2017-04-09 03:06
“Beta apni gadi shift karo, mujhe nikalna hai, der ho rahi hai”a male voice said.
“Uncle aap hatwa do, chaabi to de diya hai cleaner ko”replied a female voice.
Male v… Read More
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2017-04-06 17:09
Blood is thicker than water. When in trouble, members of family stand by each other to weather the storm. Exactly the same plot being played out in Indian parliament. A politician who beat u… Read More
2017-04-04 15:36
After massive electoral victory in UP, selection of Yogi Adityanath has raised many uncomfortable questions. Based on past political activity and utterances, Yogi ji has an image of hardline… Read More
2017-04-02 06:49
Law makers in India are expected to make law to make life safer for common Indians. Not only many leaders move around with gun totting commandos in tow, some even beat up government official… Read More
2017-04-01 14:12
Result of UP assembly election has made both sympathisers and detractors of prime minister Modi by surprise. Not many had imagined such a stellar performance where an alliance bagged 325 out… Read More
2017-03-31 18:14
In India we choose our leaders to represent us in national parliament, state assemblies and local governments. Our leaders, we thought, are expected to fight for our cause and protect our in… Read More
2017-03-29 06:00
As results of assembly election started coming out of electronic voting machines on 11th of Mar, 2017, there was a stunned silence in Television studios full of experts. Several exit poll&nb&hell…Read More
2017-03-25 15:13
We got off Toofan express at Kanpur central. It was a misty winter morning. My uncle received us at the station. My father has been transferred from Balasore in Odisha to Kanpur in UP. Born… Read More
2017-03-15 15:35
A lot has been said about student violence at Ramjas College of the University of Delhi. News channels have shown footage of students beating up one another. Exact trigger for violence… Read More
2017-03-13 16:51
As exit poll results indicated BJP was ahead in many states, Mr. Kamal Mitra Chenoy, - an academic, a sympathiser of AAP, and an activist, lamented in an article how mainstream media was not… Read More
2017-03-13 08:41
As exit poll after exit poll results were declaring BJP led front was ahead in UP elections but there was great possibility of no single party would get majority. Several well wishers of sec… Read More
2017-03-08 12:56
Ever since BJP lead NDA government has come to power in Delhi, efforts have been made to show the government in poor light. Persistent efforts have been made to brand the government communal… Read More
2017-03-07 14:35
Recently, right wing ABVP and left leaning AISA and SFI at Ramjas College of Delhi University. Two posts caught national attention. Both posts came from a young student of Lady Shri Ram… Read More
2017-02-28 14:40
A lot has been written about violence at Ramjas college of Delhi University. Writers quote Prof. Amartya Sen, who has said a climate of fear persists in Indian universities. Other write… Read More
2017-02-28 09:09
Rightwing ABVP and leftwing AISA - SFI students clashed at Ramjas college of Delhi University. Bone of contention was cancellation of seminar invite to Umar Khalid and Shehla Rashid of JNU t… Read More
2017-02-26 12:54
Kali was not our pet. Her owners had most likely left her on her fate as they moved on. Kali came and sat at our door. We were out for a few days. As we returned, we found Kali sitting at ou… Read More
2017-02-22 16:37
Kali was not our pet. Someone had released her as he was moving on. Kali came and sat at our door. We found her as we returned from Kolkata sometime in early nineties. As we returned h… Read More
2017-02-20 06:12
Dinanath used to ferry my mother from home to school and back in his rickshaw. My mother had a monthly arrangement with him. Initially, mother and a student of her were Dinanath’s pass… Read More
2017-02-19 14:41
A wise politician had said, "when a big tree falls, earth shakes". This prophecy followed loss of lives of many people in Delhi. Recently, it appears similar prophecy coming true in Tamil Na… Read More
2017-02-12 15:29
Life is a journey, it is often said. Dharmaraj Yudhisthira on his final journey with his wife and brothers, never looked back even when one after another his relatives started falling away… Read More
2017-02-12 14:31
Fateh ki Fatwa is a discussion program aired by Zee TV. The program is telecast in Hindi. Anchor of the program is Tarek Fateh. Mr Fateh was born in Pakistan. In Pakistan, Mr. Fateh was impr… Read More
2017-02-01 05:09
Was Rani Padmini of Chittor romantically inclined towards Alauddin Khilji? We do not know. Sanjay Leela Bhansali who is making the film Padmavati would not reveal his story. This has infuria… Read More
2017-01-31 14:57
Fishing Eagle
Snake Bird
Pelican
Turtle Soaking Up Sun
Wild Boar Minding Its Business
Wild Buffalo Cooling Self
Loan Buffalo
Rhino Posin… Read More
2017-01-31 03:47
Kaziranga park is spread over an area of 858 square kilometres. The park has five entry points. One is northern gate on the other side of Brahmaputra. The side we were on, had four gates. On… Read More
2017-01-22 16:04
On our final visit to reserve forest in the afternoon, we entered Kaziranga through the Bagori gate, on the western side.
