want to know India, study Vivekananda. In him, …

Faiz Ahmad Faiz: A Fanatic Muslim who loved Jinnah, hated India

Faiz Ahmad Faiz(1911-1984) was a renowned poet who is being projected as a Progressive thinker, writer poet from Pakistan but contrary to this common perception, his writings reflect that he was he was a fanatic Muslim who pushed for partition …

Why we need Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019

Hindus and other non-Muslim minorities have been suffering genocides in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan since 1947. So they need to be granted citizenship of India when they land here to escape persecution. The proposed Citizenship Amendment Bill would facilitate this. …

Lesson from 2019 polls: Mocking ‘Hinduness’ won’t work

The unprecedented victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Lok Sabha elections 2019 is a real victory for Indians. Political parties in India were used to treating citizens as voters belonging to a particular caste or community. But voters …

Urban Naxals hijacking sore losers to object over EVMs

A concerted campaign against authenticity of Electronic Voting Machines used in the Lok Sabha polls 2019 has been launched by the Opposition parties in India. The campaign is a cause of great concern as it undermines the credibility of an …

Samjhauta Blast Case: Creating False bogey of Hindu Terror

The bogey of “Hindu terror” stands busted with the acquittal of Swami Aseemanand and others in the Samjhauta blast case by a National Investigation Agency (NIA) special court on March 20. This verdict is another testimony to the fact that …

How India’s first Prime Minister Pandit Nehru belittled Dr BR Ambedkar and sabotaged interests of SC/ST

An icon for the all sections of the society Dr. BR Ambedkar who played an instrumental role in upliftment of the especially marginalised sections of the society was forced by the Congress leadership and especially Prime Minister Pandit Jawahar Lal …

Why India should have Uniform Civil Code

Constitutional Provision Article 44 in Part IV of The Constitution of India reads as follows:- “The State shall endeavour to secure for the citizens a uniform civil code throughout the territory of India.” Meaning of Uniform Civil Code The term …

Mother Teresa: Saint or Hell’s Angel? (Part 4)

Even as selective images of Mother Teresa flash all around on television screens on the day of canonisation, one can’t blame the current crop of journalists who seem to have taken the bait. As one looks back it is clear …

Mother Teresa: Saint or Hell’s Angel? (Part 3)

To be canonised as a Saint by the Catholic Church, an individual must have performed two miracles. Mother Teresa also is also said to have performed two miracles paving way for her sainthood on September 4, 2016. Let us look …