Mallika Nawal

One of the things that we, as a nation, pride ourselves is our religious diversity and the fact that we are secular country, which means that all religions — irrespective of the number of followers — are awarded equal treatment. In fact, the Indian constitution provides — as a matter of constitutionally-protected right — the right to worship to...

India is a strange land…with many paradoxes and contradictions. In fact, if you were to take a look at our Constitution itself, you would notice many such strange contrarian positions within the folds of its myriad pages. In fact, it often makes me wonder: Are we really  such a confused race or do we just like our things a...

“Who are the Rohingyas”? I believe who they are and what they’re facing in Myanmar must precede the discussion as to why they mustn’t be given citizenship in a country that prides itself on its humanitarian outlook towards refugees in crisis. It always has! Well the Rohingyas, the majority of whom are Muslims, have been described by the United Nations...

Much has happened since news started coming out about the tunnel that linked the Dera Nivas (Ram Rahim’s quarters) to Sadhvi Nivas (Sadhvi’s hostel)…with the Akhil Bharatiya Amhara Parishad now releasing a list of “fake” babas in India, which include the much-known suspects like Asaram, Nirmal Baba, Radhe Maa, Swami Asimanand, etc. Truth be told, there are many such faces...

Indian politics is notoriously nefarious when it comes to nepotism, which in local parlance means bestowing or showing preferential treatment or favouritism shown to one’s family and/or friends. In fact, even the etymology of the term ’nepotism’ is curious! It is actually derived from the Latin word ‘nepos' which stands for nephew. You see, nepotism was extremely prevalent in...