Forest Office
Armed Guard Accompanying Tourists… Read More
2017-01-18 03:45
Morning after jeep safari at Manas National Park, we were booked for an elephant safary. In elephant safary, three tourists ride on elephant back. Elephant takes them to areas of the park wh… Read More
2016-07-30 07:48
In the month of July, 2016 Arnab Goswami, chief editor of Times Now managed to get an interview with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The content of the interview and demeanor of Arnab Goswami… Read More
2016-07-29 02:55
THE REPUBLIC OF DREAMS
Mahasweta Devi, noted Bengali writer and activist passed away in Kolkata. She had always stood for the underprivileged and the weak.
Mahasweta Devi had peo… Read More
2016-07-23 16:11
The state of Jammu and Kashmir, to be precise Kashmir valley, is in turmoil following execution of Burhan Wani. A local Hizbul commander, Burhan had openly asked Kashmiri youth to join the s… Read More
2016-07-22 11:34
Willingly or unwillingly BJP is getting entangled in a perception of being anti-dalit and anti-muslim. Neanderthals in BJP never desist from making foolish comments that ends up showing the… Read More
2016-07-20 06:48
I love to travel by train. I have fond memories of train travel. Over time train travel has evolved for passengers. Many of us have moved from non-airconditioned coaches to airconditioned co… Read More
2016-07-15 17:22
Kashmir is on the boil again. As security forces had cornered and killed Burhan Wani, commander of Hizbul Mujahideen, protests have erupted. Young men and women as well as adults have attack… Read More
2016-07-12 14:19
Since childhood I liked train journey. I was fascinated by engines. Earlier there used to be steam locomotives of two different models. One with tapering front end with headlight at the cent… Read More
2016-07-10 12:42
On a Friday evening on the last day of Ramadan, a group of ten young men walked into Holey Artisaan Bakery in Gulshan area of Dhaka. These young men were armed with machete and au… Read More
2016-07-02 05:49
Civilisations and societies move in cycles. Is Brexit vote an indicator of British decline? Not long ago, Great Britain used to rule most of the world. So vast was the expanse of the British… Read More
2016-06-28 16:42
What a week for the United Kingdom. On one side England and Wales voted to leave European Union. Scotland voted to stay on. Now first minister of Scotland is comtemplating a referendum to ga… Read More
2016-06-28 04:35
India, lead by prime minister Modi, made hectic effort to sway international political leaders to support India securing a seat in Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). India came up against stiff… Read More
2016-06-25 16:49
Results of CBSE class XII is out. Scores have shot through the roof. Topper in science stream had scored 99.7% in aggregate of five subjects. That makes nearly 100% in science subjects of ph… Read More
2016-06-19 05:54
In life we meet people in positions of power. Many of them are their not because of merit. They are there, because they know right people. These people try to make up their incompetency by e… Read More
2016-06-13 06:58
A battle has erupted between environment minister Prakash Javdekar on one side, and noted animal right activist and central minister Ms Maneka Gandhi along with animal rights groups on the o… Read More
2016-06-02 15:40
I went for second morning safary with a lot of trepidation. I have seen a lot of wildlife. I have seen a tiger. But I did not have a picture of tiger. I was picked up by canter from th… Read More
2016-05-31 09:01
I returned to lodge very disbarught and disappointed. So near yet so far! True, I had seen a tiger uncles. But, I have no picture as proof to share and brag. I would be laughing stock of peo… Read More
2016-05-30 05:05
My safary started with a cup of coffee at the lodge. A canter came to pick me up. Most of the choice seats were taken. I got a seat at middle of last row with travellers on each side… Read More
2016-05-26 17:24
Ranthambhor is located near Swai Madhopur town of Swai Madhopur district of Rajasthan. Swai Madhopur can be reached from Delhi by road or by rail. Nizamuddin - Kota Jan Shatabdi expres… Read More
2016-05-17 14:56
India is in a strange situation. Two wrestlers
each with potential to win a medal for India. Sushil Kumar is two time Olympic
medallist. Narasingh is in great form. He has won several medals… Read More
2016-05-16 12:16
Two murders in one week. One by son of a JDU MLC.
