A quick glance through most of the social media sites, what’s app, the corner store and name wherever, signs screaming ‘Happy Women’s Day’ greet you from everywhere. Sadly for me as a woman I somehow feel the pangs of discrimination more than ever. Why does our society need a special day to respect women, pay tribute to them and make them feel special? Why are the rest of the 364days […]
I liked how someone on Twitter described Mr Arun Jaitley’s budget speech. It said that for the first one hour he was the socialist politician and the next 40 minutes he was the lawyer accountant. Well it pretty much describes what the budget was all about as well. Decidedly this Budget had predominantly populist elements but also is replete with innumerable details that aim to strengthen the overall fiscal and […]
It’s the eighth day of violence across Haryana as Jats continue their agitation demanding reservation. After a brief lull on Sunday, the situation has again become tense as news of fresh death poured in. As the Centre and the state grappled to bring the situation under control and the death toll nears 20, the state Government has finally decided to bring a bill granting reservation to the Jats in the […]
Even as the Government is grappling with the JNU row, am sure the South Block is busy preparing its strategy for the action next week. The Parliament’s Budget session kicks off on February 23. Given the ongoing imbroglio on the JNU issue and the Rohit Vemula suicide case before that even the most optimistic ones amidst the Government machinery cannot pin their hopes on a smooth sailing. If the Monsoon […]
Even as news pours in about former Delhi University lecturer, SAR Geelani’s arrest on charges of sedition for allegedly spearheading the Press Club event organised to mark the death anniversary of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, I am absolutely appalled by the way some of the opposition leaders in the country are responding to it. Mr Rahul Gandhi, the Congress Vice President, has slammed the Govt action and questioned what […]
As I read about RK Pauchauri being reinstated in TERI and simultaneously another complaint of sexual harassment being levied against him, somehow I cannot help remembering the wise words of my grandmother, many moons ago. She would often say, Women’s rights, respect for women is more about women coming to terms with her freedom. For a woman who dared the social construct and earned a Matric degree at a time […]
It’s a marquee Monday in the history of India’s fight against terrorism. David Headley, the Pakistani-American LeT operative kicks off his deposition before a Mumbai court today through video conference. This is the first time ever that a high profile terrorist like Headley will be prosecuted in the court via video conferencing. However in this context it needs to be remembered that in any case this deposition more of optics […]
The recent instances of violence in Andhra Pradesh set me think on the quota issue all over again. Even as I pen down this piece, the Kapu Quota stir unleashed violence in many parts of the state and there were even threats of fast till Friday by several protestors. The demand is that the ‘Kapu’ caste be included in the OBC category. The point that I want to emphasis is […]
We woke up to the familiar tunes of the patriotic songs blaring from loud speakers, children rushing to school for the parade and citizens wearing the various combination of the Indian Tricolour greeting each other with Vande Mataram and JaidHind! This is the day our Constitution came into force. Undoubtedly one of the most extensive and comprehensive text on running a country across the world, what’s the significance of the […]
As a kid when he was admonished by his father once, he looked down guiltily and his father disapprovingly had told him ‘Only Cowards Look Down, The Brave Do Not.’ Yes that’s my earliest memories about him. Sitting on my grand-dad’s lap this used to be my favourite story about. Needless to mention this small boy from Cuttack went on to become one of India’s most iconic hero. His famous […]
