opinion- Page 102

By Akaramullah Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar. On the first day of Muharram, the Islamic New Year is observed by Muslims. The Islamic calendar is a lunar

By Aslam Abdullah Muharram, the 10th of the Islamic calendar brings out fissures in the Muslim community. Its a day when a segment of Muslims mourn the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the

By ekhar Gupta For several years now, the BJP has vicariously used its hyper-patriotic commando-comic channels as a strategic asset. One objective is to create an environment of hostility and distrust about

By Patralekha Chatterjee There is something about men of God that lesser mortals like us ought to know. Those who claim to speak on behalf of God typically don’t rely on the

By Dipankar Dasgupta Tax evaders are not the only kind of people who inhabit the world. It is not hard to discover persons who do pay taxes. And apart from these, there

By K. K. Shahid In his victory speech the day after the July 25 elections, in which the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) won by a convincing margin, Imran Khan underlined a willingness to

By D. Raja The RSS has sought to engage with the civil society and political formations without substantially altering its sectarian, divisive, communal and fascist outlook. Its diabolic adherence to the unconstitutional

By Ishtiaq Ahmed A few days ago, a student wrote to me, recommending that I discuss death: something we all know is a reality which nobody can deny. Let me define death,

By Moin Qazi The South Indian city of Bidar -the northernmost part of Karnataka, 145 km from Hyderabad-is a placid habitation where Hindus and Muslims peaceably coexist to the eternal rhythms of

By Joe Macaron An interactive murder mystery game is rocking the White House since last week. An anonymous op-ed in the New York Times by a senior official in the Trump administration