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Pavan K Varma
Pavan K Varma | The naked indecency of outrage over Ranveer
Since two Hindus have filed the complaints, it would be pertinent to ask: Is Hindu culture really so prudish?
07 Aug 2022 2:21 AM
Pavan K. Varma | It’s the Hindutva police versus Sanatan Dharma
Hinduism has no one God, no one mandatory text, no compulsorily prescribed form of prayer, and no Pope
23 Jul 2022 11:55 PM
Pavan K. Varma | All equal before lucre lure is theory of resort dharma
I sometimes think the time has come to amend the Constitution and add a clause that recognises and legitimises resort politics
10 Jul 2022 12:45 AM
Pavan K. Varma | What’s on the mind of the Great Indian Middle Class?
The middle class knows instinctively when things are beginning to unravel
25 Jun 2022 11:17 PM
Pavan K. Varma | A publishing wasteland: India needs translations
Somehow, foreign recognition is very important to us Indians
12 Jun 2022 2:24 AM
Pavan K. Varma | Gyanvapi puts focus on truth and reconciliation
A wrong turn of events at the wrong time can change the future evolution of nations
29 May 2022 12:22 AM
Pavan K. Varma | India isn’t Sri Lanka, but must draw lessons
India is facing major problems of unemployment and inflation
15 May 2022 12:42 AM
Pavan K. Varma | Urdu by any other faith sounds just as sweet…
It is my opinion that our educational content is still considerably trapped in the colonial legacy
01 May 2022 1:21 AM
Pavan K. Varma | Do marching saints truly care what Hindus want?
The attempt to convert this great Sanatana Dharma into some kind of Wahabi faith is doomed to failure
17 Apr 2022 12:32 AM
Pavan K. Varma | Sans wall against despotism, govt cherrypicking dharma
In this process, the interests of the State become conterminous with the personal interests of the political leader
03 Apr 2022 3:23 AM
Pavan K. Varma | Persevere and be clear to build a robust Opposition
A vibrant democracy needs a robust Opposition. To pursue this goal requires perseverance and strategic clarity
20 Mar 2022 12:41 AM
Pavan K. Varma | Lesson from Kyiv: Accept truth of multipolar world
Russia must tone down its belligerence and end the war as soon as possible
06 Mar 2022 1:13 AM
Pavan K. Varma | Our duty is to put back nuance in hijab debate
The hijab dispute is now sub judice, and is being heard by the Karnataka high court
20 Feb 2022 2:36 AM
Pavan K. Varma | Budget ignores real threat in favour of speculative relief
Unemployment is at a 48-year high and three crore graduates are jobless
06 Feb 2022 2:47 AM
Pavan K. Varma | PC is wrong; TMC offered Goa tie-up, didn’t hear back
Details such as seat sharing, & other modalities of fighting the election in alliance, would have followed, should the Congress have agreed
23 Jan 2022 3:00 AM
Pavan K. Varma | The flaw in PM’s security: Rise above politics, fix it
Any attempt to politicise this matter is most deplorable. But unfortunately, this is precisely what the BJP did
09 Jan 2022 1:29 AM
Pavan K. Varma | Time to teach a lesson to Haridwar’s hatemongers
Such a dangerous and revolting display of religious hatred cannot be passed off as a one-off incident
26 Dec 2021 10:33 AM
Pavan K. Varma | Why it is dangerous to be Indian in Modi’s India
Ultimately, whether in Hinduism or in Islam, the real enemies of dialogue are the bigoted
12 Dec 2021 1:59 AM
Pavan K. Varma | Opp. has done well to snub a hollow ‘Constitution Day’
Jan 26 is the long-consecrated day to celebrate the promulgation of the Constitution. This new celebration on Nov 26 was a BJP innovation
28 Nov 2021 12:57 AM
Pavan K. Varma | In mobocracy called India, art & rule of law casualties
The first myth that needs to be buried then is that there is a difference between the BJP and the so-called fringe
14 Nov 2021 2:19 AM
Columns
Have we done enough economically to pass on something meaningful to the next generation?
While health has got a lot of attention in the pandemic period there is a need for health to continue to be a sustained government priority
Rishi Sunak finds himself in an unfamiliar rank of being second, while Liz Truss is slowly moving up
Both Atal Behari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh functioned as Prime Ministers and the country moved, and no one felt the need to idolise them