Over the past few days, there has been a deluge of ads preaching the rhetoric of ‘don’t vote/ No need to cast your vote’. From Bleed India to radio (fm) channels – they have all been over the top in trying to mislead the people of this country to stay away from elections. As if […]
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When I joined IIMC (Indian Institute of Mass Communication) 6 months back, I came across a lot of “feminists” in my class and wondered why women get so aggressive on non issues. I am the last person to have a gender bias. But today when I talk and put forth my views, my old friends […]
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They are saving Satyam, Bail Out. Its the question about future of 60,000 employees. Satyam had proved its expertise and expanded its business in over 60 countries. There are millions of shareholders of the organization. The company has glorified India across the globe for years. The founder, chairman of Satyam, Raju was the blue-eyed boy […]
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I remember mentioning in one of my earlier posts that how Indian politics is still being ruled by septuagenarians and octogenarians. When Narendra Modi was asked a few days back to comment on the ageing prime ministerial candidate in LK Advani, the Guajarat Chief Minister, quite confidently and with awkward smile, answered that a complex […]
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I see the deadly bullets
I say give them a U-Turn
Let me smell the notorious blood
On the other side of the fence
Enough words, protests amidst silence
Enough resilience, perseverance
Enough of magazine and TV views
Enough of jingoism, now you can’t take more!
So, the elections in the five states got over, and at least to my surprise, the Congress […]
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“Singh is king”, this was the song I had to listen to while watching the news on Saturday. And yes, here I am talking about the so called “sophisticated” English news channels of our country.
Well, its better I stop criticizing television journalism here and come to what’s worth discussing.
The “Singh” we are talking about is […]
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To many, he was a tyrant with no heart. To many, he was a dictator who ruled a historic nation with dominance and panache. To many, he was a smart administrator who came, conquered and finally had to fall from grace. Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is a man of many colors, shades and personalities. […]
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You must be thinking instead of picking up a lighter topic why the hell I am picking up such heavy and confusing topic (I am also thinking the same ;-( ). Yes Confusing! You will be sure when you further go ahead with this.
You cannot escape it. The minute I switch on […]
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The injection of youth in the cabinet has come as a pleasant change for the Indian government and the country at large. The move is three-pronged: to bring youthfulness in the cabinet; to merge experience with young blood; and have youth before polls happen next year.
However the surprise was that Rahul Gandhi was not a […]
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