I have a strange problem these days
The power to hate with all my heart
Is ebbing by the day
I want to hate the English
{They ruled us for the two centuries}
But Shakesphere sidles up
To whom i owe so much
I want to hate the Muslims
But ghalib stands before me
Tell me,is it possible to stand up
To him?
I want to [...]
The early 1990s were politically significant in mainly two respects –
1. the emergence of caste politics.
2. the emergence of the BJP.
Theoretically speaking, the emergence of one should have been the end of the other. After all, one seeks to construct a solid block of voters who vote solely in the name of religious hooliganism [...]
Recently, in an interview English cricketer Flintoff had spoken bluntly on the issue of ‘multiculturalism’ in Britain. Flintoff felt that immigrants should try to assimilate in the English society instead of insulating themselves and staying within packs. He pointed out that the ‘bling and bang’ culture popular with Jamaicans was accentuated criminal activity and to [...]
In recent times, the world media has focused it’s view on Pakistan. Countless articles have cropped up in newspapers and magazines declaring Pakistan as the most dangerous place on Earth and warning that it’ll be taken over by the Taliban. The world watched Taliban forces come within 50-60 kms of the capital Islamabad. The Pakistani [...]