Burning Issues Bharat (India) is Facing
आप को बचपन से सिखाया गया… “बेटा, कमा कर खाओ । पुरुषार्थी बनो, दूसरों का मुंह मत ताको ।” और वही आप करते भी हैं: अपना काम परिश्रम से करते हैं, समय पर टैक्स भरते हैं, बिजली चोरी नहीं करते, रेडलाइट जम्प नहीं करते… दूसरे शब्दों में आप एक ‘उत्तरदायी नागरिक’ हैं, पर आपको आज …
Can I ask you an uncomfortable question? Are you corrupt? Yes, I am speaking to you—the person reading these lines. “Me? What? No, I am not corrupt.” Cool. Maybe your father is, or your mother, perhaps. “Are you out of your goddamn mind? Nobody in my family is corrupt.” Okay, okay, don’t get angry. I …
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Pollution Propaganda. A masterpiece of a kind. And who’s the creator? Politicians, of course. They have been telling you that the gravest danger India faces is pollution. But the reality is quite different: pollution is not the issue, not the real one. Then what is? Well, think about this: How many times have you seen …
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“Green Diwali is propaganda?” “How could that be?” “Shouldn’t we all celebrate Green Diwali, say no to crackers, and save the environment?” That’s what you’re thinking, right? You believe Diwali firecrackers pollute the environment, and that’s why you’ve decided to celebrate a Green Diwali this year. And why wouldn’t you? The air pollution breaks all …
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“I am a Hindu nationalist.” The Indian prime minister, Mr. Narendra Modi’s statement, created a lot of controversies once. People started asking each other, “Are you a nationalist? What kind?” TV news channels conducted debates about nationalism, and still, nobody can answer who is a nationalist and who’s not. Let’s keep the politics behind nationalism …
Are You a Nationalist? (What Makes You Think So?) Read More »
Honking is not my cup of tea. I rarely blow the horn in the streets, and for a good reason. Roads in residential areas are meant for pedestrians. And it’s a miracle that you’re allowed to ride a bike or drive a car in the streets. I’d rather say it’s a privilege. But have I …