because the truth needs to be told
Something sinister is happening to us, to the people interested in Punjab politics. We are tracking an electoral campaign, watching the shenanigans of politicians of all hues, and wondering if the newly formed SSM -Samyukta Samaj Morcha will undercut the Aam A... More »
Prof G N Saibaba is dying in the Taloja prison in Mumbai. During her recent visit to Punjab, his wife -Vasanti, who has been his life-long companion in thick and thin, told human rights activists and media, “My husband told me that I should not be surprised if... More »
“ਪ੍ਰੋਫੈਸਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ, ਯਾਰਾ ਕੈਂਸਰ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ”, ਕੁਝ ਹੱਸਦੇ-ਹੱਸਦੇ, ਕੁਝ ਗੰਭੀਰਤਾ ਨਾਲ ਬਾਈ ਜੀ ਕਮਿੱਕਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਨੇ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਫੋਨ ‘ਤੇ ਕੋਈ ਸਾਲ ਕੁ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਕਿਹਾ। ਯਕੀਨ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੋਇਆ। ਬਾਈ ਜੀ ਸਵੇਰੇ-ਆਥਣੇ ਪਰਸ਼ਾਦਾ ਤੇ ਚੋਣਵੀਆਂ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਛਕਣ ਵਾਲੇ, ਕਸਰਤ ਤੇ ਮਿਹਨਤ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਿਆ ਨੂੰ ਇਹ ਕਿਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਹੋਇਆ। ਨਾਲ ਹੀ ਕਿਹਾ, “... More »
From the NCERT books taught in Indian schools to the work of Ramachandra Guha, to the endless piles of books that UPSC aspirants gorge upon, you will be told that the first non-congress government in independent India was the one elected in 1957 in Kerala and ... More »
The Old Lady of Boribunder has had a go at the Sikhs again. It is systemic in their thoughts and works. It seems to be ingrained in their philosophy towards Sikhs and Sikhism and is frequently reflected in their editorials and opinion columns. I have not yet ... More »
Top-level security protocols in India are not really the stuff of public discourse, and except for a handful of people and veteran journalists who have frequently travelled with successive prime ministers, hardly anyone understands the intricacies of security,... More »
Lord Aton of Liverpool, who has been spearheading cross-bench debates on the challenge of refugees leaving Africa and Asia in the British House of Lords, opened another dialogue on 6 January 2022 on the issue of Mass Displacement of Refugees. The gravity of th... More »
After the Indian farmers’ movement achieved a historic victory in forcing the BJP government to repeal the three farm laws passed last year, Dr Pritam Singh, Professor Emeritus, Oxford Brookes Business School, Oxford, UK outlines three important dimensions, in... More »
HOW IS YOUR MENTAL HEALTH? We know no one’s asked you before. It’s time to ask –‘Ki Haal Hai?’ The fact is that we are sick. And we are afraid to talk about it. Too many of us are actually broken deep inside –shattered. Many are on the verge. We read heartbrea... More »
Dr Dharamvira Gandhi, former Member of Parliament from Patiala, Punjab, estranged from Aam Aadmi Party and known for his independent stances, has now openly issued a clarion call to “the progressives and all the secular-modernist liberals” to vote for the Cong... More »
MIND THE GAP: In this day and age of byte/bite-sized remarks flung across Facebook or Twitter masquerading as arguments, we continue to believe in the power of real journalism: brave, objective, intelligent, and marked by sobriety. With Kisan Morcha making a m... More »
Under the aegis of the Sikh political body -Dal Khalsa, in a far-reaching move, the leadership and delegates from various states of India which see a continuous violation of human rights, will gather in Amritsar on the historic World Human Rights Day, 10 Decem... More »