Why is Manipur in flames?

May 9, 2023

The valleys of Northeast India are breathtakingly beautiful. They are so enchanting that you’ll fall in their love at first sight! This region is remarkable due to the hundreds of rivers that flow in the lap of steep mountains and dense forests. These North-Eastern states are also popularly known as...

How did a killer get political favours?

May 2, 2023

That awful day of December 5, 1994, flashed before my eyes as soon as news of the release of Bihar’s ‘Bahubali’ leader Anand Mohan Singh trickled in. On that fateful day, Gopalganj collector G Krishnaiah was killed by a mob allegedly provoked by Anand Mohan on the highway passing through...

How to check storm of rumours?

April 26, 2023

Jhooth ka khaufnaak manzar, Afvaaho ka ye samandar, Kiski baaton par aitbaar karoon, Yahan toh har or hai, Hawaon mein udta khanjar wanjar! When I sat down to write my column this week, these few lines sprang into my head and began making noise. I began to ponder what type...

Shah’s strong message to China

April 21, 2023

In India’s internal politics, the government has always been accused of not being as strong in its response to China’s assertive policy as it is against Pakistan. No matter which party is in the government, the sentiment of the common man has more or less been the same. But last...

Criticism is the soul of democracy

April 11, 2023

What is the difference between India, the USA, China, Russia or Gulf nations or many other such countries? There are numerous perspectives to see the difference. They can be defined by their economic strength, strategic might or quality of living. But the most important perspective, in my opinion, is whether...

How do bureaucrats make moolah?

April 3, 2023

A Central government directive has recently sparked a debate in the administrative circles. The common man is likewise keeping an eye on this directive and is curious to know what it means and whether it will have any special effect. The directive states that any IAS, IPS or IFS official...

Rahul Gandhi’s language & others’ bluff!

March 28, 2023

I had read a couplet somewhere which I am recalling now: Is zubaan mein haddiyan nahin hoti, Par isi zubaan se haddiyan tudvayi jaa sakti hain! The context is, of course, Rahul Gandhi. During the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, he mentioned the names of Lalit Modi, Nirav Modi and others...

Confronting Taliban with music!

March 27, 2023

Just imagine how boring life would be if there was no music in human life. So, imagine what those folks whose lives have been robbed of music must be going through. Life must have been horrible without music! I’m referring to Afghanistan, where the Taliban has outlawed music outright. The...

Xi’s coronation portends ill for us

March 16, 2023

Do you know that the Communist Party of China, which has been captured by country’s supreme leader Xi Jinping, who has emerged very rapidly in the economic and military fields of the world, was the same party that had imprisoned his father Xi Zhongxun in 1962. Xi Zhongxun was one...

Who is aiding Nithyananda, after all?

March 8, 2023

A youth studies mechanical engineering. Slowly he pretends to mould himself as a saint and one day declares himself God! Suddenly, his devotees surface in thousands and start glorifying him. Then comes a CD in which he is seen in a relationship with a famous heroine of South India. Soon,...