We often forget how blissful life is. In the hubbub of life, we end up ignoring the feeling of gratitude. My wife and I recently watched the movie Finch starring Tom Hanks (on Apple TV). The world has been destroyed by a massive solar flare (in the movie). A big…

The very idea of India got murdered with the murder of Atiq Ahmed. As the dust gradually settles after the barbarous murder of the patriarch of one of the most renowned mafia families to have graced the land of U.P., it’s time to throw some light on the infallible greatness…

Some people on my timeline have asked me, if I oppose Khalistan, why don’t I oppose the concept of Hindu Rashtra? Why don’t I? My answer may seem biased, but right now, this is the only answer I have got. Hindu Rashtra does not mean creating a separate country. The…

I was exercising in my balcony in the morning. In the facing building, I saw a woman offering water to Surya Devta (Sun God) from her balcony. It brought to my mind an old Guru Nanak Dev story. Once he was standing in a river. He would take some water…

Nupur Sharma offended the Muslim community by quoting something from Quran. Irrespective of whether what she quoted exists or not in Quran, offense was taken and she had to go underground. Death threats were issued. She was removed from the party post. Multiple people were killed just for supporting her. …

Someone on Twitter said that RRR is going to be India’s entry for the Oscars this year. In our effort to avoid watching Bollywood movies these days my wife and I watch South Indian movies. Another reason for watching RRR was because the makers (Rajmouli et al.) …

Acceptance would be a good step towards lasting reconciliation. Noted writer Chetan Bhagat recently published an article (behind a paywall) in which he suggests that both Hindus and Muslims should come together and construct Mospels — a combination of mosques and temples. He has become the subject of ridicule on…

Marcella is a British crime series Netflix. In every season, as much as I saw it, they solve one crime per season and every season has 8 episodes, or at least the first season has 8 episodes. Marcella is a police detective. In the first season she’s a housewife and…

What happens when you bust a firecracker? Banning the firecrackers has got nothing to do with pollution or controlling the environment. There are many human activities that are worse culprits than bursting firecrackers for a couple of days. The parali-burning farmers of Punjab cause much more severe damage to the…