Archives of OpIndia
Mega Opinion Polls Combo- Delhi Assembly Polls 2015
All Opinion Polls for Delhi elections at one place.
Merchants of Doom
What has become of modern India? Why is everybody suddenly a troll? What has changed since Narendra Modi won a massive mandate?
Meet Censor board members Ira Bhaskar & Anjum Rajabali
Ira Bhaskar and Anjum Rajabali may be well qualified to be on the Censor Board, but there are more reasons as to why they were appointed in the first place.
10 Things you should know about Leela Samson
A sordid past of CBFC chairperson Leela Samson who is trying to create a scene by resigning over a non-issue
Qualifications needed to be a member of Indian Censor Board
Ullas -
A dissection of the current members of the Censor board, and also tips on how you can be one.
Any Neutral Satire site in India? YES!
Gaurav -
Are Indian Satire sites biased towards the BJP? Even if they are, is it a crime?
Pope’s new Commandment: Thou shalt not kill, but “Punching in face” is okay
Pope Francis's statements showed that he justified violence in response to verbal criticism. Will this strengthen the arms of religious extremists all over the world, across faiths?
10 Tweets Kiran Bedi should have deleted before “U-Turning” into BJP
Ten tweets which might embarrass BJP's newest member Kiran Bedi.
Twitter users expose Kejriwal’s Muffler
Does Kejriwal have a lower tolerance to cold weather? Or do cold winds follow him wherever he goes?
Harsh Mander – a tool in the hand of Evangelists?
Harsh Mander, who was earlier member of Sonia Gandhi's National Advisory Committee, wrote an article glorifying and supporting evangelical conversions.
Pearls of wisdom from Justice Katju
The pearls of wisdom shared by Justice Katju which can leave you spellbound.
LGBT Normalisation: Journo gets Minister out on a “Doosra”
Gaurav -
A leading question from a reporter makes the Minister make a controversial statement, which is diagonally opposite to what his own Youth Policy says.
Competitive Copulation: All Religions want more kids
For every Sakshi Maharaj "have 4 kids" statement, you will find similar statements from other religious leaders, but sadly, no one gives them the spotlight they deserve.
Muslim cleric in India leads special prayer to praise Charlie Hebdo killers
A Muslim cleric in Hyderabad has led a funeral prayer, where he praises the murder of cartoonists the French magazine Charlie Hebdo.
What kind of Modi fan are you?
Gaurav -
To Left-Liberals, Modi fans are all BJPTards or ModiTards, but we realise that there are quite a few different species of Modi fans. Which one are you?
Dalit family turned away from cremation ground by goons in Uttar Pradesh
The incident once again shows that casteism is a very relevant and a genuine problem in rural India. Hindu groups should focus on this issue.
When a humorist becomes a preacher instead of becoming a social critic
Standup comics in India have started playing a bigger role in forming the public opinion. The biggest challenge for the new generation standup is to choose between audience, ideology and iconoclasm.
Javed Akhtar tweets joke involving Narendra Modi’s wife, deletes
Was this a case of genuine mistake or dislike for Modi getting the better of Javed Akhtar's literary tastes?
Is Congress the B-Team of BJP In Delhi?
Gaurav -
Sheila Dikshit extending support to AAP, may seems like a deal between AAP and Congress, but is there more to it that what meets the eye?
Mia Khalifa, adult film actress from the Middle East, gets death threat on Twitter
The pornstar Mia Khalifa is being accused of defaming local culture and sensibilities of the Middle Eastern people and society.
This man thinks he’s enemy number 1 of RSS and BJP
Are RSS and BJP be stalking this young youth? He certainly thinks so, and even produces some "proof"!
Charlie Hebdo: This is not the time to discuss “limits” of free speech
Such debate will unwittingly legitimize the medieval and violent ideology that the perpetrator of the crime subscribes to.
India’s SAHEB – Batman or Bait-man
Is SAHEB a hero or a villain? or someon stuck in between? Waatho takes a look at all his "accomplishments" and "shortcomings"
Former Uttar Pradesh minister says he will pay reward to Charlie Hebdo killers
He had earlier announced that “reward money” to anyone who killed Danish cartoonists who drew Prophet Mohammad.
Shocking “liberal” reactions on the French Terror Attack
Every time there is an Islamic attack, why do secular liberal faces of India either hyperactively start defending reasons of the attack or they start linking it with Hindutva?
