A Bureaucrat Reveals Actualities – Awesome Cynicism and Bruised Truths (Book Review)
byIt is after a long inner struggle that one resolves to write what one feels. A strong urge to share experiences and impressions with…
Opinion
Kali Dass – An Institution
byFor KD, ‘ageing starts from the feet upwards’, though he is conspicuous by his bulge in the belly. knowing him well, I often follow…
Focused On Gujarat, AAP Turns Cold In Himachal
byShimla: After its maiden resounding win in neighbouring Punjab in February, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) fast-tracked its political activities in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh….
Is Mr. Gadkari Over-speeding In The Fast Lane ?
byWhy is Mr. Nitin Gadkari, the Minister for Road Transport and Highways, in such a tearing hurry? It certainly hasn’t got him any brownie…
Of Passwords, Panties And Patriarchs
byIn the last five hundred years or so, mankind has progressed from martial rape to marital rape, except perhaps in Ukraine, Myanmar, and Haryana,…
Without Virbhadra Singh Congress In Himachal Before Polls Withers Away
byShimla: With the passing away of six-time Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, who literally ‘ruled’ the political landscape single-handedly for almost six decades, the somnolent…
The Spider And The Fly – How Not To Negotiate
by“Will you walk into my parlour?” said the spider to the fly, ” Tis the prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy.” …
The Bharat Jodo Yatra – Rahul Gandhi’s Long Walk To Vindication
byThe BJP, as a political party, is many bad things in one, but it is not stupid. And right now its canny instinct is…
Himachal BJP Banks on Modi Magic, Congress Leans On Anti-incumbency
byHimachal Pradesh—an otherwise quaint hill state is set to face an electoral storm, two months from now. Political parties have swung into poll mode;…
Revdis Are Fine, But What About The Jalebis ?
byIrony just died a thousand deaths, and Double-Speak became our third official language, with the launch of the Freebie jumla last month. It was,…