WHEN WILL YOU CHANGE, WHEN WILL THE COUNTRY TRANSFORM?

June 22, 2021

I salute and bow down to the legendary sprinter Milkha Singh who got the sobriquet of Flying Sikh. On his departure, two thoughts come to my mind. First, will we ever see a runner like him again? And the second, when will Milkha Singh’s unfulfilled dream be fulfilled? He had...

Politics on Central Vista project unreasonable

June 15, 2021

If we just keep trying to prove Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrong on everything, it will weaken the very existence of the Opposition. The voice of the Opposition will carry weight only if the opposition or protest will be constructive, and not just for the sake of it. Today some...

Why is inflation unchecked during pandemic?

June 9, 2021

The unprecedented Covid-19 crisis might not have left any household without a loss of income! Be it rich or poor? Everyone has been hit. Livelihood of crores of people has been affected. Some have lost their jobs while some others find their businesses ruined. Many people are buried under the...

I’M A COMMON MAN, AT LEAST GIVE ME RIGHT INFORMATION

June 1, 2021

T here’s only one question on everyone’s lips: How long will it take for the country to achieve total vaccination? The government is claiming that everyone will be vaccinated by December, but the opposition parties are disputing it by pointing out how erroneous the claim is. The common man is...

TIME TO REIN IN GREEDY HOSPITALS

May 25, 2021

I ndian culture elevates medical profession to nobility. The doctor is looked upon as a representative of God. The patients expect compassionate service and humanity from the doctors. During the pandemic, not only doctors but the nurses and paramedical staff too have set a good example by serving the masses...

THERE MUST BE DIGNITY IN LIFE & DEATH

May 19, 2021

Kitna hai badnaseeb Zafar dafn ke liye, Do gaz zameen bhi na mili ku-e-yaar mein! (How unfortunate am I that I could not get two yards of land for burial). This ghazal was penned by India’s last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar while he was imprisoned in Rangoon prison. Really,...

BE CHEERFUL TO PRODUCE ANTIBODIESBE CHEERFUL TO PRODUCE ANTIBODIES

May 11, 2021

Corona... corona... corona..! M y head begins to spin hearing this word repeatedly. I’m scared! I see death and I suddenly start cursing the PM, CM and DM. I am not able to get a vaccine... I cannot get medicine... My relative is not getting an oxygen bed... My wife...

WILL MAMATA BE THE FACE OF NATIONAL POLITICS?

May 4, 2021

A midst tall claims about the West Bengal Assembly elections, I was constantly telling my BJP friends that Mamata Banerjee will score a hat-trick. BJP will not be able to cross double digits despite all its efforts. I was saying all this not as a politician but as a journalist...

GOVERNMENT SHOULD PROVIDE FREE VACCINE TO EVERYONE

April 27, 2021

People are constantly calling our Lokmat office seeking help to secure beds in hospitals, obtain oxygen cylinders from somewhere or arrange some medicine or the other. The situation is horrible. I am pained and anxious to know when will the situation improve? The vaccine rollout has raised hopes, but it...

Stop squabbling, save people’s lives

April 20, 2021

In the turbulent times of Covid-19, there is an acute shortage of everything. There are no beds, no oxygen, no ventilators, no medicines for treating the ever surging number of Covid-19 patients. Such a scary situation doesn’t warrant the luxury of indulging in political squabbling. There should be no blame...