Rajesh Talwar

Poll season: Transparency needed in political funding

In a few weeks from now, India will head for elections in five states, and a few months thereafter, the…

2 years ago

Roald Dahl, Winston Churchill, and the Nobel Prize

A fair amount of controversy was generated some weeks ago in respect of the proposed editing of several works written…

2 years ago

Judging the judges and the justice machinery

“No man is above the law and no man is below it; nor do we ask any man’s permission when…

2 years ago

Remembering Netaji and Winston Churchill on World Hunger Day

Established more than ten years ago in 2011, World Hunger Day reminds us about the global food crisis. Observed on…

2 years ago

Introducing a law against dynastic politics

A few years ago, the Washington-based Carnegie Endowment for International Peace discovered that Indians have not yet rejected hereditary candidates.…

2 years ago

Why the demand for Scotland’s independence from the UK has started gaining momentum

When Rishi Sunak became the first Indian-origin prime minister of the United Kingdom, it was a remarkable development. Earlier, it…

2 years ago

Why the demand for Scotland’s independence from the UK has started gaining momentum

When Rishi Sunak became the first Indian-origin prime minister of the United Kingdom, it was a remarkable development. Earlier, it…

2 years ago

Criminality of overseas Khalistani propagandists

The criminality and hypocrisy of overseas propagandists of an independent state of Khalistan is evident to most Indians, including the…

2 years ago

Belling the cat, or dealing with criminality in politics

Whether or not you agree with the recent verdict against Rahul Gandhi, it raises numerous questions about the pace of…

2 years ago

Finding elusive HAPPINESS

As International Day of Happiness approaches,it is time for all of us to think of how we can be happier,…

2 years ago

‘MONA DARLING’ AND CINEMATIC DIALOGUES

An actor can make his or her presence felt even with a few lines. Actors may complain to film directors…

2 years ago

Confronting China, the bully in the class

In Goldfinger, one of Ian Fleming’s most memorable novels that was subsequently made into a film, a character says the…

2 years ago