Punjab, the land of the five rivers and of our Guru’s as well as countless other Peers, Bhagats and Saints, is today gasping for air. The shortage of water in the State despite having its own rivers is drying up the fertile agricultural land leaving debt ridden farmers helpless and forced into suicide. Drugs such as Cocaine and Opium grown in Afghanistan is...

After 10 long years, the time for the 2011 national census has arrived! For many people, it’s a tedious task they do out of legal compulsion. For the rest, it’s a chance for them and their community to get counted. For people such as me, it raises some serious questions about identity and what we define ourselves as. It’s important to realise that this...