Art and the Autobiographical – Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s Confessions and James Joyce’s Portrait of the Artist in Perspective

While composing any kind of art, be it painting, performance, or literary work, a creator lends a part...

Orientalism and the representation of the other

The other literature is the representation of the non-western and non-white populations. The other is commonly depicted as grotesque,...

Western Renaissance

INTRODUCTION The world's history is divided into three periods: ancient, middle (or medieval), and modern. The Middle Ages roughly...

Husnara Salim: the grand niece of the first educational minister of India

I had not heard of Husnara Salim until recently when someone informed me about her, and sent me her whatsapp number. I then had long talks with her on whatsapp,...

Rahul Gandhi”s America visit

Rahul Gandhi is on an extended 10 day America visit, where he has been speaking to audiences, mostly of NRIs, but also others. I have heard him on several youtube...

Was I wrong?

I was strongly criticised some time back when I called 90% Indians fools. But was I wrong ? I will here deal with only one aspect of their foolishness...

The Wrong Turn

Women should have justice as well as praise, and if she is to dispense with either, she can better...

The Road of Peace

"Nobody tells you when you're young that life keeps going. It keeps going, whether you approve of the...

Carpe Diem

How amazing it is to witness the passing of the clouds! How mesmerizing it is to witness the...

History

The Wrong Turn

Women should have justice as well as praise, and if she is to dispense with either, she can better afford to part with the latter...

Lesson of Monotheism in the Story of the People of Cave

The Qur’an narrates the story of some youth who left their homes and sought refuge in a cave in order to protect their faith....

From the Pulpit to the Podium: Martin Luther’s Impact on Black Activism

There are two reasons for someone to be famous and be remembered year after year: either he is a good man or a very...

Carpe Diem

How amazing it is to witness the passing of the clouds! How mesmerizing it is to witness the...

Unity of Indians is absolutely essential today

In our 5000 years known history, unity of Indians was never so vital as it is at this...

My email to Elon Musk, owner and CEO of Twitter

Dear Mr Elon Musk, I am a former Judge of the Indian Supreme Court, and have been on twitter...

Chali hai rasm ki koi na sar utha ke chale

I just now received this WhatsApp message after a gap of several days from a Pakistani who earlier...

The big lie

In his book ‘Mein Kampf’ Adolf Hitler wrote that...

Acquiring farmers land in India

Land belonging to farmers in India is often acquired...

Social Science

Arts

Poetry

Entertainment

“Baghawat: the song of resistance” Song Review

Reading my piece on dissent makes me think of...

The Hindu Way: representation of Indian cultural history

Phenomenology says that "our perception must be free from...

Hostile Homelands: The new Alliance between India and Israel by Azad Essa

According to the demographic data, published in worldoMeter India's...

The Lady In Her Dreams

Aligarh is a fascinating city. It is a historical...

Literature