Cross Connections

He is just a killer. Got it? No? Don’t you read the papers, watch the news, listen to the experts? Heck, don’t you see that Muslim organisa...

Justice V R Krishna Iyer has said that  currently the greatest enemy of India is not so much Pakistan but terrorism. I object, M’Lord. You...

Last night I did not watch ‘The Buck Stops Here’ on NDTV. I caught it on the Net today. The video showed an image with the words, “This is n...

Play It Again, Scam by Farzana Versey Countercurrents, August 8 Our favourite sport – corruption – has once again taken centre-stage. I...

Playing Both Sides of the Religious Coin by Farzana Versey Countercurrents, May 15 “You cannot represent Islam,” I was told by a Muslim frie...

Subjugating the Muslim Woman by Farzana Versey Countercurrents, May 12 What is worse – the Dar-ul Uloom Deoband’s decree that a woman’s earn...

The demonisation of violence The Curious Case of Dr Afia Siddiqui by Farzana Versey Countercurrents, February 6, 2010 The mosquito hover...

Making Haiti Survival, Sacrament and the Marketplace by Farzana Versey Countercurrents, January 25, 2010 “I survived by drinking Coca-Cola. ...

Of Nations and Notions The Bangladesh India Forgot by Farzana Versey Countercurrents, December 16, 2009 On December 16, a nation was...

The Malik-Chidambaram Face-off - A Satire by Farzana Versey Countercurrents, September 12, 2009 This is an exclusive peek into the private d...

Before the Taliban: Memories of Peshawar by Farzana Versey Countercurrents, May 12, 2009 As the city is on edge, and friends are being seen ...

The Lonely Punter by Farzana Versey Countercurrents, 29 November 2008 He chose the wrong time to die. His timing was often ...

Rahul Gandhi may have made a politically rash comment, but even if he had not intended to reveal the truth, it hurts. “ Hum jo kaam haath ...