Reflections
203. Israel has much to answer for
Since October 7, 2023, Israel has killed several Palestinian journalists without facing any consequences, and the whole world has been a silent spectator.Besides physical threats, journalists, particu...
202. Remembering The Royal Indian Navy Uprising
I'm not sure who said this, but whoever said it has certainly spoken a truth we must try to understand and follow. “Do you really believe... that everything historians tell us about women is actually...
201. Reasons Franklin urges young men to take an old mistress
Receiving emails from strangers who generously share their ideas after reading my work always feels like a truly exhilarating and satisfying moment.I call them my real friends, unlike the term used fo...
200. Data released by Foreign Institutions is a joke
In 2015, a friend staying in California wrote in an email that he was just watching a show by TV host and comedian John Oliver, who stunned him with some brutal statistics. Oliver read out figure...
199. The story of Bangladesh
I hate to see people going gaga over the victory of a man who returns home after 17 years in exile to become his country’s prime minister.I am worried about people from Bangladesh. I am concerned and...
198. Voices from Munich Security Conference
At the annual Munich Security Conference, we are getting a dose of statements every day, sometimes blunt, sometimes funny, and sometimes very childish. Let us see who said what.Friedrich Merz, th...
197. How toxic is the Gaza address
How far can the intensity of hate affect someone? The answer is that there is no limit. It happened with Hitler and is happening with Israel now.An Israeli court has denied an appeal for a five-year-o...
196. Why is exposure to intellectually stimulating environments needed?
Personally, I find the ideas of coma, Alzheimer's, and dementia frightening because of my close observations of these conditions. So, I try to keep track of the related news and research reports...
195. Democracy is in jail in Hong Kong
Two days ago, a devastating piece of news for lovers of democracy around the world came from Hong Kong.Jimmy Lai, a 78-year-old media mogul and well-known pro-democracy activist, has received a 20-yea...
194. The grizzled, straggly-haired man is no more
Philippe Gaulier, founder of France’s École Philippe Gaulier, has died at 82. Over the years, he taught clowning to students who have become internationally renowned. His cult following is the main re...
193. Anke Gowda and his collection of two million books
We hardly come across such comforting news in the Indian media. Today it came from the BBC. It is all about Anke Gowda—a man we should all take pride in having in our country, a man who has colle...
192. A sordid saga of a festering sea of death
How far can a human truly go? Is there a limit? The answer is no. Saying that humans can be worse than animals is a harsh judgment of animals. Animals lack the sense of judgment and act sol...