Reservations for the geeks and non-handsome

Everyone these days seems to be demanding reservations. First the Sachar committee's report prompted Muslim MPs to demand IITs and IIMs exclusively for the Muslim community. And now the latest National Sample Survey Organisation’s (NSSO) data says Christians, the most educated religious community, top the list of the unemployed in the country. So now Christians too will demand a share in the reservations. Women reservation in the parliament is [+]

Apology from the BCCI

Dear cricket fans, First let me apologize for the dismal performance of the team at the World Cup. We take full responsibility of the defeat. We understand your frustration at the team's exit in the first round and especially at the loss to Bangladesh but you see we had no option. The loss to Bangladesh was planned because the Indian Government struck a deal with the Bangladesh that if it allows its [+]

Walk the talk with Tauqeer Raza Khan

Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan recently announced a reward of Rs. 5 lakhs to anyone who beheads the great Bangladeshi symbol of feminism, Ms. Tasmila Nasreen. AIMPB (Jadeed) president Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan said the Centre was deliberately hurting sentiments of Muslims by not banning her entry to the country. Addressing the board's annual meeting at Bareilly, he said the reward announcement will become operational if New Delhi does not restrict her entry into the [+]

That was just a joke!

People cannot jokes the way it should be taken because everyone of us are not sardars! A Sardar joke is just that — a joke You will find more Sardars in jokes than in the entire state of Punjab — or so goes a Sardar joke. And a very good one at that! There are very few communities in the world that have the courage to laugh at themselves. The Sikh community is [+]

Women’s day message

I have nothing extraordinary to say but I wonder where are we headed. I think women today rarely suffer from male dominance. They really have changed things drastically. When Britney's hair were up for sale for a whooping $1m, I thought she is now breaking the traditional male dominance over income market. When Mandira Bedi was hired as a cricket commentators, I though the TV has just got better in the lunch breaks. She too is [+]