1. THE MEDDLING LAWYER At sixty seven and advancing rapidly to the next birthday, Mathews J. Nedumpara can scarcely be described as a youth. Yet he possesses the most dangerous quality of youth: an unwillingness to know when he has lost and the gut to fight on nevertheless.. His surname, Nedumpara, roughly meaning a great … Continue reading OF MEDDLING LAWYERS, ANGRY JUDGES AND WOKEN COCKROACHES
Alzheimer (Hindi)
धुँधलाती स्मृतियाँ तुम अब कहाँ हो, प्रिये? उस स्त्री में तो नहीं जिसने मेरे संग साठ बरस बिताए। वह तो धीरे-धीरे धुँध के उस पार चली गई है, जहाँ बच्चों के नाम नहीं पहुँचते, जहाँ कल की बातें सुबह तक जीवित नहीं रहतीं। अब तो कभी एक किशोरी लौट आती है— रंगों की किताब लेकर, … Continue reading Alzheimer (Hindi)
UPI and Mobile Phone – Modi deserves no credit.
Does Mr. Modi deserve Credit for Mobile Phones and UPI? It gets on my nerves when ill-informed people credit Narendra Modi for the popularity of mobile phones and the UPI payment system in India. Mobile Phones. Once the technology of cellular phone service became feasible globally, the question of frequency band allocation in India for … Continue reading UPI and Mobile Phone – Modi deserves no credit.
HITLER WAS NOT AN ATHEIST, BUT A TRUE CHRISTIAN.
When at a loss for arguments, the religious fanatics bring in the name of Hitler, Stalin and history's villains and mass killers. Stalin was educated in an Orthodox Christian Seminary. Mao Tse-Dong had often mentioned god in his writings and poetry. Carl Marx's dialectical materialism theory does point towards atheism, but his version of Marxism … Continue reading HITLER WAS NOT AN ATHEIST, BUT A TRUE CHRISTIAN.
THE TRUTH ABOUT INDIA’S FASTEST GROWTH
TRUTH ABOUT INDIA’S FASTEST GROWTH Vishu Menon Moody’s certifies it. Professor Jeffrey Sachs repeats it in every speech he makes to taunt his bête noire Donald Trump.: India is the fastest-growing economy. What is meant by the "fastest growing economy"? Growing 2% faster on a low base economy that cannot sustain 70% of its population … Continue reading THE TRUTH ABOUT INDIA’S FASTEST GROWTH
SHASHI THAROOR, MATHEMATICS, PLEASE
Shashi Tharoor is a man of remarkable intelligence. Yet it was his gift of the gab that persuaded Mr. Modi to give him the leadership of a team touring the world to explain India’s standpoint on the how and why of Operation Sindoor, where India nearly brought the subcontinent close to war. Even the Hindutva … Continue reading SHASHI THAROOR, MATHEMATICS, PLEASE
ALL ABOUT SOULS
1. HINDU SOUL Rebirth for restitution A young woman I knew delivered a baby. It cried the moment it was born. Normally, the babies were picked up and slapped on the buttocks to make them cry for their first intake of life breath . This child was thought to be a miracle, a god’s … Continue reading ALL ABOUT SOULS
LOVE YOUR GOD OR GODMAN? TELL THE WORLD.
The situation would be funny if it were not dangerous. In Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, during an Eid Milad-un Nabi procession, some Muslims installed a banner reading “I Love Muhammad”. A group of Hindus objected. This led to a near-riot not only in Kanpur, but in a few other places. Police arrested a few men – … Continue reading LOVE YOUR GOD OR GODMAN? TELL THE WORLD.
THE STORY OF A CIVIL SERVANT
The pretty young thing walked towards me with a smile, gracefully swinging her hip, and bowed. She placed a tray of steaming coffee cups and biscuits on the small table. I half-raised my posterior and said Good Morning. “No, no no, screamed Mrs. Chawla, who sat in a high chair. “She eez survant. Not our … Continue reading THE STORY OF A CIVIL SERVANT
LAXMAN REKHA IS NOT FROM THE GENIUS OF VALMIKI; IT IS A PRODUCT OF A PRIMIIVE MIND
One reason for the scream for banning of a book on the history of Hinduism by Sanskrit Scholar Wendy Dungier was that it mentions some stanzas of Valmiki, the original author of Ramayana, that the “Hindu” critics haven’t heard of. To “hear of” the contents of an epic, one has to read it. I will … Continue reading LAXMAN REKHA IS NOT FROM THE GENIUS OF VALMIKI; IT IS A PRODUCT OF A PRIMIIVE MIND