File approved as minister has accepted bribe!

June 1, 2022

When Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann sacked and handed over his health minister Vijay Singla to police on corruption charges, it reminded me of an interesting 55-year-old incident of corruption. No doubt Bhagwant Mann has added a page of honesty to politics by his prompt action. However, before that, let...

More than Chintan, it’s time to worry

May 24, 2022

The day Congress’ three-day Nav Sankalp Chintan Shivir concluded in Udaipur, the BJP’s two-day Chintan Shivir began in Ahmedabad. A discussion over these two camps is quite natural. Every person who believes in democracy wants a strong Opposition. On one hand, BJP has a dedicated team with Narendra Modi and...

But for gold, India would have become Sri Lanka

May 17, 2022

Introduction During the rule of demon king Ravana, his palace in Sri Lanka was made of gold. But today there is not an ounce of gold in Sri Lanka’s treasury to save it from bankruptcy! But quite amazingly, when India was on the verge of bankruptcy some three decades back,...

Don’t crush love in the name of religion

May 10, 2022

I am deeply perplexed over two incidents. One incident is from Hyderabad where a Hindu boy Nagaraju married his best friend Sultana. The girl’s family and community could not tolerate this and Nagaraju was murdered. The second incident took place a thousand kilometers away in Gujarat, where a Hindu family...

Who set petrol, diesel prices on fire?

May 4, 2022

Indian state fuel retailers have increased petrol prices almost daily since the curtains fell on key Assembly elections including that in Uttar Pradesh and there is no abatement in the prices which are setting new records every day. Although in November last year, when the Central government reduced the tax,...

Boris Johnson, Narendra Modi and India

April 26, 2022

Just see how the world changes and how fast it does! Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister of Britain, which ruled our country until 75 years ago, comes to India on a two-day visit with great hopes and addresses our Prime Minister as a ‘special friend’. Our Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

Significant events become rituals, core messages forgotten

April 19, 2022

Last week, while I was celebrating Ram Navami, the birth anniversary of Maryada Purushottam Prabhu Shri Ram, Lord Mahavir Janma Kalyanak Mahotsav and the birth anniversary of the architect of Indian Constitution Bharat Ratna Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, one question kept repeatedly popping up in my mind: Why are people not...

Had Pakistani court not been impartial…

April 12, 2022

Yes, India is a sovereign country. It has its own impartial foreign policy. India is neither scared of anyone nor does it scare anybody. Imran Bhai, you are right. I am happy to hear all this straight from you. We experienced greater joy in celebrating Ram Navami because Pakistan too...

Imran Khan’s ‘dil ka khilona hai toot gaya’

April 5, 2022

What happened in Pakistan was on expected lines. Imran was forced to give up power but he played a big game while quitting power. The deputy speaker of the House rejected the no-confidence motion against the Imran government following which Imran Khan recommended the dissolution of the House and the...

Uddhav ji! Please answer ‘pen drive bomb’ charges

March 29, 2022

Firecrackers will be lit during Diwali, but in Maharashtra, the crackers of politics have already started exploding! In Ukraine, Putin is detonating real bombs. In Mumbai, Devendra Fadnavis, the Leader of the Opposition in Maharashtra, is dropping what are called ‘pen drive bombs’ in political circles. Holi, the festival of...