When will political and religious leaders stop using women as guinea pigs?
When people fight to establish their religious supremacies through social manipulations, women, children and weeks are affected the most.
Minimum Government – Are we getting there?
Ullas -
How far has the Modi Government been able to deliver on the promise of "Minimum Government, Maximum Governance"?
Super Sniffer Subramanian Swamy
Subramanian Swamy has a penchant for sniffing out something wrong when nobody has a clue. Very often he's laughed at for his theories, but he has a surprisingly impressive history of unearthing wrongdoings.
When Twitter ‘murdered’ Sunanda Pushkar
When Twitteratis blamed Twitter for Sunanda Pushkar's murder. A throwback at some selective tweets from last year.
Coast Guard: Damned if he does, Damned if he doesn’t
Gaurav -
When we look at the larger picture, the Coast Guard has probably done a fine job in averting a possible terror attack. The criticisms are uncalled for.
The History of Indian knowledge that some people deliberately try to hide and neglect
Indian contribution to modern sciences has often been ridiculed as Hindutva jingoism, but the truth is more nuanced and needs to be told.
What kind of ‘Liberalism’ Indian Journalists follow before blocking people on Twitter?
Those who question every authority and demand immediate answers, choose to block people on social media when they are questioned.
What does Praveen Swami know that the Coast Guard doesn’t?
Gaurav -
Praveen Swami's report on the Pakistani boat controversy contains borderline conspiracy theories. A closer reading of his report shows some glaring inaccuracies.
3 reasons why journalists like Praveen Swami attacked Indian narrative on Pak boat incident
The blowing up of Pakistani boat saw many Indian journalists question official narrative. Only 3 reasons why they did that.
Dear Ravish Kumar, right is not winning narrative, it has just started speaking up
Ullas -
Ravish Kumar justified that the left was better than the right, but then puts very superfluous arguments to support his point.
What do Indian journalists know that the Coast Guard doesn’t?
Gaurav -
As soon as the news about a Pakistani boat being destroyed was broken, some journalists started casting aspersions on defense personnel.
Muslim family that converted to Hinduism stops puja after getting threats
The threat to the family came after an article in Urdu newspaper argued that those leaving Islam could be killed.
Terrorist caught wearing skullcap, What should Indian media do now?
A simple solution to stop stereotyping when news reports are not as politically correct as you would like.
Top 10 lies spread by the Indian media in 2014
Gaurav -
Ten stories in Mainstream Media in 2014 which you thought were true but could be easily classified as Faking News.
2014, the year ‘liberals’ lost their marbles
It was just another year, it was just another elections, but the "liberals" lost their marbles, because things didn't turn out the way they wanted.
AAP could win Delhi elections. 2015 not bringing Achchhe Din for BJP?
The residents of Delhi appear to be in favor of selecting a non-BJP government in the state. Advantage AAP for 2015?
Who is reducing Muslims to mere skullcaps? Communals or Seculars?
While a government could avoid taking steps that may stereotype a community, liberals are doing everything to strengthen some stereotypes.
Government blocks 32 sites using Sec 69A of the IT Act: What did we learn
Three key takeaways after the government used the IT Act and blocked 32 websites because of pro-ISIS content on them.
Dear BJP, take Kapil Sibal in your government if you love his policies so much
Gaurav -
Section 69A is another dangerous provision in the IT Act, which has now been invoked to block some content sharing sites like DailyMotion.
Oh, the secular rush to prove that Hindus are behind every crime!
There is a special rush among secular-liberal crowd to claim that Hindus indulge in false-flag operations to blame Muslims.
Protests over PK is worrying, but we should have been worried over these too
A movie critical of Congress was almost killed by the UPA government appointed Censor Board chief. The post has always indulged in such irrational censoring while our liberals have looked the other way.
Violent protests by Bajrang Dal and VHP against PK: Match Fixing?
Theaters are being attacked by alleged Bajrang Dal and VHP activists. Is it a genuine case of protest or is there something more to it?
How the Government swung the GST Act around
Gaurav -
What it took the BJP Government to build a consensus around the GST bill by taking all states on board
Nehru admirer expresses disgust at Madan Mohan Malviya awarded Bharat Ratna
Ramchandra Guha expressed disappointment and disgust at the decision to award Bharat Ratna to Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya.