Even as Yakub Memon’s body has been allowed to be claimed by his family for conducting the last rites in Mumbai, the debate on whether capital punishment should be abolished continues in India. While the humane angle of this is undeniable, a blanket rule for all crime is unfair. Let’s face the reality, we do not live in a utopian land free of crime but rather a land that has […]

There are times when words fail you, when emotions overwhelm you to the point that you fall silent, when the sense of loss is so great that the mind goes numb and you find it difficult to reconcile to the thought that yes it is only the memories that would now stay with you. Former President APJ Abdul Kalam’s demise yesterday is one such momentous loss. The social media, be […]