Category: Opinion

Brahmins and their role in Indian society By Justice Katju

Similarly, while the caste system resulted in great oppression of the dalits, etc it also had a positive aspect. Without an intellectual section of society ( the Brahmins ) there would have been no Aryabhat, Brahmagupta, Bhaskar, Varahamihira,  Sushrut, Charak, Kalidas, Panini, Patanjali, Vijnaneshwar, Valmiki, Kapila, Gautam, the atheists ( the materialist thinkers, the Charvakas) and the other great Indian philosophers and men of science, art, law, etc. So without Brahmins there would have been no progress in the feudal age in India. 

Every society will be judged by how it treats the least fortunate By D.R. Kaarthikeyan

Herbert ran to third base, while the runners ahead of him circled home. When Herbert reached third base, the children from both teams and the spectators were all standing, shouting, “Run to home, run to home!” Herbert ran to home plate, stood on the base with his arms up in triumph, smiling widely, looking at his father… while, strangely, the players from both teams cheered and hugged him like the hero who hit the grand slam and won the game for his team.

The rant of Gen Asim Munir By Justice Katju

I have also explained that the developed countries do not want India to emerge as a modern industrial giant, like China, for if it does, then with our cheap labour we will undersell the goods of the industries of developed countries, making the latter collapse ( since they will not be able to face our competition ), throwing millions out of employment. 

A humble advice to Indian Muslims By Justice Katju

There is no doubt that there was a lot of corruption in the Waqf Boards. The new law permits the District Magistrate to investigate whether government property was illegally converted into a waqf, and to restore it as government property if it was. The DM’s decision is not final, but is subject to appeal before the Waqf Tribunal, whose Chairman is a District Judge, and the Tribunal:s order can be challenged before the High Court. 

The New Icon Savarkar and Facts By Arun Shourie : Reviewed by Ishtiaq Ahmed

However, publicly in his writings and speeches Savarkar preached revolutionary overthrow of the government and the establishment of the Hindu Rashtra. Linlithgow saw through the contrast, and described in vivid detail which Shourie excavates from British records the contrast between what he was saying in private and what he was proclaiming in public. In exasperation, he gave up dealing with the double-dealing ‘little man’.

What is happening in West Bengal ? By Justice Katju

No doubt there will be no direct evidence of this, but there is a thing called circumstantial evidence also. We see only the Indian politicians, who are really puppets, but we usually do not see the puppeteer who is hidden behind a screen, and is really controlling the puppets with his strings. The whole game is to prevent Indians from being united, and launching a powerful united people’s struggle to transform India into a modern industrial giant, like China

A rejoinder to Justice Markandey Katju By Ishtiaq Ahmed

I would like to say that Justice Katju has latched on to a grand conspiracy theory and even grander is his belief that such a theory will make Pakistan or Bangladesh seek light from him by merging with India. He is prone to delusional notions of his  being a man of destiny whom history has assigned a special mission.

The tragedy of Pakistani ‘intellectuals’ By Justice Katju

So discretion is the better part of valour is the policy of these phoney pretentious Pakistani ‘intellectuals’, strutting around like peacocks trying to impress an adulatory crowd of ignorant gullible fools, whether it is Pervez Hoodbhoy, Raza Rumi, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Akbar Ahmed, Ayesha Jalal, Ayesha Siddiqa, Aitzaz Ahsan, Najam Sethi, etc. They will never speak the above truths, out of fear of losing their heads ( sar tan se juda ).

The superficiality of Dr Ishtiaq Ahmed

Thus there is a direct conflict between the interests of the developed countries, which do not want underdeveloped countries to become developed, and the interests of the underdeveloped countries whose enlightened sections realise that unless their country becomes developed it can never escape from abject poverty, massive unemployment, malnourishment, lack of healthcare, etc

Mahavir Jayanti, the Jain philosophy of Anekantavad, and Moghul Emperor Akbar

Today, 10th April, 20-25 is Mahavir Jayanti, the birthday of Lord Mahavir, the 24th and last Tirthankar of the Jains https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/happy-mahavir-jayanti-2025-wishes-whatsapp-status-messages-to-share-8130507#:~:text=Mahavir%20Jayanti%202025%3A%20The%20festival,observed%20today%2C%20i.e%20April%2010. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahavira https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/events/happy-mahavir-jayanti-2025-best-wishes-messages-quotes-and-images-to-share-with-your-family-and-friends/articleshow/120135290.cms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahavira On […]

The misunderstanding of Dr Ishtiaq Ahmed By Justice Katju

Many people have asked me what practical steps we should take for Indian reunification ? My reply is : at present we should only spread the idea that we are one country and must reunite. We should not go any further. Later, when the idea is widespread ( as it is bound to become since it is based on truth ), people of our subcontinent will use their creativity and find out ways and means for peaceful reunification..

To my grieving subcontinent : Nil Desperandum Semper Fidendum Justice Katju

So after the terrible times our country is passing through, with massive poverty, massive unemployment, appalling level of child malnutrition, almost total lack of proper healthcare and good education for the masses, skyrocketing prices of food and other essential commodities, it is inevitable that a prosperous India will arise, with its people enjoying a high standard of living and leading decent lives.

Our Liberators

I have repeatedly said that the national aim of Indians ( and in that term I include Pakistanis and Bangladeshis, as we are really one […]