Bhavani Krishna Iyer

Why all the huff over Zakir Naik?

Why all the huff over Zakir Naik?

Surely Malaysia and its people are built on a much stronger footing than to be threatened by one man who claims to be an inter-faith scholar but has a skewed view of everything around him. We have made Zakir Naik woefully big by giving him too much space in our media and lives.

‘Kabali’, a hype not worthy of attention

‘Kabali’, a hype not worthy of attention

On the weekend the much talked-about movie ‘Kabali’ was released. I was on a short vacation in Kerala, India. Being a Rajinikanth fan, I didn’t want to miss the show and wanted my own assessment of the movie.

Politics without principles is a deadly sin, or is it?

Politics without principles is a deadly sin, or is it?

‘Seven Deadly Sins:
Wealth without work
Pleasure without conscience
Science without humanity
Knowledge without character
Politics without principles
Commerce without morality
Worship without sacrifice.’

-  Mahatma Gandhi
MIC needs resurrection

MIC needs resurrection

UMMC's geriatric ward a class of its own

UMMC's geriatric ward a class of its own

Spoiled trip to Bali by AirAsia

Spoiled trip to Bali by AirAsia

Sightless visionary

Sightless visionary

free Blind as a result of an accident, Ah Boon now works at the blind massage centre in Brickfields. He has a message to share with us.
When our golden years ain't golden at times

When our golden years ain't golden at times

free At the UMMC Geriatric Ward, I am touched by the care given to patients by the wardens, nurses and doctors.
'One for one, best for all'

'One for one, best for all'

free True stories of polygamy - how the wife and children suffer. Another, a victim of polygamy herself, is doing it to another of her own kind. Malaysians are urged to think before they leap.
The five year itch

The five year itch

free Bhavani Krishna Iyer offers a dry look at employment, moving jobs and bosses

MIC women mudslinging shameful

MIC women mudslinging shameful

What a life

What a life

new Bhavani Krisha Iyer is exasperated. Read her essay in Postcards.
Malaysiakini readers no thumb-sucking babies

Malaysiakini readers no thumb-sucking babies

Womens rights: Action, not lip service, needed

Womens rights: Action, not lip service, needed

Paper workload crushing teachers

Paper workload crushing teachers

Keling is derogatory, Dr Rais

Keling is derogatory, Dr Rais