From the dept of ‘now what to do’?byPrem PanickerApril 3, 2016 Maharashtra Chief Minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis says those who do not chant ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’…
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,…
Off with his head, the sequelbyPrem PanickerMarch 17, 2016 News item: The Shiv Sena on Thursday attacked MIM president Asaduddin Owaisi for his refusal to say `Bharat…
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…
More on “Chee News”byPrem PanickerMarch 12, 2016 The details follow the pattern — condemn, defame, amplify it all, on the flimsiest of threads, and cloak…
Who are these people?byPrem PanickerMarch 9, 2016 [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItVZXMKg0vU] From this story. File under “Idon’teven…”
The politics of languagebyPrem PanickerMarch 9, 2016 A JNU professor made a speech that questioned some of the deeply held beliefs of the Left. For…
JNU lecture series: Makarand ParanjapebyPrem PanickerMarch 8, 2016 The latest in the ongoing series: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWmhhvJjQ1Y] Paranjape’s set up is pure gold: I think one of…
JNU lecture series: Harbans MukhiabyPrem PanickerMarch 7, 2016 One more in the series: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZtFFxtBzV0]