At this point, it feels like we genuine customers are paying for Kriti Sanon’s PR, not the products. Every other influencer on Instagram is promoting Hyphen. Itna paisa PR pe laga diya, products mein bhi kuch hai?

People screaming “India is a dictatorship” because protesters are being detained need to look beyond their own political bubble. Germany has detained climate activists blocking roads. France has arrested protesters during nationwide demonstrations. The UK has made thousands of arrests linked to Palestine Action protests. The US has faced serious allegations of excessive force against immigration protesters. Australia has restricted demonstrations, and Greece has detained protesters demanding accountability over a deadly train crash. Different countries, different circumstances, but one common lesson: police action during protests is not exclusive to dictatorships. The real test is whether arrests are lawful, force is proportionate, peaceful dissent is protected and courts can hold the government accountable. India deserves scrutiny. Every democracy does. But detention alone doesn’t prove dictatorship, just as holding elections alone doesn’t prove perfect democracy. Apply the same standards to India that you apply to Germany, Britain or the US. Criticism is healthy. Selective outrage isn’t.

I don’t have to be a BJP supporter to question Umar Khalid’s ideology. He described Kashmir as being under “Indian occupation”. He praised Burhan Wani, a Hizbul Mujahideen commander, as someone who “lived a free man, died a free man”. He was also associated with organising the JNU event against Afzal Guru’s execution. Yet he is celebrated as a nationalist and intellectual. Since when did being articulate become proof of sound ideology? Questioning the government is your right. But the people you glorify, the causes you defend and the words you choose deserve scrutiny too. A polished image should never exempt anyone from hard questions.

People like me exist. Not BJP fans, but honest enough to acknowledge its work on terrorism and infrastructure, while questioning its failures in education, law & order and the judiciary. But that doesn’t mean I’ll suddenly start seeing Rahul Gandhi as PM material. Musk attacking, Umar Khalid winning an international award, US interference, protests everywhere. Maybe these are separate issues, maybe not. But the timing does make you wonder. I can oppose BJP without wanting its alternatives to run India.

Moved from Delhi to Mumbai and I swear, more than 90%of the balconies here look like people are living in cages. 😭 I know there’s a reason for those iron grills, but my Delhi eyes are still processing this.

Saint ko nahi hume chaiye. Hum dekhna chahte hai unko. hum unko sunna chahte hain, aur hum chahte hain wo saari suvidhaon se rahein. We , who have utmost faith in him ! Kyuki hum, faltu logo ki faltu bakwas nahi , maharaj ji ka gyaan sunna aur unka tej dekhna chahte hain.