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With the greatest of respect to the post of Chief Justice of India, it needs to be stated in clear and unambiguous terms. A constitutional office is not a pulpit. A robe is not a licence to dispense invective from the bench. In one week, the citizens of this country have been told, from the highest court, that unemployed youth are "parasites" and "cockroaches". That those who post online are "anti-social elements". That there are "serious doubts about the genuineness of their law degrees" of lawyers the bench disapproves of. That the country will soon learn "how to deal with the current Chief Justice of India." This is not new. The same judicial conscience, in 2022, declared that Nupur Sharma's "loose tongue" had "set the entire country on fire", placing on one citizen the moral weight of murders committed by mobs. Earlier this year, an NCERT Class 8 chapter, which did nothing more than note that corruption exists in the judiciary and described how it is being addressed, invited suo motu contempt, a blanket ban, "heads must roll" pronouncements, and a directive that a Padma Shri scholar and his co-authors be ostracised from every government project. A textbook paragraph, treated as a gunshot. The judiciary, declared to be "bleeding." Now contrast this with the Justice Yashwant Varma episode. Sacks of currency, allegedly recovered from the residential premises of a sitting High Court judge. No FIR. No investigation in the ordinary course. Sustained efforts by advocates, including Adv. Mathews Nedumpara, knocking at every door, have gone unanswered. The discomfort I write with is not personal. It is structural. An unelected body of judges selects who wears the robe, through a collegium answerable to no electorate and no merit. The Contempt of Courts Act enables that same robe to silence the courtroom around it. And constitutional convention ensures that no FIR moves against one of their own without internal "consultation." Three locks on the same door, one set of keys. The post of the Chief Justice of India deserves the respect of every Indian. That is precisely why the occupant of that post owes the nation restraint, not rhetoric. Reasoning, not ridicule. Citizens, whether unemployed, activist, textbook author or lawyer, are not props in a courtroom monologue. They are the sovereign in whose name justice is dispensed. Fair criticism of judicial conduct is not contempt. It is the price of robes that come without a ballot. Such is the situation that even while posting this, a fleeting thought comes to mind, what if the powers that be, take note of this critical post and decide to crush yet another cockroach who dared to come out. @advsanjoy @NedumparaJ @mkatju @SauravDassss

Aiemann Zahabi looks like the love child of Ariel Helwani and Jiri Prochazka. #ufc

There is another side of reality. One that every Indian must open their eyes too. Knowledge, historically in the Indian Civilization had always been regarded as a secret. From the Guru Shishya Parampara to the smriti-shruti of the Vedas, it was never propogated on a large scale to the masses and the common folks. It remained within the domain of the priests and the royal families whom they patronized. Though the Indian Civilization was prosperous before the arrival of Mughals and Europeans, the same cannot be said for propogation of knowledge, literacy amongst the common folks of India living during the Golden Ages. All reformist movements, be it Buddhism, Jainism, or even Ashoka's reformation, arose from the ruling class after seeing the plight of the common masses of the Indian Civilization. These reformers could not bear to witness the opulent prosperity of the ruling classes surviving within the larger spread of poverty and illiteracy. Today's caste struggle, issue of reservations etc. is all a by-product of this era. Then, after the arrival of Mughals and later the Europeans, even the ruling classes and the priestly classes were subjugated to the colonial mindset. That of abject poverty, skepticism, resource-hunting and opportunism. All to just survive. We can see the results today of our "glorious past". That of zero civic sense, cleanliness, hygeine, corruption, erosion of morality. Patriotism has remained confined to being proud of national flag and national anthem. We do need to introspect. Next time you see a person driving on the opposite side of the road, breaking traffic rules, endangering lives just because it is 'slightly more' convenient to him, or you see a street vendor following zero hygeine, think of it as the trickle down effect of generations of exclusion from the domain of knowledge, followed by colonial subjugation. Then you will know the true answer. @aravind

Why is DC not playing Prithvi Shaw? Why is LSG not playing Arjun Tendulkar? What've these teams got to lose at this point? It's not the case that these teams are filled with talent and making a place in the playing eleven is tough! Can anyone tell me, judging from the kind of domestic players that have been given a chance by the teams in these IPL season, do Prithvi Shaw or Arjun Tendulkar don't deserve a fair chance? I'm sure they will be tested at the fag end of the tournament when both these teams will be comfortably out of contention and then one mediocre performance from either of these two will be reason enough to keep them out for the remaining matches. I'm more worried about Prithvi Shaw than Arjun Tendulkar to be honest. The guy is proven mettle. And seeing players like Nitish Rana get chance before him is really disappointing. #ipl_2026 #DC #LSG

In times like these, can't this world have another Julian Assange or Edward Snowden who releases the entire unredacted Epstein Files? #Epstein #usairan

Only way for US to get out of this quagmire is to let Russia have its way. Convince NATO/Europe to give up its expectations in Ukraine. Cite US backing out of Greenland claim as bargaining chip to Europe. In return, Russia gives nod to Iran to stop and accept ceasefire. Putting it simply: 1. US cites backing out of Greenland to convince Europe to back out of Ukraine. Give Russia what it wants. 2. Russia asks Iran to stop. 3. US guarantees no more Israeli attacks on Iran or Lebanon. Trump can again claim victory as the Peace negotiator. By killing 2 birds with 1 stone. Ukraine and Iran. #IranWar‌ #Ukraine #MAGA

