Some Forgotten Heroes Of The Emergency, The Telegraph
As we mark the 40th anniversary of the promulgation of the Emergency, we shall hear many politicians speak about their sufferings and sacrifices. L. K. Advani has already spoken, and [...]
The Civil Servant Who Spoke Truth To Power, Hindustan Times
Shortly after the UPA Government was re-elected in 2009, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, received five fascinating letters from a man living in Bhopal. The first letter shredded the [...]
The Bose Whom Japan Still Remembers, The Telegraph
I was recently in Japan, and asked my hosts what memories remained in that country of Subhas Chandra Bose, the great Indian patriot who fought alongside the Japanese against the [...]
Dreams Of Bat And Ball, The Telegraph
When I was young, many of my dreams were about cricket. I was then obsessed with the game, which I played quite seriously at both school and university. My college [...]
Homage To A Birdman, The Telegraph
The Urdu word ‘shareef’ has many meanings. An online dictionary offers ‘noble’, ‘gentlemanly’, and ‘civilized’, to which one can add: ‘refined; courteous; honourable; civil; civilized’. Among the most shareef men [...]
Why Liberals Must Support A Common Civil Code, The Telegraph
Thirty years ago this fortnight, the Supreme Court passed its famous judgment in the Shah Bano case. A Muslim man had divorced his wife and stopped providing for her maintenance. [...]