Category Archives: COURAGE

Back in the early 2000s, when I was the Channel Manager for Sify Astrology, my job was to bring the best Vedic astrologers of India onto a common platform and sell their services online. On paper, it sounded easy. In practice, it was a nightmare. I met many brilliant astrologers, but most of them didn’t knowContinue reading ““The Prerequisite to Cheat Indians””

When Indians fought against the Mughals, and later the Europeans, it wasn’t just about driving out foreign rulers. It was about dignity — the right to govern ourselves, to live on our soil without bowing to outsiders. The dream was Swaraj — self-rule, not merely in name, but in spirit, economy, and justice. But look at usContinue reading “From Swaraj to Flight: What Went Wrong With Indian Governance?”

Recently, I received a well-articulated mail from a LinkedIn contact asking for an astrological consultation. The mail was impressive — full of clarity, respect, and confidence. Out of curiosity, I glanced at his date of birth. 2005. 2005? That makes him just 20 years old. In my 22 years as a professional astrologer, I’ve never had aContinue reading “Why You Should Not Believe in Astrology When Young”

The RSS and BJP never tire of complaining about India’s partition. “If only Gandhi hadn’t agreed to it,” they whine, as if Mahatma Gandhi single-handedly drew the lines on the map. But let’s set aside the rhetoric and look at some numbers. Before Partition (1947) • India’s total population: 389 million • Muslim population: 94 million (24%)Continue reading “Partition: The Gift RSS/BJP Never Acknowledge”

For the self-employed, every day matters. Whether you’re a tomato seller, a milkman, or a butcher — your daily earnings decide whether there’s food on the table. You can’t simply declare a “holiday” for someone’s livelihood. And yet, in several Indian states, we see this bizarre and selective rule: “No meat sale” or “No butchering” on HinduContinue reading “No Meat on Hindu Festivals? The Hypocrisy Behind the Ban”

Raksha Bandhan, often romanticised as a festival celebrating the bond between brothers and sisters, at its core reinforces a dated patriarchal idea — that women are weak and in need of male protection. Traditionally, a sister ties a rakhi to her brother’s wrist, and in return, the brother pledges to protect her. But protect herContinue reading “Raksha Bandhan: A Misogynist Relic in a Progressive Society?”

In a country like India — where the stars are often consulted before a wedding, business deal, or even a cricket toss — the idea that powerful politicians and celebrities don’t reveal their birth times is no accident. It’s strategy. Let’s get one thing straight: your time of birth is your astrological fingerprint. While your dateContinue reading “Why No Politician or Celebrity Ever Reveals Their Birth Time”

Before censuses. Before Constitutions. Before categories. We were here. We are Tamils — not a footnote in someone else’s history, not a subheading in a colonial census, and certainly not a checkbox under “Religion: Hindu.” Long before the British came with their obsession to slot every soul into neat little boxes — Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christian — weContinue reading “We Are Tamils — And We’ve Always Been”

In today’s world, shaped by digital modesty, religious dogma, and moral policing, the image of a phallus evokes discomfort, laughter, or shame. But for thousands of years, across continents and cultures, the phallus wasn’t something to hide — it was something to worship. It stood not as a vulgar object, but as a divine symbolContinue reading “Phallus Worship and Human Civilisation”

Since 2014, a strange, unsettling transformation has gripped India. Hatred — once whispered in hushed tones, now shouts from rooftops, television studios, WhatsApp forwards, and temple loudspeakers. India, a land that prided itself on tolerance and unity in diversity, seems to be cracking under the weight of its own bitterness. And the question that hauntsContinue reading “The Hatred That Will Crumble India”