Believe me when I say this and I say it with a heavy heart. Every single Indian, even those who stand firmly with Israel, is horrified and heartbroken by what is unfolding in Iran right now. They assassinated a head of state in the middle of negotiations. They bombed a girls’ school. They slaughtered innocent navy cadets who had travelled far from any battlefield, just to participate in an international exercise. They assassinated Ali Larijani, the very voice through which the world heard Iran’s side. These are deliberate, cold-blooded atrocities. And yet… we are being forced into silence. Not even a single statement of solidarity. We watch in agony, because our families live in America, live in Dubai. Because our businesses depend on the West, because survival demands compromise. Chanakya’s realpolitik is once again demanding that India swallow its conscience and stay quiet. Iran is paying the terrible price for not giving up on its pride, and yet that same pride, forged in the eternal fire of Karbala, will never let it bow. Not today. Not tomorrow. Not until the last man standing. Iran will rise. Entire world governments, with all their reaources, could not muster up the courage to call Trump out. To boycott him. He berates NATO, Five-Eyes, EU, India, China, South Korea, every region every country. I think only time will now bring justice upon this man for his heinous crimes. I salute Iran for standing up against this vile, evil monster. #IranWar‌ #AliLarijani

The Revenge.

In mature democracies, judiciary handles criticism with dignified silence. Recently, Donald Trump admonished and lambasted the entire US Supreme Court after the Tariffs ruling. The whole world witnessed his rant. SCOTUS offered no comment, no explanation, not even a retort to his ill-chosen words. I'm also reminded of the 1987 incident of British Court in the Spycatcher case. In 1987, the British government tried to ban the publication of 'Spycatcher', the memoirs of former MI5 officer Peter Wright. The case reached the House of Lords (then Britain’s highest court). In Attorney General v Guardian Newspapers Ltd (No.1), a 3-2 majority upheld an interim injunction preventing British newspapers from publishing extracts or even reporting on the book (even though it was already freely available abroad). The very next day, the Daily Mirror ran a blistering front-page attack. It printed large photographs of the three Law Lords who formed the majority, but printed them completely upside down. Right above the photos, in huge capital letters, was the headline: “YOU FOOLS!” It was deliberately insulting, mocking the judges personally for what the paper saw as a ridiculous and authoritarian decision that undermined press freedom. The Law Lords, the Lord Chancellor, and the entire British judiciary took no action whatsoever. No contempt of court proceedings, no summons, no rebuke, no statement, no “vigilance enquiry,” nothing. They simply ignored it. Compare the situation with the sorry state in Indian judiciary at present. Entire focus is on pleasing these Lords. Only the top advocates, and everyone knows their name, are able to get things done. Despite their embarassing incidents of past, they are still holding strong control over the entire infrastructure. Even when their alleged Party is not in power anymore, still, their hold over 'this Institution' is as tight as ever. On the Govenment''s side, the top law officer is always busy in pleasing the judges and stroking their ego. He is perhaps doing his job, too well. Government is happy as every enactment is passing through without proper scrutiny. In return, so what if the Milords choose to pick something random and decide to demand respect! The Government will happily oblige. A very small cost to pay, as some say. #NCERT #Judiciary #SupremeCourt

Padma Shri Prof. Michel Danino, a French-born Indologist who made India home 48 yrs ago, authored landmark 'The Lost River: On the Trail of the Saraswati' & 'The Invasion That Never Was', pioneered Indian Knowledge Systems at IITGN & honest history in NCERT under NEP. SC's rebuke over Class 8 textbook noting verifiable judicial challenges (pendency, corruption) is absolutely wrong. Censorship by the very institution meant to protect freedom of expression is ridiculous and dangerous. What has become of this institution?

Please someone tell me. How is US expected to find 450 kg of enriched Uranium in a country as big and diverse as Iran? I guess it is reasonable to assume that only the top leadership of Iran knew about the whereabouts of this stockpile. And they blew off the leadership on Day 1. Who else knows about this stockpile? The US and Israel have been bombing Iran indiscriminately. What if one of these strikes leads to a nuclear incident? The radiation leak is going to engulf the middle-east, reaching far across the Indian subcontinent even. It is infuriating to see this card of 'plausible deniability' and 'false flag operations' being played by the Americans to stay clear of any accountability in this game of death they are playing. The fatal missile strike on a girls' school was Iran. Next, the accidental nuclear radiation fallout is going to be Iran too. #IranWar #IranMassacre

Apologies for dumping all this 90's millenial WWE trivia but Trump’s Cabinet looks like a WWE Cast straight out of Monday Night Raw. All playing heel characters! Pete Hegseth looks like a roided wrestler, drunk and washed in his prime, who has been given a new character arc like JBL to play the rich and evil tycoon. Noem looks like a washed up diva of the 90’s who has been given charge of GM Monday Night Raw like Vicky Guerrero or some shit. Markwayne Mullin is Farooq, the legit MMA enforcer heel of APA, ready to brawl at the border. The trio of Trump, Vance and Rubio pretend to be Triple H, Kevin Nash and X-Pac of D-X! FAFO is the new generation name for "Suck it!". And the way all of them cut promos at these pressers, beats WWE any day. The Iran war being imposed on the American people is basically this year’s WrestleMania main event - “Thrilla in Tehran”! I wish they would come out with a BTS documentary some day and say its all Kayfabe! Sadly, its not going to happen. #TrumpCabinet #MondayNightRaw #Heels

Now that the complete Epstein files are out, expect a full scale attack on Iran any day now.