Night Bus To Mandi
byMost people would be surprised to learn that Himachal’s most iconic symbols are neither Preity Zingta nor Kangana Ranaut, it is the HRTC (the…
Blogs
The SC Molestation Case: Changing The Narrative ?
byThere is a tendency in India for all powerful public figures to allege a “conspiracy” whenever they are charged with any wrong doing. The Chidambarams do so when they are enquired into in the Aircel-Maxis case, the PM when he is accused of irregularities in the Rafael deal, MJ Akbar when he is called out for giving interviews in his underwear, Kamal Nath when his aides are caught with crores of unaccounted lucre. The CJI has just added himself to the list.
Don’t Mix Up The Model Code With A Moral Code
byWhat can be more ironical and hypocritical in these farcical times than the fact that a lady candidate’s allegedly khaki underwear has become the…
A Pox On All Their Houses !
byThe BJP, credit be given to it, is the cat which has jumped off many hot tin roofs but has always landed on its feet.
A View of Pakistan from a Golf Course and Elsewhere
by“Pakistan,” he said “Is a country without heroes. There are only two real ‘home-grown’ ones, Mohammed Ali Jinnah and Imran Khan. For others, we have either to borrow them from India and deny our shared heritage or turn to the wealthier and not necessarily desirable images from other nations.”
Circus of India’s elections is underway
byIn the run up to general elections, India’s political arena reflects a nudist colony without mirrors. There is huge competition over heaping abuse and…
Purani Koti Diary – The Changing Rhythms Of Eden
byCome March every year and I cannot wait to get back to my tiny village in the mountains after a seven month , soul…
AN UNSUITABLE CHOWKIDAR.
byWe don’t need a chowkidar, sir. What the country is in desperate need of is a wise, compassionate, tolerant, far-sighted Prime Minister who coopts the best (not the slavishly loyal, like you have done) talent in our land and listens to them.
The Silence Of The Generals
byEverything in life has a foil, an exact opposite which by contrast gives meaning to an object or idea. Thus a hero has an…
A Hot Potato Called Congress
byIf first few weeks of Priyanka Gandhi are any indication of her approach to politics, then there appears to be little to differentiate between…