December | 2016 | Anand Ranganathan

27 Dec 16

Of Mohammad Shami And The Good Bad Muslim

Along with Mohammed Shami, the overwhelming majority of Indian Muslims are bad Muslims, if the definition of a good Muslim is someone who believes in every word of the holy Quran, the order of Allah as dictated to Prophet Mohammed (Peace be upon him).

19 Dec 16

The Demonetisation Announcement Modi Never Made

Everyone knows the November 8 announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, when he announced demonetisation. Here’s an alternative reality version in which the Prime Minister shows more empathy towards the nation

This is the fourth part of the five-part series on demonetisation.

13 Dec 16

Babies, Brains And The Pelvis: A Story Of Evolution

Caesarean-section deliveries are changing the way our bodies and brains are evolving. No, this is not sci-fi. It’s the present.

Life has no purpose. We are a conspiracy hatched by thunder and lightning and water and ammonia and hydrogen and methane and dust, as demonstrated by Stanley Miller in 1953, the same year Watson and Crick discovered the structure of DNA and Elizabeth II became the queen of England.

03 Dec 16

Demonetisation And The Soured Milk Of Human Kindness

The move to render illegal a large chunk of the currency in circulation has plunged sections of the Indian population into terrible suffering. The supporters of demonetisation refuse to acknowledge this pain, veering instead towards a Social Darwinism that ignores empathy.