Republic: What is our Worth..?

January 24, 2024

The world’s first republic was born 2.5K years ago in Vaishali, India, during the Licchavi rule. Recently, a news story regarding Kishore Kanyal -- an IAS officer stationed in Shajapur, Madhya Pradesh -- asking a trucker, kya aukaat hai tumhari? (What is your worth?) was widely circulated. This question was...

Karvan guzar gaya, gubar dekhte rahe…

January 16, 2024

Listening to that sleepy-eyed poet with profundity in his expression late at night was never enough. Had he just recited a little more... we would have listened a little more..! This was the wonder of that poet, ‘shayar’ and lyricist! Neither time could ignore as unique a personality as Gopaldas...

Rahul’s yatra & alliance quagmire

January 12, 2024

Hectic activities are going on in the Opposition camp in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections this year. Two of these activities are more significant than the others. The first one is Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, which will commence on January 14 and conclude on March 20,...

Rahul’s yatra & Alliance Quagmire

January 9, 2024

Hectic activities are going on in the Opposition camp in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections this year. Two of these activities are more significant than the others. The first one is Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, which will commence on January 14 and conclude on March 20,...

Parliament… without a bowler

January 5, 2024

When six crucial Bills were passed in the last week of the Winter Session of the Parliament in its new building, several Opposition MPs had been suspended from the House. Both the ruling party and the Opposition have their own justifications. The Opposition is accusing the government of resorting to...

Come, let’s live in the New Year!

January 2, 2024

This time, I was in two minds -- whether to write about the Congress rally in Nagpur last week or about our personal life, where we are constantly sacrificing a lot in our quest to gain! The ones we want to get close to are slipping away and the ones...

Parliament… without a bowler

December 27, 2023

When six crucial Bills were passed in the last week of the Winter Session of the Parliament in its new building, several Opposition MPs had been suspended from the House. Both the ruling party and the Opposition have their own justifications. The Opposition is accusing the government of resorting to...

Time to settle PoK issue once & for all!

December 20, 2023

This time I wanted to write in this column about the newly appointed chief ministers in four states as well as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah’s unique strategy, which always throws surprises. Nobody expected Mohan Yadav of Madhya Pradesh, Vishnu Deo Sai of Chhattisgarh or first-time...

Broken idols are not worshipped!

December 12, 2023

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has been expelled from the Lok Sabha in connection with the ‘cash-for-query’ case. People making political statements about this issue should understand that the actions of Mahua Moitra precipitated her removal from the Parliament. There is absolutely no need to look at this issue from...

Uncle Sam in war of Begums!

December 5, 2023

Elections are an internal matter of any country. The world keeps an eye on what the results of the elections will be because they affect foreign policy. However, if a country’s election becomes a source of contention among the world’s superpowers, the situation appears unusual. The issue is that elections...