because the truth needs to be told
Once upon a time, there was no Sikh face in the BJP, except a handful who could be counted on fingers outside Punjab. In fact, there was no Sikh face in the Jana Sangh -the precursor of the present-day BJP. Even the RSS -Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh had to inv... More »
This is a sterling example of brilliant journalists of established mastheads indulging in rank corrupt journalism, motivated by their biases, not due to any lack of knowledge. Vandita Mishra of the Indian Express is not someone who will not notice or will forg... More »
A rather amusing but also poignant message posted by Senior Journalist SP Singh within minutes of the news about death of Indian auto industry baron Rahul Bajaj breaking elicited many a response in various social media groups. We took the liberty to ask SP Sin... More »
Academicians, environmental activists, religious activists led by Baba Seechewal and Giani Kewal Singh staged a spirited march in Ludhiana to enforce a Green Manifesto for all political parties and candidates contesting elections for the Punjab Assembly Electi... More »
Jumping into the hijab row, Shekhar Gupta-run The Print published a short editorial note that questioned those defending Muslim women’s right to hijab on the ostensible grounds of it being a “regressive practice”, and then equated turbans with ghoonghats, proj... More »
Punjab will soon cast its vote. Punjabis will stream in their hundreds, thousands, to the nearest polling booths set up in schools from which kids have been kept away because schools could have, ostensibly, spread Covid, and will cast their votes. These will e... More »
Something sinister is happening to us, to the people interested in Punjab politics. We are tracking an electoral campaign, watching the shenanigans of politicians of all hues, and wondering if the newly formed SSM -Samyukta Samaj Morcha will undercut the Aam A... More »
Prof G N Saibaba is dying in the Taloja prison in Mumbai. During her recent visit to Punjab, his wife -Vasanti, who has been his life-long companion in thick and thin, told human rights activists and media, “My husband told me that I should not be surprised if... More »
“ਪ੍ਰੋਫੈਸਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ, ਯਾਰਾ ਕੈਂਸਰ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ”, ਕੁਝ ਹੱਸਦੇ-ਹੱਸਦੇ, ਕੁਝ ਗੰਭੀਰਤਾ ਨਾਲ ਬਾਈ ਜੀ ਕਮਿੱਕਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਨੇ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਫੋਨ ‘ਤੇ ਕੋਈ ਸਾਲ ਕੁ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਕਿਹਾ। ਯਕੀਨ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੋਇਆ। ਬਾਈ ਜੀ ਸਵੇਰੇ-ਆਥਣੇ ਪਰਸ਼ਾਦਾ ਤੇ ਚੋਣਵੀਆਂ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਛਕਣ ਵਾਲੇ, ਕਸਰਤ ਤੇ ਮਿਹਨਤ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਿਆ ਨੂੰ ਇਹ ਕਿਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਹੋਇਆ। ਨਾਲ ਹੀ ਕਿਹਾ, “... More »
From the NCERT books taught in Indian schools to the work of Ramachandra Guha, to the endless piles of books that UPSC aspirants gorge upon, you will be told that the first non-congress government in independent India was the one elected in 1957 in Kerala and ... More »
The Old Lady of Boribunder has had a go at the Sikhs again. It is systemic in their thoughts and works. It seems to be ingrained in their philosophy towards Sikhs and Sikhism and is frequently reflected in their editorials and opinion columns. I have not yet ... More »
Top-level security protocols in India are not really the stuff of public discourse, and except for a handful of people and veteran journalists who have frequently travelled with successive prime ministers, hardly anyone understands the intricacies of security,... More »