Second one allegedly by hench men of a RJD goon. Don is resting in jail. His men are killing people outside. Lawlessness is not new to… Read More
2016-05-15 02:13
India is in election mode. Four states are in the grip of election fever. Parliamentarians who cannot arrive at a consensus on most issues, unanimously agreed to end parliament session… Read More
2016-05-14 05:38
Delhi is burning under hot sun. From 9 am in the morning onwards sun picks up pace. Earlier there used to be trees to provide shade. Progress and development has removed tress. It is concret… Read More
2016-05-10 10:37
Did prime minister Narendra Modi
forge his educational qualification? With his past experience of filing
nomination papers and fighting elections from Gujarat, it is unbelievable and unlikel… Read More
2016-05-07 07:36
As I was listening to debate of Agusta Westland Chopper deal in Rajya Sabha, the following points emerged from the speech of Dr. Subrahmaniam Swamy and Mr. Manohar Parrikar, Defence Min… Read More
2016-05-06 04:22
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2016-05-02 14:54
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2016-04-29 05:31
Report after report on TV and news papers describe in detail how people are desperate for drinking water. We hear state after state is under influence of draught. Farmers have lost crop, the… Read More
2016-04-27 17:27
As drought hits village after village in different districts of at least 8 - 9 states of India. We see on television men, women and children walking miles to fetch drinking water. We h… Read More
2016-04-23 06:29
There has been a lot of criticism of the odd even program when it was introduced for the second time in the month of April, 2016. Many had questioned effectiveness of the program both to dec… Read More
2016-04-21 05:47
The biggest foreign policy challenge to government of India has been Pakistan. A neighbour with which India has fought three wars in 1947, 1965 and 1971. In 1971 war, Pakistani state got dis… Read More
2016-04-21 04:33
During second phase of Odd - Even road rationing scheme, Delhi government has banned surge pricing by cab companies, namely Ola and Uber. Surge pricing is changing price based on demand of t… Read More
2016-04-17 14:53
Gurgaon the suburban city of Delhi used to be a sleepy village may a few decades before. DLF developed Gurgaon into suburb of Delhi. Many industries came in. Many companies shifted their bus… Read More
2016-04-16 04:47
Many states, at least seven, have areas with water scarcity and are declared drought hit. These states include, Bundel Khand area of Uttar Pradesh and parts of Madhy Pradesh, Latur and Beed… Read More
2016-04-08 14:56
In my childhood days I would read stories from Indian mythologies. People from different hues and dispensation would go for penance. Once their desired god is satisfied, devotee will seek bl… Read More
2016-04-07 05:34
I read a story when I was in class seven. It was written by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhayay. Title of the story was Mahesh. As I was sitting under blistering sun last sunday, I saw stray cows r… Read More
2016-04-05 14:57
What a disaster. An under construction flyover came down crashing in busy business district in Burra Bazar area of North Kolkata. Twenty six people have lost their lives and close to a hundr… Read More
2016-03-30 16:56
Under a lot of public pressure, Indian parliament has passed a law that allows children aged 16 years may be tried in adult court for certain crimes. The decision has to be approved by juven… Read More
2016-03-28 14:27
King of good times, Mr. Vijaya Mallya, has flown out of India. He has flown first class, with a lady friend and eleven pieces of check in luggage. He packs heavy cannot blame him for that. B… Read More
2016-03-28 07:54
There are times in our lives, when we wake up from our comfort zone and look at the world around us with helplessness and with horror. We cannot figure out why things happen the way do and w… Read More
2016-03-12 14:27
In Telegraph National Debate 2016, on the topic "Intolerance Debate Continues" Barkha Dutt made a powerful speech. Coming after fiery and feisty Anupam Kher, Barkha Dutt spoke for the m… Read More
2016-03-12 03:53
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2016-03-07 15:02
Recently Haryana burnt because of jat communities demanding reservation. There is no doubt government, eyeing 30% Jat vote, let the community take Haryana state and its neighbors to ransom… Read More
