Dr Sebastian Paul

Lawyer, writer and former Member of Parliament.

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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan described the fight against Covid-19 as a marathon, not a sprint. The first non-stop runner from Marathon had reached Athens, grasped out his message, "We have been victorious!" and fell dead. He could not join the celebration.

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Indira Gandhi chose to telecast Rishi Kapoor's Bobby to spoil the mass rally in New Delhi in 1977. It was a miscalculation. Setting aside Rishi Kapoor, a million people thronged at Ramlila Grounds on that Sunday to hear and cheer JP. It was the beginning of the end of emergency.

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A big salute to the brave people of South Korea who, braving Corona, went to the polling booths to elect their National Assembly. Viruses will come and go; democracy should remain vibrant.

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@usnypaul We are hearing disturbing news from NY. Hope you are safe. Our Teacher is doing wonderful job in containing the pandemic.

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Going to Athens, not as a tourist but as a pilgrim. A pilgrimage to the cradle of democracy, the land of Socrates.

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Isolation indeed!

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We pay our respectful homage to a great son of India on this day. Ambedkar was instrumental in abolishing untouchability and social distancing. But unfortunately in these Covid days untouchability and social distancing have become unbreakable norms. Exclusion is order of the day.

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April is the cruellest month -- wrote T S Eliot a century back. How prophetic the poet was. Reading again The Waste Land in the solitude of the lockdown.

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Today, January 20, is the day of St Sebastian. I extend a hearty greeting to all Sebastians throughout the world. St Sebastian was a true martyr. Among his assailants was Saul, who later became St Paul. I am both.

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Despite rain, climbed atop the spectacular Acropolis. This is the beginning of my Athenian odyssey. Sipped a little Ouzo, Greece's famous liquor, made from distilled grapes. Understanding the history, culture and flavour of Greece.

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@KALLIVAYALIL A statue, like the Tower of Babel, is not something insignificant. Whether it is Christ the Redeemer or Patel the Unifier, it has a meaning. History is not ending and the lesson is clear.

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Golden opportunity? No. Sreedharan Pillai is glossing over the idea of making Sabarimala another Golden Temple. But who will play the role of Bhindranwalla?

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A temple party is an anachronism in a secular democracy. The BJP is trying to build a temple there and demolish one here. Who is there to take up the task of nation-building?

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Party of devotees is threatening the party of the proletariat. Amit show in Kerala has stooped to the level of an inexorable farce. Somewhere the ignominious memory of 1959 is emanating a rotten smell. Amit Shah is trying to put on the mantle of Indira Gandhi.

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UPA, like the Malaysian jet MH379, is flying into oblivion. This is what is predicted by Congress spokesman P C Chacko.

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Castration was Sanjay Gandhi's agenda during emergency. The Kerala police is still indulging in that heinous exercise. Really a shame.

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Waiting for the judgment. Let all know who killed Chandrasekharan.

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@VKadarsh
Thank God. Newshackers are eliminated by discerning participants. Manorama has to find out an acceptable definition of newsmaker.

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Look at the new calendar. It is the replica of 1947. Let us recapture the spirit of 1947 with all its unfulfilled expectations.