Today is what India’s political narrative calls Gandhi Jayanti. But is that a day that should be celebrated or should the day be remembered as the day the “ONE EYED MONSTER” was born. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi – the one eyed monster has long been celebrated as the saint of non-violence.Continue Reading
We know the “HOW” we won our freedom but do we really know the “WHY” the British left…Read onContinue Reading
Once upon a time not so long ago, a playboy was about to land at Peshawar airport. He was a happy man when he saw the swirling crowds waiting for him down below. He felt like a king. However, just as his plane started its descent, a bullet whizzed past his window.Continue Reading
15th August 2022 – The much celebrated 75th day of Independence is a joyous occasion but as is our wont as Hindus, we forget. We forgot the tragedy that was partition of our Matrubhumi – something that 1000 years of invasions couldn’t do, Islam did it in 10 years. WeContinue Reading
Are you a Dhimmi? Who is a Dhimmi? Has there been anything remotely resembling a Dhimmi or Zimmi anytime or in any place in the world history before arrival of Islam? Who is a DHIMMI? Dhimmī or ahl aḏ-ḏimmah/dhimmah “the people of the covenant” is a historical term for non-MuslimsContinue Reading
MOHANDAS KARMACHAND GANDHI – Many call him a giant, still many call him a saint and all the sobriquets in between. But was he all that or was he a One-Eyed Dwarf – a man who was so in love with his own views that he saw the world withContinue Reading
Sayyid Abul Ala Mawdudi is to political islam what Karl Marx is to communism. Mawdudi’s ideas provided inspiration to the creation of modern islamic movements such as the Muslim Brotherhood (first formed in Egypt) and similar outfits across the muslim realms, all the way to the extremely aggressive postures of men like OsamaContinue Reading
In today’s world, Jihad is synonymous with terror but is it so? Was it always so? How did Jihad become infamous as the war cry of terrorists and rebels and religious fundamentalists?Continue Reading