OPEN TO OPINION
Former Judge, Supreme Court of India and former Chairman, Press Council of India.
POLITICS
| 6-minute read
Indian liberals and their illiberal ignorance
Intellectuals are meant to fearlessly question and critique everything. In India, they are seen doing the opposite.
POLITICS
| 9-minute read
Eight steps to a revolution that can clean up the mess India is in right now
We must work for reunification of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh under a secular government.
POLITICS
| 6-minute read
Shashi Tharoor at sea: The 'liberal intellectual' falters on Sabarimala
His latest argument shows the Congress politician cares more for vote banks, and less for logic.
VOICES
| 5-minute read
Why the judiciary needs to stop legislating
If judges are free to make laws, it would go against the principle of separation of powers.
POLITICS
| 4-minute read
Why I think Nehru fans and Modi bhakts are really the same
Both claim to be at opposite ends. But when it comes to ignoring what's holding India back, they unite.
POLITICS
| 4-minute read
Why India doesn't need Sardar Patel's Statue of Unity
Political figures who played a hand in India's devastating Partition were flawed figures. Why should we commemorate them?
VOICES
| 3-minute read
Abhijit Iyer Mitra's case merits bail, not jail
There is sufficient precedence for the CJI to reconsider and grant a law-abiding citizen, whose crime is a joke, relief.
POLITICS
| 3-minute read
CBI vs CBI: Why we should analyse the situation in the light of Lok Sabha Elections 2019
Is Alok Verma right and Rakesh Asthana wrong? Or, vice versa? No, there is no reason to jump to those conclusions right now.
VOICES
| 3-minute read
Why India's #MeToo movement is silent about sex workers
Do sex workers not undergo sexual harassment — of a more horrendous kind?
POLITICS
| 2-minute read