In the wake of the recent events in Gujarat, we have to look again at what Belgian scholar Koenraad Elst, has called "negationism", which means " the denial of crimes…

When we were young, some of our heroes were Mao-tse Tung, Che Guevara, or even sometimes Pol-Pot. Of course, in time, we learnt about the crimes of Mao, who killed…

Last Saturday, a few of us were conferred the Natchiketa prize of journalism by the PM, in the presence of Shri L.K. Advani. Because of time pressure, there was no…

At a time when we see that politicians, journalists, philosophers, spiritualists even, utter only the politically correct. At a time when nobody really dares to call a spade a spade,…

Westerners have often a deep suspicion of ‘Gurus’ and are wary of anything which has a “Hindu” flavor. It is true that some of the gurus teaching in the West…

Today, if a Hindu wants to undertake a pilgrimage to one of the most ancient shrines in the history of Hinduism, Amarnath, he must do it under heavy police and…

SynopsisA country needs a people who are proud of their own culture and civilisation to move forward. That is what true nationalism – not jingoism - is about. It also…

Saying the valley of Kashmir is Kashmir, is as if you were stating that Champagne is France. The real problem with Kashmir started with my ancestors, the Doghras, mostly in…

What India needs, 'especially at this moment, is the aggressive virtues, the spirit of soaring idealism, bold creation, fearless resistance, courageous attack; of the passive tamasic spirit of inertia, we…

In 1898, French writer Emile Zola wrote an open letter to the then French President in the newspaper L’Aurore, titled “J’accuse” (‘I accuse’). In this 4000 words article, he accused…