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Desh Kapoor

Desh Kapoor

Seeker. Searching. Exploring. Indiscriminately chronicling his times.

Autorickshaws: Amazing Rides and Engaging Drivers

Auto-rickshaws are a common sight in many many developing countries. For those who are from India, they know that a “rick” is a life-saver. There are many names for a rickshaw – three-wheeler, samosa, tempo, tuk-tuk, trishaw, autorick, or even bajaj (after the company which makes the most popular version in

The Phony Cacophony of Our Hashtag Morality

Political correctness is shrill these days. The faux morality on display is created by media. Media, which wants attention, even when there is not enough merit, plays up sides and two positions. This or That. There are no greys and there are no go-betweens. There is no such thing as

How Cow Slaughter has been Used to humiliate the Hindus!

How Cow Slaughter has been Used to humiliate the Hindus!

Beef is synonymous with Islam in India now. In fact, when a friend of mine married a Muslim guy and was converted to Islam, the first thing she was given to eat – despite the fact that she disliked meat – was beef. This is a critical step in conversions of Hindus

Writer’s Protest: Trouble is That Victims of Intellectual Fascism are Now Speaking Up!

When in 2014, the media pundits were making predictions on India’s General elections, hardly anyone gave Modi’s BJP more than 220 seats. Yet, the part won 282. Where did the media fail and why? On the social media, in the broader mainstream media and in the intellectual narrative

Islam in Israel: Sheikh Ghassan Manasra chats with Tahir Gora in Candid Talk @ TAG TV

Islam in Israel: Sheikh Ghassan Manasra chats with Tahir Gora in Candid Talk @ TAG TV

Islam in Israel: Sheikh Ghassan Manasra chats with Tahir Gora in Candid Talk @ TAG TV source [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=af8cgPn3Z_s]

Return of Sahitya Akademi and Incestuous Networks of Indian Intellectuals

If I create a world with two categories and I am in one of them by my own definition, then where will the “others” fall? In the dark alley. As the ignoramuses. This is what has happened to the narrative and debate on important cultural and social topics in India.

How Social Media Drowns me in the “Wisdom Ennui”

Between WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest – any normal human seems to be bombarded with wisdom, “truths”, half-truths, moral statements and idioms that seem set to make every sender seem like God itself. But are all those Aunts, Cousins, Uncles and Siblings who send you those sometimes wonderfully worded messages, really