Two stories, one dangerous trendbyPrem PanickerMarch 22, 2016 A policeman is seen supposedly drunk. Someone shoots a video and uploads it. The Aam Aadmi Party, which…
Shashi Tharoor on nationalismbyPrem PanickerMarch 21, 2016 In the ongoing JNU lecture series, the latest is Shashi Tharoor. Here is his speech: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDl5bE3DQeY] And…
The news — and views — in briefsbyPrem PanickerMarch 21, 2016 #1. Read M Rajshekhar on the lucrative trade in Rajya Sabha seats: According to the former Congress MP,…
The campus debatebyPrem PanickerMarch 19, 2016 The full video of a campus debate organised as part of the India Today conclave, that pits rival…
Anupam Kher, reduxbyPrem PanickerMarch 19, 2016 Yesterday, Anupam Kher spoke at JNU. The full speech is here for those who want to listen. It is…
Kanhaiya Kumar, tomorrow and yesterdaybyPrem PanickerMarch 16, 2016 Tomorrow, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court will hear a petition demanding that the bail given to…
The news in briefsbyPrem PanickerMarch 16, 2016 Ephemera continues to dominate our public discourse. After a day off from the internet, I get back to…
The false binaries of political discoursebyPrem PanickerMarch 14, 2016 I started out clipping bits from this article that I wanted to bring to your attention — and…
Fighting “anti-national forces” by joining thembyPrem PanickerMarch 14, 2016 A bit of a problem, this, for Zee News which morphed “Pakistan Zindabad” slogans onto a video to…
Give a dog a name…byPrem PanickerMarch 12, 2016 The story thus far: Buddha In A Traffic Jam is an upcoming film directed by Vivek Agnihotri. Details…