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Now is the time to say goodbye
By TJS George All good things must come to an end. This column started appearing as an Express feature in 1997. It has been going on without a break for a quarter…
14 Jun 2022 · 4 min read
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Can Congress stop working for Bjp?
By T.J.S. George Some of our regional languages have a wisdom saying that goes: “Dad, don’t keep beating me. I won’t improve.” The current equivalent of that wisdom is: “Fellow citizens, don’t…
3 May 2022 · 4 min read
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Learn from the decline of Sri Lanka
By T.J.S. George What a tragedy Sri Lanka has become. All school examinations have been cancelled because there is no paper. There is no paper because there is no money to import…
5 Apr 2022 · 4 min read
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The musical phenomenon we lost
By T.J.S. George Lata Mangeshkar was, after all, just a playback singer — one who played in the background while actors took the limelight. Yet, when she passed away, India paused. Linguistic…
22 Feb 2022 · 4 min read
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In UP, BJP's leaders know only love
By T.J.S. George In a matter of weeks, Uttar Pradeshians will be lining up to vote. This election will be of considerable significance to all of India. Yogi Adityanath, the politician dressed…
25 Jan 2022 · 4 min read
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A Welcome Book of Assertive History
By T.J.S. George A remarkable anthology has come out. It is misleadingly titled as "Two hundred years of English prose." The main title of the book is just as erroneous: "The Book…
18 Jan 2022 · 4 min read
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Listen to Electron and his brothers
By T.J.S. George The lawyer's name is Electron. That is right, a practising lawyer whose name is Electron. If any confirmation is required, please meet his brothers, Proton and Neutron. These are…
11 Jan 2022 · 4 min read
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Too many vip deaths. Something amiss ?
By T.J.S. George Why do so many of our VIPs die in accidents? No one will say that murderous groups are plotting behind the scenes. Almost all the accidents that killed our…
14 Dec 2021 · 4 min read
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Porbandar, Phulpur: Lessons to Learn
By T.J.S. George Must things go from bad to worse as civilisation progresses? Of course not. In civilised societies, everyday routines go from good to better. New York's subway system, one of…
12 Oct 2021 · 4 min read
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A Kanhaiya opportunity for Congress
By T.J.S. George What is happening in the Congress Party? The one-and-only Kanhaiya Kumar quits Communist ranks and joins the Congress. Amarinder Singh, who led the Punjab Government as though he was…
5 Oct 2021 · 4 min read
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Lessons to learn from Ayodhya
By T.J.S. George The Ayodhya story is never old. The historical background, the personages involved, the tragedies and the triumphs associated with the city will always remain fresh in the minds of…
28 Sept 2021 · 4 min read
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Happenings after Kamba Ramayanam
By T.J.S. George It is rather foolish, politically and socially, to question what God does. But sometimes God himself makes us raise questions. Familiar legends tell us about what happened one day…
21 Sept 2021 · 4 min read
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Why I am not jealous of Ambani
By T.J.S. George In the normal course of things, people feel jealous of Mukesh Ambani for the phenomenal wealth he commands. I feel sorry for him. What is the use of wealth…
31 Aug 2021 · 4 min read
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Seeing Hinduism Upside Down
By T.J.S. George Hinduism will be finished in another century," says Abhijit Iyer Mitra, an academic. That of course is nonsense. If there is one religion in the world that will never…
24 Aug 2021 · 4 min read
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Those who giveth, those who taketh
By T.J.S. George First impressions are of course misleading. When Savji Dholakia bought a bungalow in Mumbai's classy Worli Sea Face for Rs. 18 crore, the image of the "filthy rich" must…
10 Aug 2021 · 4 min read
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India under intolerant Indians
By T.J.S. George The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) has named Delhi's Hindu College as the best in the country in Arts and Science streams. It is a well-deserved distinction based on…
27 Jul 2021 · 4 min read
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Democracy even in times of covid
By T.J.S. George We are so proud of our freedom that we don't want even Covid to interfere with it. We mix and mingle with abandon, thanks to our freedom. Figures show…
6 Apr 2021 · 4 min read
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'India that is Bharat.' Are we sure?
By T.J.S. George When religion is linked with patriotism, it can drive people to extremes. Not long ago an Islamist group in Somalia, the Al Shabaad, banned samosas in the country. The…
30 Mar 2021 · 4 min read
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Struggle, struggle and struggle again
By T.J.S. George We have two Indias. One is dirt poor. The other is filthy rich. The world loves this second India. The luxury market in this India is estimated at Rs.…
23 Mar 2021 · 4 min read
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Mgr could, Jaya could, Rajini can't
By T.J.S. George Rajinikant had publicly announced his decision to enter politics, a decision that would have changed Tamil Nadu politics drastically. He was set to reveal the name of his party…
27 Jan 2021 · 4 min read
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Is this what Democracy has come to?
By T.J.S. George Incredible things are happening in America. An incumbent President refusing to vacate office is unheard-of. Donald Trump is doing what no US President has done in the past, indeed,…
12 Jan 2021 · 4 min read
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Columnist thinks he is God: Governor
Arif Mohammed Khan, Governor of Kerala With apologies to readers, I would like to share this week’s column with Sri Arif Mohammed Khan, Governor of Kerala. He disapproved of some critical remarks…
5 Jan 2021 · 7 min read
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Decline & fall of the Congress. Again
By T.J.S. George Kapil Sibal, distinguished legal luminary who is also an ardent Congressman, said recently: "People don't see Congress as an alternative to the existing Government. We lost all by-elections in…
22 Dec 2020 · 4 min read
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Tharoor-style non-stop stimulation
By T.J.S. George Shashi Tharoor seems to be a non-stop writing machine. He is a busy man — Member of Parliament, in-demand public speaker, international traveller and what not. In the midst…
1 Dec 2020 · 4 min read