Mricchakatika as an Allegory of the Emergency
Shudraka's immortal Sanskrit play, Mricchakatika, written in the 5th Century, is an uncanny allegory of Indira Gandhi's emergency
The Chilling Parallels Between the Mughal Dynasty and the Congress Dynasty: The Sleazy Character of the Courtiers
The next similarity between the Mughal and Congress dynasty is the unscrupulous character of their respective courtiers.
The Sinister Link Between the Dramatic Performances Control Act and the Shah Bano Case
The Dramatic Performances Control Act, 1876 was a repressive legislation aimed at destroying the forces of Indian nationalism. It was also a law that the set the precedent for overturning judicial verdicts using executive fiat.
No Decade of Peace: The Agitational History that Keeps India Unstable
The history of independent India is also the depressing history of decadal agitations that kept India unstable and continuously on the boil. The national costs have been enormous.
The Emergency as a Seedbed of Separatism
The aftermath of the Indian Emergency birthed a frightening growth of separatist forces who acquired enormous political clout.
Jayanti Dharma Teja: The Original Nehruvian Crony Capitalist
The rise and fall of the shipping tycoon, Jayanti Dharma Teja, India's original crony capitalist.
The Story of how a Congress Cabinet Minister Enabled the Loot of ₹ 500 Crores in the 1970s Using the State Trading Corporation
A little-known Congress scam revealing how the State Trading Corporation and the MMTC was used to loot national resources worth ₹ 500 crores in the 1970s
How the Congress Party has Surrendered to the Breaking India Forces
An essay tracing the near-comprehensive trajectory of the consequences of the Congress-Communist cosy relationship
The Untold Story of how the Doon School Goon Squad Ran Bharatavarsha to the Ground
An essay unearthing some lesser known facts about Doon School, an institution attended by the children of India's elite