The Supreme Court of India, in a significant development, recently reprimanded YouTuber Ranveer Allahabadia for the vulgar and obscene content of his podcasts, calling it unacceptable. While granting him relief from arrest on the condition that he cooperates with the police, the apex court’s sharp criticism was a much-needed intervention in the battle against theContinue reading “Toxic Content, Digital Chaos: Why Regulation Can’t Wait”
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Weaponizing the Constitution
The political discourse in India today is more acrimonious and divisive than ever before. Personal attacks dominate the landscape, and political rivalries have reached unprecedented levels of hostility. The explicit objective of much of the opposition appears to be the unseating of the current Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, at any cost. Despite his tenure beingContinue reading “Weaponizing the Constitution”
A Living Document or a Weapon of Rhetoric?
Earlier this week, India celebrated the Constitution Day. She does so every year on November 26th, commemorating the adoption of one of the most progressive and comprehensive constitutions in the world. More a ritual than any meaningful discourse on the part of government, and an occasion to assail the government for the opposition, this day, still marksContinue reading “A Living Document or a Weapon of Rhetoric?”
Babuji’s Legacy
( This is a tribute to my father who we affectionately called ‘Babu ji’. It was 45 years ago that he departed but his memories remain in our memories as fresh if he has left us yesterday. An extra-ordinary man who fashioned our lives, and more impoertantly our character, and whose legacy is more thanContinue reading “Babuji’s Legacy”
The New York Public Library-Part II
A Leader in Changing Times The New York Public Library (NYPL), with its rich history and continuous evolution, offers a compelling case study for the future trajectory of public libraries. As digital transformation and artificial intelligence (AI) reshape information dissemination, libraries will likely undergo significant changes while maintaining their core mission of knowledge accessibility andContinue reading “The New York Public Library-Part II”
A Budget Asserting Confidence of an Incumbent Government
‘Flat’, ‘without Substance’ and ‘a budget from a government on its way out’ are some of the epithets that greeted the Interim budget presented earlier in the day. Clearly, these were voiced by the critics, not from the economist community, but largely from the opposition parties. And yet, if the budget had incorporated any major policy initiative,Continue reading “A Budget Asserting Confidence of an Incumbent Government”
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