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Hiranmay Karlekar
Hiranmay Karlekar is Consultant Editor of The Pioneer and former Editor of Hindustan Times. He has authored four books in English and two novels in Bengali
Afghan women’s rights are still far
The Taliban’s recent announcements fail to inspire confidence and don’t go far enough to impress the international community Two news items, published in newspapers on January 20, 2022, merit attention. The first by AFP, carried in the Delhi edition of a leading daily, is about Acting Afghan Prime Minister Mohammad Hassan...
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Will the Taliban leaders grow apart?
08 January 2022 | Hiranmay Karlekar -
In Trump they trust
23 January 2021 | Hiranmay Karlekar -
Combat climate change
12 December 2020 | Hiranmay Karlekar -
Elephants over an airport
25 January 2020 | Hiranmay Karlekar -
Halted at Madrid
28 December 2019 | Hiranmay Karlekar -
The Afghan imbroglio
14 December 2019 | Hiranmay Karlekar -
A despicable genocide
30 November 2019 | Hiranmay Karlekar
Cruelty in shifting elephants
Allegations against forest officials, of mishandling the pachyderms while removing them from their homes, need to be probed thoroughly The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) needs to order an inquiry into the circumstances in which three elephants — Sandhya (45), Indumati (35) and Jayanti (21) — were...
Relevance of the Mahatma
Reversing the civilisational slide will require a shift towards a need-based economy, whose cornerstones are just morality and justice Mahatma Gandhi’s message and the way of living have a special relevance in the world today given the direction in which the dominant global civilisation is unfolding and the impact of its...
Just be the change
Greta Thunberg’s stinging speech at the UN sounded alarm bells for the world to start acting on climate change. The crusade of the young and old has begun A number of critical developments, pertaining to climate change, held centrestage among events marking the week that is approaching its end. The one...
Cancelled talks and after
Trump must realise that the Afghan war can end either in a complete victory for the US and destruction of the Taliban or an ignominious defeat for America. There is no third way On September 7, US President Donald Trump announced the cancellation of the secret summit in Camp David, his...
The relevance of Sufism
While most Bangladeshis are secular, a large minority is inclined towards Islamic fundamentalism. Hence Sufism, a doctrine of universal love at a time of hate, is important Shahriar Kabir’s new documentary, Mithat’s Dream: The Story of a Young Dervish of Konya, comes when the world is facing a surge of fanatical...
Give a dog a bad name
While the demand for the mass killing of stray dogs reveals a genocidal mindset, exaggerated figures whip up mass hysteria against them and spread misinformation Some people spend the better part of their lives on providing education to street children; some on extending medical aid to the poor. Some devote themselves...
Perils of supping with the devil
Even if the Doha talks result in a ceasefire and a pact leading to a Taliban takeover, it may not ensure a conflict-free Afghanistan Two important developments occurred last week which bode ill — if that is any longer possible — for Afghanistan and its people. The first was the conclusion...
