The past few weeks’ news bulletins carried grim news of incidents of honor killings from the rustic environs of Haryana. The nation shuddered at the unapologetic mannerisms of the villagers. The media termed them India’s Taliban. ‘ Khap Panchayat ‘ became synonymous with medieval barbarism. The nation seethed with anger over the defiant attitude of [...]
Yesterday on Facebook I proposed civil disobedience in protest of the Punjab Government’s failure to provide power supply to the state. It was only meant to be a facetious rant but the responses made me realize a few things. I was ridiculed and derided, told that the moment the police came down on me with [...]