Syed Mahmood’s legacy as colonial India’s dissenting judge

Dara Shikoh’s defeat was a turning point in history as the concept of an inclusive India yielded to the supremacy of Islam. The consequences of the decisive battle of Samugarh were felt for more than three centuries despite the Mughal empire’s rapid disintegration under the weight of his victorious brother’s bigotry

Imran Khan had one ingrained virtue. He was breathtakingly sincere. But good intentions do not constitute good governance. Like an amateur, he overestimated his abilities when he needed wile or guile as strategy. On his day of judgment, Imran compared his predicament to that of Imam Hussain. The messiah may be faltering, but the messiah complex is alive and well

Why Narendra Modi is the mothers’ choice

America sought the impossible, Russia the unattainable

Listen to ‘Aye Mere Watan ke Logon’ in the silence of solitude and you will break down as everyone else has done at some point or the other

Justice Pulbandi and the hanged Maharaja

A spy among friends and bonding with Ian Fleming

Covid and the poligarchy of India

An error and a tragedy