The World Through Rakesh Sharma's Eyes

  Modi: The Unqualified Genius India Never Deserved गरम सिंदूर इसकी रगों में दौड़ रहा है In my entire life of witnessing political trainwrecks, I have never , and I mean never , seen a Prime Minister so exquisitely unqualified for the job as Narendra Modi. And no, this isn't bias speaking. This is pure, unfiltered awe at how someone can so confidently set new world records for cluelessness. Take the terrorist attack in Kashmir. A serious moment for the country, so naturally, Modi responded with Operation Sindhoor. Yes, Sindhoor. Not Shakti, not Veer, but Sindhoor, the red powder traditionally applied by a husband to his wife’s hair parting during marriage rituals. Nothing screams military strength quite like bridal cosmetics. Modi’s plan? Revenge. Against whom? Details are fuzzy. But don't worry, the media, ever the dutiful hype machine, spun the story so hard you’d think India had already annexed half of Pakistan. Reality check: India lost five planes. Yep. Fi...

  The Sindoor Stunt: How a Bhagoda Turned Grief into a Photo Op Nautanki Gappu Oh, what a spectacle! The Grand Master of Houdini politics himself has outdone every known stunt: our Prime Minister, the self-proclaimed ascetic-warrior, has decided to bestow Sindoor on women across India, a sacred ritual, traditionally reserved for a husband. But why bother with tradition when you can just cosplay as the guardian of marital bliss while 26 families are still counting their dead? Let’s start with the basics. Narendra Modi: marital status? It’s complicated. He’s married because, awkwardly, he had to write it down on an MP declaration form. He’s not divorced; paperwork is too much admin. He’s not a widower; his wife is alive, breathing, and presumably as mystified as the rest of us. So, what is he? The closest descriptor: Bhagoda the runner, the escape artist, the guy who said "I do" and then promptly vanished like a bad magician. And yet, here he is, handing out Sindoor like party...

  A Flawed Freedom: Revisiting India's Independence Through Ambedkar's Eyes India’s independence in 1947 was not the liberation of a people, but the handover of power from a colonial elite to a native one. The Union Jack came down, but the soul of the nation trapped in caste, class, and gender hierarchies remained enchained. For the upper castes, independence meant self-rule. For the Dalits, Adivasis, and other marginalized communities, it often meant new masters wearing Indian clothes but practicing the same tyranny. Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, architect of India’s Constitution, saw through this illusion. With a Ph.D. from Columbia University and a D.Sc. from the London School of Economics, Ambedkar was not just a scholar but a revolutionary force against a system that denied him basic humanity. Born a Dalit, he had risen by the very standards of ancient scriptures like the Manu Smriti to the rank of a Brahmin by intellect. And yet, despite his brilliance and the Constituti...

  Guardian of Knowledge, Beacon in Turmoil Professor R. P. Bambah (Picture taken from Chandigarh Tribune) This morning, the world lost a towering figure in academia and public service. Professor R. P. Bambah, a globally respected mathematician, longtime Chairman of the Department of Mathematics, and former Vice Chancellor of Punjab University, has passed away. To call him brilliant is not enough. Professor Bambah was a scholar of international repute, but also a man of immense courage and unshakable principles. He led Punjab University through one of the darkest and most dangerous chapters in its history, the era of militancy in Punjab, serving as Vice Chancellor for nine years. In that volatile time, when violence and fear threatened the very fabric of academic life, he stood firm. His life was under threat from terrorists, but he never bowed, never compromised the values of education, inquiry, and institutional integrity. I had the privilege of being educated at Punjab Univer...

  एक चुटकी सिंदूर की क़ीमत , तुम क्या जानो मोदी     पूछा है कभी अपनी पत्नी से ? राजस्थान: सूचनाओं के अनुसार, प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने राजस्थान की चुनावी रैली में भावुक होकर कहा कि “मेरी रगों में सिंदूर खौल रहा है” , तब राजस्थान की गर्म हवाओं में अचानक हलचल मच गई। तालियों की गूंज , कैमरों की फ्लैश , और एक छोटी सी असहज सच्चाई मोदी जी की शादीशुदा ज़िंदगी , जो अब तक उनकी पब्लिक अपीयरेंस जितनी ही गायब रही है। “ हाँ , मैंने पत्नी को छोड़ा … लेकिन सिंदूर को नहीं छोड़ा ,” यह उन्होंने नहीं कहा पर जिस अंदाज़ में बोले , वही समझा गया। " मोदीजी तो शादी के उस स्तर पर हैं जहाँ वो खुद को कुंवारा और शादीशुदा दोनों एक साथ मान सकते हैं ," बोले एक स्थानीय भक्त जो तीन दिन से मोदी के पकोड़े खा रहे हैं। मोदी बोले सिंदूर पवित्र , भक्त बोले : “ पत्नी जरूरी नहीं होती भाई , भावना होनी चाहिए ” स्थानीय भक्तों ने मोदी जी की बात को तुरंत आध्यात्मिकता की चाशनी में डुबो दिया। “ वो पत्नी ...