Bharat or India – Crisis of Identity
Which of the countries are known by two different official names? Apart from Bharat, that is India, I can recall none! Ever since its independence in 1947, it has been called both Bharat and India. With utmost regard to the makers of our constitution, I would like to state that their predicament at giving a […]
हम डूबे तो क्या, वह भी तो डूबा!
मेरी एक आँख फोड़ दो ताकि पड़ोसी की दोनों आँखे फूट जाएँ. भारतीय राजनीती की धारा कुछ ऐसी ही है. हारने के बाद बेशक सभी पार्टियां कहती हैं कि यह वक्त उनके लिए आत्मावलोकन और आत्मालोचन का है, पर सच यही होता है कि उनकी नज़र अपने पड़ोसी की आँखों पर ही होती है कि […]
Leaders win; People lose
We have been hearing them shouting in the house. We have been seeing them fighting in the house. We have seen them taking bribes for raising questions. We have seen them tearing apart the law papers. We have seen them selling their phone and gas quotas. We have seen them selling their Local Area Development […]
Be Happy, Become Contented
We all want to be happy. Don’t we? We look for reasons to be happy. We wait for our birthdays and anniversaries to rejoice; we wait for Eid, Holi or Christmas to eat, drink and be merry; we wait for a new car to celebrate. We seldom become happy without any reason. Thus, we find […]
Change does not happen overnight Anna!
It is good to note that Arvind Kejriwal has asked for suggestions from the general masses. His appeal comes after his meeting with Anna Hazare, so it will not be wrong to believe that this initiative has the approval of the veteran leader. Here is what Kejriwal had to say, “If we do not go […]
In cahoots with each-other
We all have noticed the trees standing at a distance from each-other. It may have never occurred to many of us that while they look apart and distant, their roots remain intermingled beneath the ground. Doesn’t the same hold good for our political parties and their leaders? When it comes to corruption, all parties are […]