author

AboutArticles by Shaadaab S. Bakht

Hindus manage mosque

Hindus manage mosque

19 Sep 2019

ON COMMUNAL HARMONY It bothers me because it bothers all, all who have been witnessing men being beaten up by men over issues, which basically are non-issues. It...

Experience rules

Experience rules

05 Sep 2019

ON SELF-HELP BOOKS Some of us love self-help books because they tell us what we want to hear. But they are often far removed from reality. At least I...

Some Indian women see it as a relief

Some Indian women see it as a relief

22 Aug 2019

LAW ON DIVORCE She got married to be happy, but joy didn’t recognise her. Her wish to write a hymn of love turned out to be a reluctant dirge....

Succulent Uncertainty

Succulent Uncertainty

26 Jul 2019

ON LIFE I relish, and with enormous delight, the fact that life follows no roadmap. Or at least it is not known to us. Imagine knowing about your miseries...

British kids need care

British kids need care

12 Jul 2019

ON UNITED KINGDOM Nothing leaves us as vulnerable as adversity does. It leaves us with a set of eyes, which stops seeing reason and a mind that turns incorrigibly...

Humane are its ways

Humane are its ways

27 Jun 2019

ON THE UAE The United Arab Emirates’ unflinching faith in the Prophet — who took the entire civilisational process under his wing and made it bow to God’s ways...

Not always convincing

Not always convincing

13 Jun 2019

ON CONVENTIONAL WISDOM My friend and I read similar books, gorged on the same type of food and did what the heart said. We allowed it to play the compass....

Modi turns unassailable

Modi turns unassailable

30 May 2019

ON BJP VICTORY Narendra Modi is back again as premier. And we mustn’t grudge him for that because he has been elected and not selected, and by millions. Some...

Let secularism rule

Let secularism rule

17 May 2019

ON INDIAN ELECTION It’s dark at home. When he steps out, it’s darkness again. As he decides to walk on the darkness thickens. That’s the reality that makes up...

The sharpest of bullets burns out but the smallest of words rules for ever

The sharpest of bullets burns out but the smallest of words rules for ever

02 May 2019

ON SHARJAH READING FESTIVAL All wars begin in the mind. They include the war to answer hunger and thirst, to satiate dreams, to win over love, to ensure harmony...

Shaadaab S. Bakht

Shaadaab S. Bakht

Shaadaab S. Bakht, who worked for famous Indian dailies The Telegraph, The Pioneer, The Sentinel and wrote political commentaries for Tehelka.com, is Gulf Today’s Executive Editor.