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Pavan K Varma
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The writer, an author, former diplomat and is in politics.
    The question arises: does Facebook and YouTubes own content moderation norms not kick in? And if it requires government or court to order hate speech removed, does it mean that the ruling partys hate speech stays on these platforms if nobody objects? (Photo | Flickr - John S. Quarterman)Opinion
    Pavan K. Varma | In war on hate speech, err on side of freedom

    On Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary, it is customary to pay tribute to him at especially organised...

    2 Oct 2022 12:05 AM IST

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    Pavan K. Varma | Risk, amorality and a rusting steel frame

    These days one often sees groups of retired bureaucrats writing letters in protest of policies which they believe are...

    18 Sept 2022 12:07 AM IST

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    Pavan K. Varma | Whither Dharma in an ethical wasteland?

    Atal Behari Vajpayee had once wondered if Indians suffer from an “ethical deficit”. In other words, are they...

    4 Sept 2022 12:10 AM IST

    BJP state general secretary Dr S. Prakash Reddy said his party was not worried about the crowd numbers for Sundays meeting. (DC Image)Opinion
    Pavan K Varma | Do not weaponise the Uniform Civil Code

    It is a pity that the BJP has essentially made Uniform Civil Code a weapon to target specific religious communities

    21 Aug 2022 7:19 AM IST

    Ranveer Singh.Opinion
    Pavan K Varma | The naked indecency of outrage over Ranveer

    Actor Ranveer Singh’s recent bold photo shoot for Paper magazine has led to FIRs being registered against him. One...

    7 Aug 2022 12:20 AM IST

    However, a massive response from people to join the outfit made the VHP revise the target for new members to 50 lakh.Opinion
    Pavan K. Varma | It’s the Hindutva police versus Sanatan Dharma

    A very unfortunate aspect of ultra-Hindu zealots is that most of them know very little about the intellectual grandeur...

    23 July 2022 11:55 PM IST

    Rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde plays chess at a hotel where he is staying with supporting MLAs, in Guwahati. (PTI)Opinion
    Pavan K. Varma | All equal before lucre lure is theory of resort...

    I sometimes think the time has come to amend the Constitution and add a clause that recognises and legitimises resort...

    10 July 2022 12:55 AM IST

    With India betting on young workers to drive growth in one of the worlds fastest-expanding economies, the latest numbers are an ominous harbinger. (Bloomberg)Opinion
    Pavan K. Varma | What’s on the mind of the Great Indian Middle...

    The middle class knows instinctively when things are beginning to unravel

    25 Jun 2022 11:17 PM IST

    Geetanjali Shree. (Twitter)Opinion
    Pavan K. Varma | A publishing wasteland: India needs translations

    Somehow, foreign recognition is very important to us Indians

    12 Jun 2022 2:23 AM IST

    The Gyanvapi Mosque after its survey by a commission, in Varanasi, Tuesday, Tuesday, May 17, 2022. (PTI)Opinion
    Pavan K. Varma | Gyanvapi puts focus on truth and reconciliation

    A wrong turn of events at the wrong time can change the future evolution of nations

    29 May 2022 12:25 AM IST

    People clash with riot police as they demonstrate outside Sri Lankas president home demanding his resignation amid an unprecedented economic crisis in Colombo, on March 31, 2022. (AFP)Opinion
    Pavan K. Varma | India isn’t Sri Lanka, but must draw lessons

    India is facing major problems of unemployment and inflation

    15 May 2022 12:42 AM IST

    The move to reduce primary schools was highly condemnable and TD strongly opposes merging classes 3, 4 and 5 with high schools. The introduction of CBSE syllabus from class 9 was yet another thoughtless action, the TD leader added. Representational image/DCOpinion
    Pavan K. Varma | Urdu by any other faith sounds just as sweet…

    It is my opinion that our educational content is still considerably trapped in the colonial legacy

    1 May 2022 1:21 AM IST

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