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The Indian Identity

~By Dilip Bobb   Nowadays the focus is on Aadhaar cards and marrying them with Pan Cards and then mating them with your Sim Card but there are many other ways to identify us Indians. ...

Ministry for Happiness

   ~Dilip Bobb The idea is not borrowed from Arundhati Roy’s book—she is up there with Dawood and Hafeez on the NDA’s list of public enemies—but from Shivraj Singh Chouhan. The Madhya P...

The Cons and the Pros

  ~By Dilip Bobb When Nobel laureate Amartya Sen titled his book “The Argumentative Indian”, he was stating the obvious. We Indians love to argue, over love—and everything else, and here’s anot...

The End of Days

~By Dilip Bobb   Nowadays, there seems to be a day for everyone—nary a day passes when it is not dedicated to person, place or thing—Teacher’s Day, Children’s Day,  Friendship Day, Yoga D...

The Teachings of Guru-Cool

  By Dilip Bobb The traditional Gurukul is seen as being past its sell by date. It’s now Guru-Cool that’s in fashion, where religious teachings are more in keeping with modern times and today’s...

There is a plan

~By Dilip Bobb   This government has a unique way of creating a feel-good atmosphere. In Chinese military schools, it is described as the art of turning a disaster into a triumph. It is a...

Alternate Professions

  ~By Dilip Bobb Here’s a thought. What if some prominent Indians had not opted for the professions they are now in? Maybe they could have done a lot better in an alternative career, one perhap...

Independence Day Memories

~By Dilip Bobb   Each year, on August 15, we turn to the Red Fort to hear what our leader of the day has to say about freedom and our future. The speeches are usually, as Donald Trump wou...

The Last Resort

Above: Illustration (Anthony Lawrence)   ~By Dilip Bobb The phrase “Last Resort” has acquired a new meaning thanks to political brinkmanship Indian style where state legislators from one ...

The New Dictionary

Above Illustration: Anthony Lawrence   By Dilip Bobb Language, they say, is a living thing, much like the Yamuna and the Ganges. That basically means that dictionaries are going past their se...

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