Dilip Kumar Gandhi (दिलीप कुमार गांधी)

Today is the 110th birth anniversary of the great shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan. As I wrote about him in 2006, “In a delicious paradox that can only be Indian, the man who best embodied the spirit of the holy Hindu city of Banaras was a Muslim.” ramachandraguha.in/archives/bismi…

Have you ever apologised for this, @shashj? Or explained why you falsely claimed there was “first-hand evidence”? This isn’t a minor mistake. The grotesque lie that Israeli babies were beheaded was used to justify slaughtering countless actual Palestinian babies.

Brilliant response, a much needed one by @manojkjhadu Why Shashi Tharoor is wrong about India’s ‘responsible’ silence on West Asia war indianexpress.com/article/opinio… via @IndianExpress

I retired as Medical Superintendent of Sevagram Hospital three years ago. Since then, I have been waging a quiet war against forgetting. It began with blank stares. A first-year resident, fresh from her MBBS in Kerala, drew a blank when I mentioned Dr. Sushila Nayar, our founder. Another asked, “Dhirubhai who?” about a former president. These were the people who built MGIMS. Yet their names are fading in the very place they shaped. I have called this project Architects of MGIMS. Institutions are not made of bricks and reports alone. They are shaped by those who arrive, argue, disagree, create, persist—and slowly leave their mark. To piece this together, I went back to annual reports from the 1970s, faculty records, and long conversations with retired teachers now in their eighties—their spouses, children, and colleagues. I met those still on campus. So far, I have written 93 profiles—not a polished history, but something of the texture of our early years, before silence claims them. It now lives as a digital archive, open to all. We begin today, on Id-Ul-Fitr, with the first profile—Dr. Sushila Nayar. The hospital corridors are quiet for the holiday, but perhaps these pages will bring Sevagram to life again. Read here: books.kalantri.co.in/architect/dr-s…

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Here's Ustad Bismillah Khan playing Shehnai on the banks of the river Ganges. A lot of people would have taken offence had he done this in 2026.

@_swb_ed @doc_hnaqvi @markanderson55 @marshaj1772 @mickyb666 @AcutemedSarbc @trini_anandi Wishing everyone Eid Mubarak. Wishing Sabr And Shukr, Sehath and Sukoon to you and yours.

Wishing everyone a lovely Norwuz and Eud Mubarak 2026 ❤️❤️ @doc_hnaqvi @Doc_BeTheChange @markanderson55 @marshaj1772 @mickyb666 @AcutemedSarbc @trini_anandi

English doesn’t matter. What matters is the morality of argument; the ability to speak truth beyond the narrow constraints of self gains. What a brilliant reply by @manojkjhadu to Mr Tharoor’s meaningless rhetoric. indianexpress.com/article/opinio…

People want to “keep aside the politics” of a film that is literally based on political events. Such is the vastness of their stupidity, and such is the vileness of their forked tongues.

This time will remembered Madhur. Because Bollywood and spineless characters like you instead of making films that exposed the times and raised relevant issues were making sycophantic films sucking up to power. Making films that promote hate. Making films that justify the wrongs of the ruling party. Even tarak mehta before 2014 subtly criticized the Govt and its policies. Now we have film makers like you who have become sad sycophants

