Sudesh Verma

The Kashi Corridor: India’s spiritual, cultural elevation

December 21, 2021

One of the various acts for which Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be remembered in history is the restoration of the grandeur of the Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi. The move is aimed at linking the past with the present and building a solid foundation for an average Indian to...

PM Modi is the only hope for returning farmers

December 14, 2021

Since farmers have started returning home and it would not be before the New Year that the traffic on National Highways 9, 44 and 24 (Tikri border, Singhu border, and Ghazipur border) would restart at its normal pace after about a year. Dismantling of structures that were created by agitating...

Mamata Banerjee cannot beat PM Modi in a New India

December 7, 2021

Mamata Banerjee’s desperate attempt to form an anti-Modi front is likely to be damp squib like many other efforts made before her by various other leaders. Her assertion that there is no UPA (United Progressive Alliance) is correct but to assume that this would mean a readymade ground for the...

Aggressive TMC to jostle with Congress for Opposition space

November 30, 2021

Parliament’s winter session commenced on Monday. Although it is hoped that the rancours of the Monsoon session would subside since the issues that the Opposition cited for their ire no longer exist, an aggressive Trinamool Congress itching to play a larger opposition role may play spoilsport and create problems of...

PM Modi’s surgical strike on anti-India forces

November 23, 2021

With the announcement on the repeal of three farm legislations on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has conducted a surgical strike on anti-India forces that sought to undermine the social fabric of the country. The same people who were demanding a rollback appear to be angry with the move and...

Understanding Hindutva from intellectual mindset

November 16, 2021

Salman Khurshid’s comparison of Hindutva to terrorist organisations such as ISIS and Boko Haram and Rahul Gandhi’s explicit support to the same by trying to attempt a distinction between Hindutva and Hinduism demonstrate the pathological hatred the Congress has developed for anything Hindu. These prove that the Congress has scant...

Stand-up comedies and the outrage

November 2, 2021

A lot of hue and cry was made over threats from hardline Hindu organisations and the cancellation of stand-up comedy shows in Mumbai by Munawar Iqbal Faruqui. Some so-called liberals found it atrocious and described attacks by such hardliners as an attempt to stop the free flow of freedom of...

One billion doses: PM Modi must get full credit

October 26, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi must be given full credit for the feat India has achieved of administering one Billion doses to Indian citizens. Although healthcare workers and the entire administration must get the credit, there was one man behind all of them who believed this was possible despite serious doubts...

FIGHT RADICALISATION, SAVE INDIA

October 19, 2021

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s statement on fighting radicalisation deserves the full attention of every Indian since it is basic to the survival of India as a secular democracy where people of various denominations co-exist peacefully with an inclusive mindset. Recognising and identifying the problem is crucial to finding a solution...

Modi’s 20 years: Kickstarting India’s governance road map

October 12, 2021

A nondescript young girl, working for an established NGO, met then-Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. She requested him to allow her organisation to adopt a few villages for their comprehensive development. When asked how many villages, she just wanted one to start with. Modi told her: “Ask your NGO to...

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