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Desh Kapoor

Desh Kapoor

Seeker. Searching. Exploring. Indiscriminately chronicling his times.

Breakdown of Indian Nationalism and the Impending Consequences

Breakdown of Indian Nationalism and the Impending Consequences

Nationalism is not some tangible thing that one can see or touch. It is not Jingoism either. It is a feeling that those whom you share a certain ethos, way of life and boundaries with are as important as you. Probably more. It would have been best if the world

How to Deal with MMS Scandals and the Consequent Suicidal Situations

Last week a girl from Almora [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/MMS-not-XII-result-drove-girl-to-suicide/articleshow/52544341.cms] committed suicide over an MMS. It was believed that she had done so because of her board exam results, but subsequent information says that it was because of an MMS of her with a

Indian resistance against foreign attacks. Friday Night with Hamid Bashani Ep53

Indian resistance against foreign attacks. Friday Night with Hamid Bashani Ep53

source [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34TnjuO5sAg]

How TOI and The Hindu made a Mockery of a Young Girl’s Death

How TOI and The Hindu made a Mockery of a Young Girl’s Death

It is important to understand the abysmal levels to which India’s journalism has fallen to these days. This helps us take everything peddled by these Tabloids-masquerading-as-Newspapers with a lot more than a “pinch of salt”! How TOI and The Hindu made a Mockery of a Young Girl's

#TryBeatingMeLightly: Pakistani Women Stand up to Abusive Women Protection Bill!

#TryBeatingMeLightly: Pakistani Women Stand up to Abusive Women Protection Bill!

In Quran’s Surah An-Nisa (The Women), there is a verse which says that if a woman is not obedient enough, then men can “strike them”. The modern commentators interpret this verse to put in the qualifier “strike lightly”. Who decides what is “lightly” however, is left unsaid. 4:34

Robert Vadra, Gandhis and Congress: The league of Plunderers and Scamsters

Robert Vadra, Gandhis and Congress: The league of Plunderers and Scamsters

Sanjay Bhandari is an arms dealer. India’s Income Tax authorities have found email exchanges between Bhandari and Robert vadra (son-in-law) of Sonia Gandhi, which allude to a very expensive house in London. The emails have been sent by Vadra and Manoj Arora to Sumit Chadda, Bhandari’s relative. The

#SwamyVsRajan: Political Battles of Raghuram Rajan and Subramanian Swamy

#SwamyVsRajan: Political Battles of Raghuram Rajan and Subramanian Swamy

A war of words has been going on between India’s RBI Chief, Raghuram Rajan and Dr. Subramanian Swamy, a top economic, legal and political mind. Just for context, let us understand their backgrounds. Raghuram Rajan: is an IIT-D undergrad in Electrical Engg, MBA from IIM-A, PhD from MIT Sloan