Punjab is once again entering a phase where Panthic rivalry threatens to overwhelm political wisdom. The immediate flashpoint may be the anti-sacrilege law enacted by the Bhagwant Mann government, but the real crisis runs far…
Once upon a time, parents told children to study hard and become doctors, engineers, scientists, or teachers. Today, social media has introduced a completely different career guidance system. Now the internet whispers to young minds:…
For over a decade, political parties have swept into power in Punjab on a single, emotionally charged promise: breaking the backbone of the state's drug syndicate. Yet, despite massive budget allocations and high-profile public relations…
[caption id="attachment_21935" align="alignleft" width="400"] Image:Former Minister of Punjab Bikramjit Singh Majitha[/caption] Chandigarh (Sandeep Singh Chahal)— A violent clash between rival inmate groups inside Kapurthala’s Modern Jail has triggered a massive political uproar in Punjab.…
[caption id="attachment_21926" align="alignleft" width="500"] Ravinder Singh Brahmpura, Vice President of Shiromani Akali Dal and former MLA Khadoor Sahib[/caption] Tarn Taran May - Patronising drug kingpins and unscrupulous elements on the sacred soil of Khadoor Sahib—a…
[caption id="attachment_21914" align="alignleft" width="550"] South Asians in Canada Before the Komagata Maru[/caption] The SS Komagata Maru (also known as the Guru Nanak Jahaz) was a chartered ship featured in a dramatic challenge to Canada’s former…
When Margaret Stock accepted her first pro bono immigration case as a young lawyer fresh out of Harvard, she was told it would take ten hours. “400 hours later, I was an immigration lawyer.”The government…
The Punjab government's Mukhyamantri Tirath Yatra Yojana was presented as a welfare scheme, in which free religious pilgrimage was to be conducted for the senior citizens of Punjab. Crores of rupees are being spent from…
On 31 October 1984, I was a young pre-engineering student at DAV College, Chandigarh. Like many young men of my generation in Punjab, I was living through a time when history had stopped being something…
In today’s world, the role of media is more important than ever. Media is often called the fourth pillar of democracy because it has the power to raise the voice of ordinary people, expose injustice,…
