OPEN TO OPINION
Former Judge, Supreme Court of India and former Chairman, Press Council of India.
POLITICS
| 3-minute read
Riposte to Fayaz Ganie - No, Indians care more about getting food and jobs than abstract freedoms
High theories of rights and freedom mean nothing to a people who have only deprivation courtesy their electoral system.
VOICES
| 4-minute read
Why the Catholic Church must abolish the rule of celibacy for priests and nuns
Sexual urge is a natural craving in most humans. For centuries, the Roman Catholic Church has been going against nature.
VOICES
| 6-minute read
Another swachhata drive: Why India will never become clean as long as it remains semi-feudal
That one should not litter public places should become a social practice — not a photo opportunity.
VOICES
| 3-minute read
Stop being campus bullies: Not legal to ban student gatherings, as AIIMS Rishikesh is trying
Political rallies can be held in the heart of Delhi. Why can’t AIIMS Rishikesh students be allowed gatherings on campus?
POLITICS
| 2-minute read
Why India doesn't need a Charter of Freedoms
Today's 'intellectuals' are totally divorced from the realities of politics which runs on the basis of caste and religion, not on the support given to freedom.
VOICES
| 3-minute read
Why I have little faith in India's youth
Most of today's Indian youngsters aren't patriotic and have no logical solution to the country's problems.
ART & CULTURE
| 3-minute read
Why Urdu poetry is anti-Islamic
Many Muslims think Urdu is their jagir, though they know little of this great language.
POLITICS
| 5-minute read
Is India heading towards an Emergency?
Popular agitations have started against the present regime. What will happen when they start posing a threat to our rulers and their rule?
VOICES
| 7-minute read
Parliamentary democracy has failed. India needs dictatorship
The main aim of a political system should be to raise the standard of living of the masses. It is irrelevant whether it is parliamentary democracy, military rule or socialist government.
POLITICS
| 5-minute read