Mallika Nawal

We are a strange bunch! We make noise at the slightest of provocation, but when the big battle draws near, we cower…either in plain fear or simple apathy. We don’t even pause to think for a moment that the hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in times of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality. Hence, moral...

Politics is Scary!!! In fact, it isn’t a mere coincidence that Albert Einstein — the world renowned physicist — once exclaimed, ‘Politics is more difficult than physics’…And as if it was preordained and meant to be, it was just as the fuzzy-haired physicist had predicted, and people slowly turned away from anything even remotely related to politics. Thus, a...

The great Greek philosopher Plato, once said: ‘One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics, is that you end up being governed by your inferiors’. In all fairness, it was almost as if Plato was crystal-gazing! Of course, if you still doubt Plato’s political prophesy, all you really need to do is take another look at the...

Once upon a time, there were two brothers, ‘Own-Up’ and ‘Disown-It’. Even though they were brothers, their personalities were poles apart. While Own-Up took responsibilities for his actions; Disown-It, however, was quick to deflect blame. Their father was heartbroken at Disown-It’s inability to accept responsibility for his actions and wanted to teach him an important life lesson. One fine...

The erotica writer, A. R. Torre once said, “Why is the topic of sex more uncomfortable than violence? Well, one might say indignantly, sex should be done in the privacy of one’s home, isn’t anyone’s business to discuss out in the open. Okay…but serial killing and rape are acceptable party conversations? Somewhere along the line, sex became more than...