Remember the young boy crunching Sachin Tendulkar’s hand in the ad “Sunday ho ya Monday, Khate Raho anday” by the National Egg Co-ordination Committee? Long before the ad, I have been an egg fan. My dil hai Hindustani but my preferred breakfast is continental, in which an egg is a must. If it is a…

(Concluding part of the debate on Conversions) If, according to the teachings of Vatican II, even atheists can be saved; if we really don’t know who, if any, have gone to Hell; if noble souls like Mahatma Gandhi had a problem with conversions; then why attempt to convert at all? Is it worth the effort,…

Does this sound like a recipe? It is, and isn’t! It isn’t a recipe for food, but it is food for thought, and it could be recipe for disaster if it goes unheeded. Let me unravel the mystery and remove the baffled look on your face. I just chanced upon a video on NDTV showing…

Till a few days ago most of India would have said this. Who is Ramnath Kovind, the BJP nominee for the President of India? Now we have the answer to Who he is, but not the Why, or What to expect of him. We now know that he has been the Governor of Bihar since…

(Third part of the trilogy “Seeing Red” and “Orange or Purple Caps”) We stop at a traffic signal when the light is red. It then turns to amber (saffron), before the green light gives us the signal to move ahead. I have unwittingly followed this colour sequence in my trilogy on the bishops of U.P.…

(A sequel to “Seeing Red”) Those familiar with the ongoing Indian Premier League would know that the orange cap is worn by the batsman scoring the maximum runs, and the purple one is worn by the bowler who has taken the most wickets. They are the players in the field, performing under pressure. The umpires,…