Narendra Modi

The Fuhrer Is Here

This an article I wrote on 16 December 2002, just after Modi was re-elected as CM of Gujrat for a second term. For some strange reasons, the article can't be…

Open letter to Namo App!

Today, in the Hindi newspaper Bhaskar, in the news briefing, there is a small news that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked people for their opinion on India's progress in…

Darkness Visible

The relationship between BJP and RSS is a mystery ordinary mortals cannot penetrate.The RSS supremo seemed to be firing salvos in a direction that covered the BJP headquarters.There has not…

The Hug of a Humbug!

Few will not remember Judas Iscariot and the role he played in the betrayal of Jesus For those who don’t know or don’t remember, these passages from Sacred Scripture will help put things in perspective:…

The Meditation Will Be Televised

No one can grudge any hardworking person some rest, some downtime. Whether an ordinary mortal or a divinely-inspired being. Most world leaders catch a break during the year, to recover…

Modi is a Gadha

Yesterday I was interviewed by the well known journalist Neelu Vyas on Modi's drama of sitting and praying in Vivekanand Rock in Kanyakumari, Tamilnadu.  Neelu had interviewed me earlier too…

Meditation as a Political Act

After spreading the venom of deceptive Hindutva politics during his election campaign meetings, the master propagandist, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, plans to meditate for forty-eight hours at the Vivekananda Rock…

“Aham Brahmasmi”: The Grandiose Self

Raja bola raat haiMantri bola raat haiSantri bola raat haiYe subah subah subah ki baat hai                Gorakh Pandey (King said its nightMinister said it is nightSentry said it was…

Modi & His “Secular” Strategy!

So, how seriously should Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s words be taken about his “never” having expressed anything against Muslims, talked about any Hindu-Muslim communalism and so forth? He even stated…

 Will BJP, Modi, accept defeat?

It is being discussed in social media and among people that whether Modi will remain in power even if BJP is defeated in the elections. Ex-Central minister Yashwant Sinha, while…

Modi’s Image & the Indian Vote!

Paradoxically, it is primarily during electoral phase that significance of Indian vote appears to matter most strongly for practically all politicians in the race. Of course, it is great to…

When Farce Becomes Fact

Around 327BC, in his quest to expand the Macedonian Empire, Alexander annexed Punjab and Sindh (in present-day Pakistan). But after reaching a location named Taxila, his ambition to move further…

How Modi is destroying the BJP

For a very long time, I was absolutely certain that India could never be ruled by a Hitler. My argument was that there are already too many Hitlers in the…

Empty Vessels make more noise

In a recent monologue morphed as an interview, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke for more than an hour with Smita Prakash, a friendly journalist that made no attempt to hide…

Mythical Geography of Dwarka

Our indefatigable Prime Minister,not content with being the 'only Rockstar politician on the international arena',has now taken one step closer to being elevated to the Hindu Pantheon in popular imagination…

Modi’s Majoritarianism

Delhi – Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host a ceremony next week consecrating a temple in Ayodhya to Ram, an avatar of the Hindu God Vishnu. The temple is controversial…

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