Shanmukh Komerla

“… Once in your life you will need a lawyer, a doctor, a policeman and a preacher.. But everyday, three times a day – You need a farmer.” – (Brenda Schoepp) Amidst the grappling crisis between the central government and the Country’s famers, the spotlight has been on the latter. Despite the adversity that they […]

Gadgets and gizmos, missions to learn about the world beyond our own geographical lines, treaties, pacts and more. India is shining.. but is it really? The AQI in Delhi this past weekend has deemed it unfit for humans, the farmers in Punjab have lit over 74000 stubble fires in protest of the farm bills, Arnab

The United States Presidential elections kept millions of world citizens glued to their gadgets for the latest count. It was nail biting, nerve wrecking close and ofcourse, throw in the incumbent President’s childish tantrums! Voila! It was way beyond sensational! It has only been two days and the internet is already flooded with memes on

Whatsapp forwards are often considered baseless and false and this ironically, proved to be true when a supposed claim by Nobel Prize winner Tasuko Honjo made its rounds. The Japanese laureate who won the coveted prize in 2018 for medicine and physiology never claimed that the coronavirus was manmade and yet in a span of

There was a time when opening up the newspaper and devouring news was a daily affair. The delectable mix of local, domestic, international news along with sports, climate, and of course, R K Laxman’s epic cartoon depiction, collectively piqued every reader’s interest. It was responsible and ethical reporting.. At some level, it still may hold

Whenever women step out of their comfort zones into a normal world, i.e. a man’s world.. it makes headlines. Whenever women decide to drive, teach or work beyond the kitchen and house.. it makes headlines. It never ceases to amuse me how every little achievement of ours is considered to be ‘unique’ – to be

Nagorno Karabakh is physically inside Azerbaijan but controlled by Armenia. Kashmir is physically a part of India but a continuous threat to Indians living there. Eastern Ladakh is physically in India but currently in a standoff with China. Through this pandemic, with the world literally being on shutdown, the greed and power struggle has seen

There was a reason for the creation of an international body after World War II. The aftermath of the battle had left pieces of Earth scattered in different directions and Countries were grappling with their own economic and social crisis. And, thus The United Nations was born. Today, 75 years later, the very sanctity of

For the first time ever – Israel’s official airline El Al is set to take its maiden “PEACE” flight over the Saudi Arabian airspace. This is intended to be a sign of ‘NORMALISATION’ between the two countries. But what does this really mean? This action is intended to treat the Israelis as a normal part