Columnist M S Shanker, Orange News 9

Are Hindus Awakening in India?

The question of whether Hindus are “awakening from their slumber” has become a recurring theme in public discourse—often raised with emotion, sometimes with apprehension, and frequently with political overtones. Yet, beyond slogans and counter-slogans, this question deserves a calmer, more thoughtful examination rooted in history, demographics, and contemporary global developments. Hinduism—Sanatan Dharma—is not merely a…

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Columnist M S Shanker, Orange News 9

Left-Liberal Game: Over

Last week, I had the misfortune of running into a left-liberal masquerading as a journalist. One of those specimens who spent most of his career comfortably ensconced in a government-owned television channel, surviving not on merit but on entitlement, proximity, and ideological conformity. He greeted me with forced curiosity and then, with the characteristic smugness…

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Columnist M S Shanker, Orange News 9

Should Health Insurance Be Scrapped?

When Ayushman Bharat and Private Insurers Feed Corporate Hospitals, Not Healing Health insurance was sold to Indians as a humanitarian promise—a guarantee that nobody will be bankrupted or denied care for financial reasons. And, schemes like Ayushman Bharat–Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) were heralded as revolutionary, providing up to ₹5 lakh per family annually…

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