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;…
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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,…
Rising Anti-Incumbency Has Himachal BJP Bank On Modi Charisma
byShimla: The saffron brigade soldiers are depending upon their General to win the electoral battle for them in Himachal Pradesh. Facing strong winds of…
The Chronology Of Aging
byMy chronology, unlike Mr. Amit Shah’s, is fairly straight forward and transparent: I was born in December 1950, joined the IAS in 1975 (…
A Time To Speak Out, A Time To Listen
byIt is relatively rare for retired civil servants to join political parties (though the trend does seem to be increasing of late), and rarer…
Marriages Are Made In Heaven !
byOn “the dogmas of faith”; in parts of India, marriage is practiced, with parents often arranging the wedding, even before the child is born.*…
The Bilkis Bano Case: How Much Further Can We Sink As A Nation ?
byNothing reveals better the depths to which we have sunk as a nation and a polity than the remission granted to the 11 convicts…
Dharma Chakra
by‘Dharma Chakra’ in the Indian flag, as in the Sarnath Lion, depicts the “wheel of the law” indicating – life in movement and death…
The Nation Through The Looking Glass
byI am not aware whether Aldous Huxley, George Orwell and Lewis Carrol ever collaborated on a book or not, but had they wanted to,…
Bagicha of Surajmukhi
by“MY SUN FLOWERS BLOOM”, chats BK on WhatsApp; luring me into taking a fresh look at his Farm House. ‘Road to a friend’s house…