The system in place prior to coming of the farm laws was far from perfect. It is dependent on government subsidies and has no feet of its own. Every year we hear of farmer suicides. Delhi’s air becomes an apocalypse every year because of stubble burning. Farmers want the government…

Mental health is a precarious thing. Since the unfortunate demise of Sushant Singh Rajput I have been reading many posts on how to deal with mental health. A lot of people are rendering advice on mental health and depression and how to cope with it. …

Why supporting Citizenship Amendment Act is wrong Two set of people came to India as refugees before 2015 from neighbouring countries. One set of people are all set to be granted citizenship because they happen to belong to a religion of your choice. …

The village man has come to our Gaon His weathered face gazes at our tall grey buildings The 20 lane highways are certainly bigger than the lanes back home He is not sure whether he likes it here. His gaon has clean air and lush green fields The floors here are shiny, but he prefers the grass under his feet His turbaned head contemplates his life here Unlike his village, no one sleeps here hungry Maybe for a few years, he will stick with our Gaon

It was many years ago that I read Aatish Taseer’s Washington Post article on ‘Why my father hated India’. This was the first time I read about the ordeal of Asia Bibi. The entire nation of Pakistan wanted to send this mother of 5 to the gallows for allegedly speaking…

Are surprises worth it? It’s my mom’s birthday tomorrow. I have planned a surprise for her. Both my husband and I are going to Lucknow tomorrow to meet her and she has no clue! I carefully planned this surprise more than a month ago but as the days get closer…

CJI Dipak Misra: Sans identity the name only remains a plain factor. Emphasis is laid on the identity of a person. The sustenance of identity is the pillar of life. Majoritarian views and popular views cannot dictate constitutional rights. LGBT community possesses human rights like all other sections of society. Equality is the essence of the constitution. 377 is arbitrary. R.F. Nariman, J.: Private acts of individuals is not in the law’s domain.

Today, I woke up feeling empty and very very anxious. I tossed and turned and then finally hugged my husband tightly for comfort. This feeling had returned after many many months. I cannot pin point the reason for its re-occurrence. …

If you have been going through the reviews of Veere Di Wedding on social media, it may seem that the movie is the worst release of this year. I feel the criticism is harsh & unwarranted. …