This is the photo is of Rajan, son of Professor Eachara Varrier (also spelt Warrier), a final year student of Regional Engineering College, Kozhikode in 1976. People in Kerala mention him simply as Rajan, the boy who was “rolled” by Kerala Police until his testes burst. There were no eye witnesses apart from policemen to … Continue reading HOW THEY FED YOUNG RAJAN TO PIGS IN ‘EMERGENCY’
Category: NATIONS
THROWING LIGHT ON GUJARAT MODEL
More figures to go with my blog on Narendra Modi and (God forbid,) the Indian Spring.
TWO PHOTOS – LEST WE FORGET
How Indian soldiers make resources of themselves in peace just as well as they do in war.
Two Ministers, One On Discount
Is a new law or a powerful Lok Pal going to remove corruption from this Country? My experience makes me rather pessimistic. But, then, unless people like Anna Hazare , Kiran Bedi, you and me, come forward, how can we even make a beginning?
RICH COUNTRY, POOR COUNTRY- WHO’S GONNA SINK?
Note: This essay was written in August 2011 and relates to the economics of the time. Later figures are stated with the time (mostly 2018). Obama couldn't solve the incredible economic downslide of the United States, in 2018 Trump is making it worse with his lunatic policies and direct scuffle with the trading partners of … Continue reading RICH COUNTRY, POOR COUNTRY- WHO’S GONNA SINK?
Obama and the Islamic World
I am a little confused today. An article by MJ Akbar, a well-known journalist, makes me want to write about Obama and his famous speech in Cairo University. The West, says Akbar, is Geography and Islam is a faith, a brotherhood. Muslims in different countries are bound by a common faith (he should have said … Continue reading Obama and the Islamic World
