Guest Blogging

This Was Inevitable

Yesterday, 22nd January, a large part of India was saffronised ( saffron is the sacred religious colour among Hindus ). From a legal and Constitutional...

The Next Step Forward

The 'pran pratishtha' ( instilling life in an idol ) ceremony taking place today, 22nd January, in the Ram Temple in Ayodhya in which...

Ram and Rahim

A magnificient Ram temple is going to be consecrated on 22nd January by the Indian Prime Minister Modi, and the whole of India is...

Justice Katju’s Farewell to Poet Munawwar Rana

Recently one of the greatest Urdu poets of India, Munawwar Rana ( 26.11.52--14.1.2024 ) passed away at the age of 71. His death is...

The Way Out for Pakistanis: Suggested by Justice Katju

After the recent verdict of the Pakistan Supreme Court depriving former Prime Minister Imran Khan's PTI party of its election symbol, which has almost...

Bilkis Bano Case Convicts Absconding

In my article given below I had mentioned about the 11 persons convicted of horrendous crimes on Bilkis Bano and her family, 7 of...

The Sad Demise of Ustad Rashid Khan

One of the greatest present day Hindustani classical music singer, and one of my favourites, Rashid Khan, died today at the relatively young age...

The Bilkis Bano Case

In the 2002 'riots' in Gujarat ( which was really a massacre of Muslims ), a large number of Bilkis Bano's family members were...

Long live the Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court

I have always been an admirer of the Pathans. These people, though poor, prefer death to dishonour and slavery. Their country ( presently much of...

My Indian Countrymen

I am 78, and have only a few more years to live. So let me tell you the truth before I leave the world : The...