by Adnan Alavi
Do I feel good writing such pieces about Vande Matram (originally Bande Mataram in Bengali) or digging out passages from a controversial over-a-century-old novel? No, I hate doing it but every time I see debates on televisions and public fora where nobody just wants to listen to any other viewpoint and the anchors turn so [...]
by Adnan Alavi
The cacophony over Vande Mataram has reached sickening levels & its time to dwell on intellectual dishonesty of politicians, ignorance of masses & shrewdness of BJP.
If anybody has an iota of nationalism and respect towards our martyrs, this novel needs to be condemned in the harshest words. When thousands of Hindus and Muslims, as [...]
