Life, Leisure, Letters

Political inertia, cultural indifference make us a ‘fear society’

Ravi Shanker Kapoor’s latest book, There is No Such Thing as Hate Speech, published recently by Bloomsbury, is a timely and...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 01 Nov 2017, 01:25

BHU’s VC is a disgrace; should be prosecuted

That a Neanderthal man is the Vice-Chancellor of the prestigious Banaras Hindu University (BHU) is shame enough; that Girish Chandra...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 08 Oct 2017, 01:45

Evolving with Subramanian Swamy: A Roller Coaster Ride

Nobody likes or dislikes Subramanian Swamy; they love or hate him. He is fortunate enough that his wife, Roxna, belongs...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 02 Oct 2017, 11:09

SC frees Indians from netas

The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision by nine judges, declared privacy “as an intrinsic part of the right to...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 30 Aug 2017, 11:10

Culture of intolerance in the name of culture

The complaint filed against actor Kamal Haasan by a fringe group, Hindu Makkal Katchi, for hosting Bigg Boss Tamil is...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 14 Jul 2017, 12:54

Hypocrisy, thy name is Chidambaram

Normally, there are two kinds of politicians—hypocrites and unabashed hypocrites. Congress leader and former Union minister P. Chidambaram belongs to...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 08 Jul 2017, 10:27

No sex please, we’re sanskari

The booklet, Mother and Child Care, recommended for pregnant women and released by a Union Minister, underlines the fact that...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 14 Jun 2017, 11:55

Roger Moore: The best Bond

Most people regard Sean Connery as the best James Bond, for he was closest to the character conceived by the...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 27 May 2017, 06:09

Paresh Rawal disgraces himself

By tweeting that Arundhati Roy should be tied to the Army jeep instead of the alleged stone-pelting miscreant, Bharatiya Janata...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 24 May 2017, 09:19

No Baahubali can rescue liberty in India

The controversy surrounding Baahubali 2: The Conclusion is yet another proof, if proof is still required, that freedom of expression...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 27 Apr 2017, 11:06

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