Markandey Katju
By Justice Katju For advertisement on our platform, do call at +91 6377460764 or email us at [email protected]. I saw today a video which reveals, if the statements of advocate Arun Agarwal are correct, a shocking state of affairs of the Indian judiciary Among the other things mentioned by Arun Agarwal was the holiday of CJI … Read more
I saw the panel discussion anchored by eminent senior advocate of the Supreme Court and former Union Minister Kapil Sibal on the shoe throwing on CJI Gavai, which included retired Supreme Court Justices Gupta, Kaul and Dhulia For advertisement on our platform, do call at +91 6377460764 or email us at [email protected]. I had in an earlier … Read more
Today, 17th October 2025 is the birth anniversary of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan ( 1817-1898 ) For advertisement on our platform, do call at +91 6377460764 or email us at [email protected]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syed_Ahmad_Khan It is celebrated every year as Sir Syed Day, particularly by the students of Aligarh Muslim University, which he created, and old boys … Read more
The journalist Karan Thapar interviewed TMC MP Mahua Moitra about the ongoing visit of the Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Mutaqqi to India For advertisement on our platform, do call at +91 6377460764 or email us at [email protected]. Karan Thapar asked Mahua Moitra whether Mutaqqi should have been invited to India at all considering that women … Read more
My appeal to all Muslims and other non-Hindus in the Indian subcontinent to celebrate Diwali For advertisement on our platform, do call at +91 6377460764 or email us at [email protected]. By Justice Katju I had gone to the dargah of the great sufi saint Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia in Delhi on his urs on 12th October … Read more
Today, Sunday, 12th October 2025 my old friend Salman Khursheed, eminent senior advocate of the Supreme Court and former Union Minister, whom I have known for about 40 years, and I made a joint visit to the dargah of famous sufi saint Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya in Delhi on the occasion of his 722nd Urs.I regard … Read more
Dr. Joseph Needham (1900-1995) was a brilliant British bio-chemist who had obtained a doctorate from Cambridge University in 1925, specializing in embryology and morphogenesis. Later, Dr. Needham developed an interest in China, and after visiting China several times wrote his mammoth book ‘Science and Civilization in China’ in 24 volumes ( see Simon Winchester’s ‘The … Read more
The Mimansa principles of InterpretationBy Justice KatjuWhen the British came to India they propagated the notion that Indians were only a race of fools and savages, and whatever knowledge existed in the world came from the West. Apart from other things they introduced in India was a system of interpreting legal texts based on a … Read more
A lawyer threw a shoe at the Chief Justice of India, Justice BR Gavai, in court recently, alleging that the CJI had insulted Hinduism For advertisement on our platform, do call at +91 6377460764 or email us at [email protected]. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/sanatan-ka-apmaan-nahi-sahenge-lawyer-throws-shoe-at-cji-gavai-in-sc-how-he-reacted/articleshow/124333954.cms In an earlier petition in his court, seeking a direction to the authorities to restore … Read more
Our ancient thinkers believed that the worst state of affairs possible in society is a state of lawlessness. When the rule of law collapses, it is replaced by matsyanyaya, which means the law of the jungle. In Sanskrit, the word ‘matsya’ means fish, and matsyanyaya means a state of affairs where the big fish devours the smaller ones. … Read more
I was reading the Bhagavad Purana, written about 2500 years ago, and in the 12th Chapter (Skandha) is the following description of Kaliyug (in which we are living) which I thought had a striking resemblance to the prevailing conditions in India today :” As the Age turns to evil (that is, when Kaliyug begins) every … Read more
I am sorry for Imran Khan, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, who has been in jail in Pakistan since August 2023, with no prospect of an early release. For advertisement on our platform, do call at +91 6377460764 or email us at [email protected]. At one time he was a national hero, who had captained Pakistan’s … Read more
Kamal Morarka, a Mumbai businessman, who died a few years back, was my close friend. He was a secular person, who used to give a huge iftaar party in Delhi every year during the Holy Month of Ramzan, to which he would always invite me. For advertisement on our platform, do call at +91 6377460764 or … Read more
The German philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche ( 1844-1890), has been one of the most misunderstood philosophers in the world, though, in my opinion, one of the greatest. His philosophy is of particular relevance to India today. For advertisement on our platform, do call at +91 6377460764 or email us at [email protected]. Nietzsche wrote several books to … Read more
Not once did Karan Thapar ask what is the evidence or proof that Pakistan was behind it, and not once does Shivshankar Menon go into this crucial question. Like the TV media which started blaming Pakistan within a short time after the incident, though there had been no investigation, the whole interview proceeds on the footing, and taking it for granted, that Pakistan was the culprit.