2016-02-26 04:48
I was watching a debate on "The Buck Stops Here" program of NDTV. The program was debating recent student protests in JNU and government crackdown. One of the participants Prof. Apoorvananda… Read More
2016-02-21 10:20
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2016-02-19 15:00
This was the first evening of his life, when he was all by himself. Bibhu was sitting in his hostel room. His uncle and cousin had left. In a room meant for four, he had two other… Read More
2016-02-14 13:55
All through 2015, India was boiling over intolerance issue. Writers and scholars were returning their awards. There was a feeling India had become intolerant after BJP had formed government… Read More
2016-02-09 16:17
Tapas-kaku walked into his jethoo’s residence one evening. Tapas- babu made himself comfortable, claiming he had good news. But he will divulge his information, only after his mo… Read More
2016-02-08 13:32
Tragic suicide of Rohit Vemula has brought to focus discrimination dalit and minorities face in India. Bee line of politicians to Hyderabad Central University campus to show solidarity with… Read More
2016-02-05 17:07
“I think we should send him to a boarding school” said mother.
“He is hardly ten year old, can he cope?” his father said.
“School is enrolling students… Read More
2016-02-04 12:47
Recently I read a poll, conducted by ABP - Nielson, on Modi governments performance. Popularity of Prime Minister Modi is still high. Many still believe Prime Minister is working hard to mak… Read More
2016-02-01 01:45
With a lot of fanfare, BJP had formed a historic alliance with PDP. The alliance is on the verge of collapse. After Mufti Mohammad Sayid passed away recently, his daughter Ms. Mehbooba Mufti… Read More
2016-01-24 06:15
True to its promise, Modi government at the centre has declassified 100 files on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. The files included 16000 pages mostly correspondence. Government promised to rel… Read More
2016-01-22 15:36
In the new year India has seen two murders that needs to draw peoples attention. One is mowing down of Abhimanyu Gaur, an airman, who was participating in republic day parade rehearsal. Culp… Read More
2016-01-21 06:15
More information about terrorist attack on Pathankot airport base, more intrigued I become. Narcotic smugglers routinely cross international border at Bamiyal town in Indian Punjab. This sam… Read More
2016-01-20 15:35
In India a large number of people still defecate in the open. Conservative estimate suggest that the number of people in India that defecate in the open can be as high as 500 million. As one… Read More
2016-01-14 04:07
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2016-01-11 04:11
New Year started with a sombre note. When rest of the country was welcoming New Year, terrorists attacked Pathankot Air Force base. Government claimed, unlike similar attack in Pakistan, &nb&hell…Read More
2016-01-08 15:45
We packed our bags and left Dwarka at around 9 am in the morning for Somnath. Distance from Dwarka to Somanath is around 235 km. Our first destination was Porbandar, Gandhi ji's birth… Read More
2016-01-08 15:07
Government of Delhi initiated Odd – Even plan from 1st Jan, 2016. It is likely to last till 15th of Jan, 2016. The program means, cars ending with odd numbers will ply on odd dates, wh… Read More
2015-12-28 17:05
I saw 2000 year old caves, which were most likely Buddhist monastery, for the first time in Uperkot Fort of Junagadh. The cave was built three stories under the ground. Keeping in mind… Read More
2015-12-27 05:49
There are several places to visit in Porbandar. We stopped to visit Gandhi ji's residence. Kirti Mandir was the house of the Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturba, his wife. This place is situated nea… Read More
2015-12-15 07:40
Travelling by Indian railway as one approaches cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, etc one can see shanties and hutments on both sides of railway track. These shanties house poor people… Read More
2015-12-11 03:48
Hypocrisy, double standard and psychophancy of congress party and in congress party stands exposed. In order to gain power, congress party is adopting a strategy to stop governmen… Read More
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