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Goof Ups in Ladakh

The book ‘Four Star Destiny’, authored by former Army Chief General MM Naravane has resurfaced with a bang after a brief hiatus in 2023, when excerpts of the book were released in the media.

Saying that the book is “unpublished” is wrong because it was published. The central government stopped its online “release” but some copies were passed on – in the same way the gov...


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Even judging by the ugliness of the hate speeches being used by politicians all over the country these days, particularly when States are facing elections, the nastiness of the recent speech of Himanta Biswa Sarma, the Chief Minister of Assam comes as a shock to citizens of this country and especially to us in the Constitutional Conduct Group, strong believers as we are in th...


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‘A word after a word after a word is power’

Margaret Atwood-

Of late, there are three trending words in our ‘desi’ Dictionary, that is making them world famous in India! One is ‘Godi’. The second is ‘SIR’. The third is ‘Sorry’.

1) GODI- Whenever our kids post photographs struggling to hold their grown up children in their laps or arm...


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The attractive cover, designed by artist Abhijit Chakraborty, with a lit matchstick and another burnt, says the book is ‘from India’s bestselling romance author’. A blurb on top says, ‘This book will reassure you that you’re not alone in heartbreak’ (Jerry Pinto).

Flipping over the back cover, and some of the pages at the end, I read that the author had suddenly lost vi...


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Palestine is a moral problem, not a religious one.

It is fundamentally about illegal occupation, international law, displacement of natives, justice, and legitimate rights. Religious framing of the Palestinian issue is a relatively new phenomenon.

Historically, the Biblical land of Palestine was naturally given to a myriad of faiths and hence the initial Palesti...


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