by Subhash Rai | Aug 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
The arguments put forth by senior advocate and Supreme Court Association Bar Association president Dushyant Dave representing senior advocate Prashant Bhushan in the contempt case against him are concerns that go beyond this case. The bench consisting of...
by Subhash | Aug 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
Freddie Mercury is actually Farrokh Bulsara. At 18, that was a matter of great pride for me. I was quickly disappointed to learn that Freddie Mercury didn’t quite like to “own up” to his Indian roots. It hurt my import-substitution era national pride. I didn’t...
by Subhash | Jan 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
See on Scoop.it – Indian Media’Self regulation’ as practised by the electronic media is a ‘ploy’ to escape accountability, Press Council of India (PCI) chairperson Markandey Katju today claimed. While a media council makes sense, the mere...
by Subhash | Jan 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
See on Scoop.it – Politics: Karnataka Chief Minister debunks superstition that a visit to the town heralds downfallSubhash Rai’s insight:In a commendable act Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar visited Chamarajanagar, the apparently jinxed town for any ruling...
by Subhash | Jun 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
For those who were fooled by the theatrics of Amir Khan this bit of new might disappoint. Satyamev Jayate is actually a “reality show”. It clearly does not stumble into the public service programming genre. The cruel fact is:...
by Subhash | Dec 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
Via Scoop.it – Communalism in India”The recent decision of Delhi University’s academic council to remove A K Ramanujan’s essay “Three Hundred Ramayanas” from its undergraduate syllabi has done violence to the university’s integrity and undermined the...