June 18th, 2002 How do we understand cult figures like Sarvarkar? Was he a freedom fighter? What does the record say? When cult figures made out to be above temptation and beyond reproach are found to have feet of clay how should the followers react? We have two examples from here and now. Some priests… Continue reading Sarvarkar’s mercy plea

June 5th, 2002 The build up on the frontier may not be, as alleged by the opponents of the ruling RSS/VHP/BJP/BajrangDal Shiv Sena combine, a deliberate diversionary tactic designed to take Gujarat away from banner headlines and prime time telecasts. There is no denying the fact that no one talks about the sufferings of the… Continue reading 1902 Versus 2002

April 2nd, 2002 With the death of Queen Mother Elizabeth, half a century after that of her husband George VI, the last person to use the ‘Imperial’ title for India has passed on. Her husband ceased to be Emperor in 1947 when India and Pakistan became independent of Britain. The inscript ‘Ind. Imp.’ was dropped… Continue reading Itihaas: Death of the Last British Empress of India