Pehle Desh… Phir Hindu, Phir Muslim: Nana Patekar’s Tearful Plea That Should Reach Every Heart In the middle of a simple Iftar gathering, when the whole nation is busy drawing lines, veteran actor Nana Patekar did what only a true son of the soil can do — he spoke straight from the heart and made millions pause. With tears welling up and voice heavy with emotion, he said: “Pehle Desh… Pehle hum Indian hain. Hindu baad mein, Muslim baad mein. Yeh jo nafrat aur danga-fasaad ki baat hoti hai… yeh artificial hai. Hum sab ek hi khoon ke hain. Ek hi mitti se aaye hain.” He recalled walking alone through Muslim neighbourhoods at 2-3 AM during Ramzan, feeling safer and more loved than anywhere else. He remembered the iftars he attended, the hugs, the shared plates, the laughter — and asked the painful question every thinking Indian is afraid to ask aloud: “Kaun si nafrat? Kaun sa dushman? Hum toh roz saath jeete hain… saath khaate hain… saath hasste hain. Phir yeh divide kyun?” This wasn’t a political speech. This was a father’s cry. A citizen’s warning. An artist’s last weapon — truth. In a time when social media and politicians profit from hate, Nana Patekar reminded us what India truly is — not Hindu vs Muslim, but Bharat Mata’s children who bleed the same red. If you’ve ever felt the weight of this divide… If you’ve ever wondered why we keep hurting each other when our grandmothers cooked for each other’s festivals… Watch this. Feel this. Share this. Because when Nana Patekar — the man who has seen every shade of India’s pain — says “Hum ek hain”, it isn’t just words. It is a wake-up call. Desh se pehle kuch nahi. Nafrat se pehle… insaniyat. Jai Hind. #NanaPatekar #PehleDesh #HinduMuslimUnity #OneIndia #EmotionalTruth #IftarMessage #BharatFirst @niranjansbook @TheLallantop

Priyanka Chopra is the classic archetypal history illiterate that most Indian elite are. No understanding of truth. No desire to learn either.

Rajdeep Sardesai has walked a fine balance over the Modi years where he keeps his cushy job (at a channel that ran Covid stats with a background of a Muslim man in a skullcap), while occasionally grumbling. His role is to build up legitimacy for his employers.

There's no way around the bitter reality -- The Loomer visit to India is a win for the racists. Staging one audience comment, half-deleting tweets... None of that lands. What matters is that she used Indians, pushed Islamophobia, & got a stamp of approval from those she maligned

Her resignation letter made the CEO go silent for twenty minutes... Emma cleared out her desk at 5 AM. Left the letter on his chair. No drama. No scene. Just two pages of gratitude. "Thank you for teaching me what leadership isn't." Then came her lessons: "When you took credit for the Harrison campaign, you taught me to document everything." "When you promised three promotions that never materialized, you taught me words without action mean nothing." "When you ranked us against each other quarterly, you taught me competition inside kills collaboration." "When you called weekend meetings for Monday's agenda, you taught me fake urgency is about control, not deadlines." Fifteen examples. Fifteen lessons. Each one specific. Each one true. The worst part? She meant every word. No sarcasm. No bitterness. Just genuine appreciation for the education. "You showed me exactly the leader I refuse to become." He found it Monday morning. Read it once. Read it again. Read it again. Called her cell. Straight to voicemail. His assistant heard something she'd never heard: Nothing. For twenty minutes, he sat there. One of his best people. Gone. No notice. No warning. And every word aimed at him. When he finally emerged, he asked: "How many others feel this way?" His assistant looked at the floor. That told him everything. Emma? She's running her own team now. They've never met her old boss. But they know him. Through every decision she doesn't make for them. Every credit she doesn't take from them. Every promise she keeps to them. Her team thinks she's a natural leader. They're wrong. She was trained by the worst. And learned exactly what not to do. Sometimes the best teachers are the ones who show you exactly who you never want to be.

Told you it was performative rubbish, a palate cleanser ahead of the main bigoted act. Apologise to 'Hindus' not Muslims.

Not as shameless as those who invited her knowing she despises Indians, & are still prostrate before her & other white supremacists.

India Today inviting Laura Loomer to discuss India is like ISRO inviting Sadhguru to bless its satellites. Oh wait...

I don't need to learn what India is from that "Divider in Chief" or any racist American. My India was built by the collective struggle of every section where Maulana Azad walks alongside Patel in the same line. A country built by all belongs to all. Problem? Just Get Out. 👉🏾

I find it hard to believe that she would have been granted a visa unless someone from the establishment wanted to use her to reach out to Trump. She must have been told to disown the anti India stuff but assured that the anti Muslim abuse was just fine. She stuck to the deal