Dharmic perspective on giving asylum
As a Hindu, I am proud of certain things. My country, the ancient land called Bharatha, was always tolerant towards all religious and ethnic groups. In the last millenniums, persecuted…
CAB
When Manmohan and Mamata backed CAA, NRC
The vandalism in West Bengal is state sponsored and it is a anybody’s guess who is sponsoring the destruction of public property in Uttar Pradesh. The opposition which has been…
Citizenship Amendment Act: What’s the Fuss About
The passage of CAB by both the houses and its assent by the President has seen sporadic skirmishes, violent protests and destruction of public property not only in a few…
“4.5 crore illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in Bharat pose serious threat”: Uddhav Thackeray
That most politicians are slippery characters is common knowledge. After all, politics makes strange bedfellows. But the stunning hypocrisy of politicians who turn ‘secular’ in Bharat, and the lack of…
Bengal’s dire need to dislodge Didi
Bengal’s belligerent, shrewish, and foul-mouthed chief minister Mamata Banerjee, called Didi by her admirers, will sooner or later have to be taken on frontally to save the state from descending…
Bharat Offers Refuge to Real Refugees, and is Savaged for It
The story is here: Bharat’s parliament has passed a bill that would give Bharat’s citizenship to immigrants from three neighboring countries — but not if they are Muslim. The controversial Citizenship…
Time to firmly deal with varsity violence
The endemic violence, arson and loot, and widespread damage to public property which followed the passing of the Citizens Amendment Bill (CAB) in states like Assam and Bengal should ideally…
When Manmohan Singh and Prakash Karat batted for citizenship to persecuted minorities of Bangladesh
The smoke surrounding Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) debate has everyone outraging but hardly anyone understands the historical, legislative or humanitarian context to it. I came across certain facts on why…
What ignited the violent anti-CAB protests in Jamia, and what is Lutyens’ media hiding?
The country has been witnessing violent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) which has received Presidential assent and now become Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The protests first broke out…
Bharat doesn’t owe refuge to persecuted Christians – here’s why
The much maligned yet important Citizenship (Amendment) Act of 2019 mandates that Christians along with Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Parsi immigrants from Islamic States of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh…