Uniformly Crazy
All soldiers take great pride in their uniform. It sets them apart as a select group of people who take up arms in defence of their country and aRead More…
Category: Blogitorial
WhatsApp, Privacy and Me
Sometime in January, WhatsApp started showing a pop-up asking me to agree to their updated privacy policy if I wanted to continue using the app bRead More…
Gen Thimayya’s Resignation – Statement by Pt Nehru in Parliament and debate – 02 Sep 1959
Prime Minister’s Statement Sir, I wish to apologize for my absence from the house yesterday. I was anxious to be here because of a number ofRead More…
CDS and DMA – Penny Wise Pound Foolish?
Appointment of CDS and setting up of the Department of Military Affairs (DMA) under him within the Ministry of Defence is a long overdue, ground Read More…
Aam Aadmi Khaas Baat
Latest in the series of embarrassing revelations about the ostentatious lifestyle that Aam Aadmi Party leaders, and in particular their supremo ArvindRead More…
Breaking the Neo-Caste Barrier
An interesting, and for most of us, encouraging, phenomenon is visible in India today. It is the brick by brick dismantling of the neo-caste system inRead More…
An Open Letter to Aakar Patel
Dear Mr Patel, This is in response to your piece published in today’s TOI under a presumptuously named column ‘AakaarVani’. I’m writing thiRead More…
Close Encounters
The trouble with opposition generated and media sustained hype about anything that could be used to embarrass the government is manifoldRead More…
Karan Johar and Capt Boycott
Had Sir Charles Boycott been alive today, he may have empathized with Karan Johar. Wanting to get his lands harvested amidst protests from tenant Read More…
Mere paas Maa hai
Since Rahul Gandhi is approximately the same age as me, it would be safe to guess that he watcheRead More…