I am sometimes interviewed by Pakistani journalists. But when they send me a video link of the video recording, which I want to post on my facebook page and twitter, I find it has been blocked by the Indian authorities, with the words : For advertisement on our platform, do call at +91 6377460764 or … Read more
I saw many videos of some top universities of the world, many of them American
There was a video discussion on Kapil Sibal’s show ‘Dil Se with Kapil Sibal’ on the recent judgment of the Indian Supreme Court in State of Tamilnadu vs Governor of Tamilnadu, regarding the role of Governors of Indian states
In this article he has strongly come out in favour of freedom of speech, particularly in Universities. He quotes John Milton, and writes ” Within the portals of universities, all kinds of ideas, which includes repulsive ideas, must be allowed to be expressed. Freedom of expression helps us in attaining the truth ”.
Why is this so? After all, almost 300 years have expired since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. By now poverty, unemployment, hunger, etc., should have been abolished everywhere in the world. Why has that not happened?
So my message to Indian Express journalists is this : keep it up, you are justifying your salt ( i.e. your huge salaries ), and doing a great job for your masters. Kareena Kapoor’s eating schedule is obviously more important to you than the plight of thehundreds of millions of hungry Indian women. Shaabaash !
Most people hero-worship famous political leaders like Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill, and Lenin, or brilliant military commanders such as Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and Napoleon. For advertisement on our platform, do call at +91 6377460764 or email us at [email protected]. I, too, admire many of them. However, my greater heroes are those who remain … Read more
Pathans were originally from Afghanistan, though now they are found in large numbers in Pakistan and India too. They are a brave people, and Afghanistan is said to be the graveyard of invaders For advertisement on our platform, do call at +91 6377460764 or email us at [email protected]. Their surnames are Khan (though not all … Read more
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Imran Khan entered Pakistani politics in 1996 creating a new political party, the PTI, saying he will introduce honesty in public life. But later he realised that he must make compromises if he wants to win elections. So in the 2018 parliamentary elections he gave numerous PTI tickets to dubious ‘electables’ i.e. corrupt businessmen like sugar barons and corrupt politicians.
Ham ne bhi apni naheef awaaz ko For advertisement on our platform, do call at +91 6377460764 or email us at [email protected]. Shaamil-e-shor-e-jahaan karna to hai At the age of 79, I deserve rest. But how can I have it ? I see my country in a terrible condition, with massive poverty, massive unemployment, appalling … Read more
I would love to come to Pakistan and see the beautiful places there, of which I have heard so much, but which I have only been able to see on youtube. For advertisement on our platform, do call at +91 6377460764 or email us at [email protected]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh5uHKVrZOE… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ybc9FN6O2Ts… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXY_NSYcZeo… But there are three insuperable obstacles, … Read more
The caste system is one of the greatest social curses of India, and is a huge stumbling block to our nation’s progress : For advertisement on our platform, do call at +91 6377460764 or email us at [email protected]. https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2012/Dec/29/caste-system-will-block-nations-growth-katju-438062.html https://indicanews.com/justice-markandey-katju-caste-still-deeply-entrenched-in-indian-society A scientific analysis of it is therefore imperative if we wish to abolish this evil which … Read more
Eid ul Zuha ( Eid al Adha or Bakrid ) is an important Muslim festival which is falling this year on 6th or 7th June. On this date Muslims sacrifice an animal to commemorate Prophet Abraham’s sacrifice of a ram to God ( instead of his son ) For advertisement on our platform, do call … Read more
The recent episode of Justice Yashwant Verma of the Delhi High Court ( who has been transferred to Allahabad High Court, and may be impeached by the Indian Parliament on charges of corruption ) raises the important question of accountability of judges. My own opinion is that such accountability is a necessary complement to judicial independence, and … Read more