Category Archives: COURAGE

It is a man’s world, and it will remain that way till eternity. Though in a society women are given the freedom to make their own choices and take their own decisions, it comes with a few tacit terms and conditions. They can choose their dress, their education, their career, their partner, and whether theyContinue reading “Why is prostitution never legalised?”

If I sent you this particular post to read, it simply means you rubbed me on the wrong side. I am sure you got perturbed by one of my social media posts, tried arguing with me with your minuscule brains, decided to hate me because of what I wrote — and believe me, the hatredContinue reading “Gen Z — this is for you!”

A businessman promises that he can make your life better if you give him your money. A spiritual leader promises that he can make your life better if you give him your attention. One sells products. The other sells ideas. One builds a corporation. The other builds an institution. One collects customers. The other collectsContinue reading “Why Is a Businessman Called a Leader and a Spiritual Leader Called a Fraud?”

This is how democracy works in India. It is often said that 95% of the funds received by many NGOs are spent sustaining the NGO itself, while only 5% reaches the truly needy. Political parties operate under a similar reality, though on a much larger scale. Nobody enters politics to spend their family’s fortune. Posters,Continue reading “How democracy works in India”

Tamils seem to have this strange obsession with demanding a TASMAC ban whenever a new government takes charge. (For those outside Tamil Nadu — TASMAC stands for Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation, the government-owned company that controls alcohol sales in the state.) The usual reasons given are: Now visit a TASMAC shop once in yourContinue reading “Ban TASMAC?”

No Hindu scripture clearly states that cow meat must never be eaten. Yet, culturally, cow slaughter became forbidden across large parts of India, while the consumption of bull meat, goat, chicken, deer, rats, crane, and other animals continued. If animal life is divine, then logically the ban should apply to all animals, as seen inContinue reading “Why Cow Became Holy in India”

India, Anger, and the Illusion of Peace Scroll through social media today and you will find an India that looks perpetually furious—angry Hindus, hate-filled politicians, wounded pride packaged as nationalism. Watching this daily spectacle, an uncomfortable question arises: Were the Mughal invasions and the British Empire a strange blessing in disguise—forces that kept India relativelyContinue reading “Was Foreign Rule a Dark Blessing?”

Hinduism is perhaps the only religion whose followers are still passionately devoted yet strangely disconnected from the very structure of their own faith. Ask ten Hindus what Hinduism is, and you will receive twelve different answers. Everyone has their own custom-made variant, carefully shaped to suit their lifestyle, comfort, and convenience — and yet eachContinue reading “Hinduism: The Only Religion Whose Followers No Longer Know What It Means”

From Gujarat Cricket Association to ICC Chairman — Jay Shah’s rise reveals how political power and sporting influence increasingly overlap. By Kennedi Gopalan When Jay Shah began his career in 2013 as joint secretary of the Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA), few outside Gujarat’s political circles took notice. Ten years later, he sits at the pinnacleContinue reading “Why Cricket, Mr. Shah?”

Did you know the Namboodiris are not the original inhabitants of Kerala? Historical and linguistic evidence suggests they migrated from North India — from the regions around the Sarasvati or Narmada valleys — somewhere around 2000–1500 BCE, or a little later, during or after the Vedic period. They brought with them the sophisticated Vedic rituals,Continue reading “When God Became Governance: The Namboodiris and the Politics of Divinity”