Glorification of Nathuram Godse on May 28, 2019Who is Nathuram Godse? In one description, “Nathuram Godse was a boy trapped in a confusion of sexuality. He was brought up as a girl during his toddler years because of a vernacular superstition. His parents were separated. Here was a boy whose childhood was built on the idea of exclusion, a boy for whom […]
Narendra Modi is going to lead India again on May 24, 2019The electoral battle for world’s largest democracy is over with Narendra Modi making a visit to Kedarnath, a visit that eventually marked the end of this mega fight for India’s future. One could say that it was a presidential type of election. It was a “fight in which Modi was testifying to his personal stature […]
The mysterious rape in Bandipora on May 18, 2019Kashmir lost its claim to be a heaven on the earth a long time ago but the debate today is not about ‘why’ but ‘who’ caused the paradise to fly away, leaving behind its miserable and yet romantic claimants. Say Kashmir and the sweet aroma of pine takes over the mind fluttering among images of […]
Modi has failed in Kashmir on May 10, 2019Even early on, when he was not considered national leadership material by his party, Narendra Modi did not make a favourable impression on most Kashmiris. He had the image of a staunch right wing Hindu leader – petty, narrow and rigid. His name was associated with the 2002 Gujarat riots. There were allegations galore that […]
Why I, a Kashmiri, did not vote on April 27, 2019There was a time I craved the right to vote, to choose my destiny. Today, I am told I have the right to vote in elections both for the state legislature and the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian parliament. All I have to do is register as an Indian. I refuse to […]