A couple of days ago it was reported that a young man had been lynched in the premises of the Golden Temple by a mob of Sikhs angered by a presumed desecration of their holy book, the Guru Granth Sahib. The ‘desecration’ was roundly condemned by all the usual suspects…

A couple of days ago, Sri Lankan citizen Priyantha Kumara Diyawadanage was lynched by a mob of workers in the Pakistani textile factory where he worked as a manager. It seems that he had asked for stickers stuck to machines to be removed before the visit of an international delegation…

I often wonder what will happen to India. Given its ancient Hindu past, it’s perpetual uneasy relationship with Islam and the increasing population and assertiveness of its Muslim population, what does the future bode for India? Despite what you may read about Hindu right wingers, the fact remains that these…

How did foreigners rule this country so easily? For most of the time that the British ruled India, there were hardly any British soldiers in the country. India was conquered for the British by native Indian soldiery led by British officers. Why were the native soldiers loyal to the British…

I flew my last flight (I almost said sortie) on 31 Dec 2020. Three days later I turned 65 and my Airline Transport Licence (ATPL) expired. From now on I can do hobby flying, but no commercial flying for remuneration. So what began on 27 Jan 1977 in Bidar at…

Counterview: Not all Islam is Islamofascism, but Islamofascism is in fact Islam To call Islamofascism opponents Islamophobic, suggests that there is only one way to be a Muslim and only one kind of Islam. by Nazneen Sayyad & Sajida Sheikh We are activist-scholars: precisely the kind who are criticised by…

The Nirbhaya Case Convicts (above) They killed another girl today After the one the day before Beaten, tortured first And then killed, slowly Who killed them, you ask Why, their families, Fathers, brothers, uncles Even their mothers Why, you ask. Why? I too ask, why? …

Where do you go when you are dead? Most of us are not sure where we are going in life. After all who can predict the future? But most of us are quite clear where we are going when we are dead. …

Signed off today on my last flight After forty four years Have flown my last kite Glorious? Well, maybe But I had fun And killed no one And that’s important Up before dawn Wheels up at sunrise Flying into a new day Fields and houses zipping past Or at dusk…