Life, Leisure, Letters

Sonu Nigam rebels against tyranny of decibels

Singer Sonu Nigam should be lauded for his courage to attack loud religiosity and “forced religiousness.” It is nice to...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 23 Apr 2017, 11:18

A boost to creative freedom

Veteran actor and filmmaker Amol Palekar has raised a very important issue about film censorship. In fact, the issue is...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 19 Apr 2017, 02:20

Pseudoscience of Vastu to get legitimacy

The inmates have taken over the asylum. The news that the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, will introduce the rudiments...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 17 Apr 2017, 01:55

Muslims partitioned India, not British

For how long will we blame the British for the ills afflicting us? From poverty to the Partition of India...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 16 Apr 2017, 06:28

Decibels as a measure of faith

In a country where outward displays of religiosity pass for true faith, communal disputes are always loud. Even literally. In...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 10 Apr 2017, 09:30

Law Commission wants to curb free speech

The Law Commission of India’s recommendation that the government should check the so-called hate speech is a serious assault on...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 26 Mar 2017, 06:23

Liberty in India, RIP

The right to freedom of expression, though enshrined in Article 19 of the Indian Constitution, is increasingly shriveling in our...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 18 Mar 2017, 06:54

Akbar: A fine biography

If a sign of a good book is that it whets your appetite to know more about the subject, Shazi...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 05 Mar 2017, 05:08

The Left and Right of intolerance

Intolerance is soaring new heights, with Leftists and liberals slamming anybody who dares to question faddish pacifism, on the one...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 02 Mar 2017, 09:17

Sehwag hits another six

Former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag seems to have more grey matter and wit than all the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 28 Feb 2017, 11:21

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