Politics

Sameer Gudhate presents the Book Review of Courting Justice: The Terrible Truth About Our Courts by Rajesh Talwar

Have you ever wondered what really happens behind the towering walls of our courthouses? I mean, beyond the televised high-profile cases or the movie-style courtroom dramas. Rajesh Talwar’s Courting Justice: The Terrible Truth About Our Courts doesn’t just crack open the doors—it throws them wide open. Originally published in 1995, this 30th Anniversary Kindle Edition comes updated, and trust me, ...

Have we lost humanity?

Just when I was thinking to write something related to humanity, today I read the news where I went numb I did not know how to react on it.THE TERROR ATTACK AT J&K.Where are we leading to? Why are we judged on the basis of the language we speak?Why are discriminated on the basis of our caste and religion?Have we lost humanity? Or have we forgotten we are born Humans?Every other day, there is some ...

Trump, Tariffs, Tax cuts what?

This article is my attempt to better understand how tariffs work, whether they benefit an economy, and the repercussions of reciprocal tariffs. Are these measures truly advantageous for economic growth, or do they create unintended consequences?This video [2] by Khan academy served as a key reference for me, and I kept revisiting it to gain more clarity on this subject.Who Benefits from Tariffs?A ...

Free Speech?

Another celebrity is the latest victim of India’s true culture.One that binds us and unites us. One that we swear by and kill for.  Personal taste. Pet Peeves. Judgement.Its a basic human trait, to be fair. No part of the world, however unexplored, is untouched by it. But I am yet to find a people who use it for as many different purposes as Indians. From concluding what one wants to eat, to getti...

Book: Half-truths and whole numbers - Interesting data points

Page 20: Uttar Pradesh, with over 200 million people, recorded just over 10,000 cases of grievous hurt in 2014. In contrast, London, with under 9 million people, recorded over 70,000 cases of assault with injury offences, according to its police statistics for 2014-15. London’s crime rate is 7x of UP. Page 29: During the 2010-2014 survey, the Indian sample demonstrated a lower commitment to democr...

Leaders

Indira Gandhi remains India’s first and only female Prime Minister. And in a country like India, where women are still not treated as equal to men, that is celebrated. But I want to argue against it - on multiple counts. We have many more female role models, should we care to look closely. None attained the power that she did, but none should, in the manner that she did it. My only exhortation to ...

Democracy

It was complete co-incidence that I started reading this book at the same time as the drama in South Korea was unfolding. And the fact that the people of South Korea shut down this nonsense even before it began, yet again shows the fragile nature of democracy in countries like S Korea who had to fight tooth and nail for it. This hard won democracy needs to be protected at all costs. As in South Ko...

State

The Proud Forehead

You share quiet moments with death,Standing tall where the world ends,At the border where life feels fragile,Yet your resolve never bends.The Himalayas stretch endlessly before you,Wrapped in a cold, merciless white.There’s nothing but snow, silence,And your unwavering fight.The wind cuts like knives, the frost grips your soul,But your fire refuses to fade.In the heart of this frozen wilderness,Yo...

Banned Books

Banning books is a sign of cowardice. A society that tolerates this act is actively hindering it's own well being. While this act can be disguised and paraded as securing order and peace, it is a form of insidious censorship that serves only to curtail any exploration of the truth.