As voting has commenced to elect the representatives for the 18th Lok Sabha, it is the right time to discuss and compare the manifesto presented by the two main parties — the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Indian National Congress. While the BJP has continued with its ‘Viksit Bharat’ push…
What consecration of Ayodhya Ram Mandir means in New India
February 1, 2024
January 22, 2024, will go down as a historic date in Indian history. On this day, the grand Ram Mandir was inaugurated at the “controversial” site in Ayodhya. What made the occasion even bigger, was some prominent names from India’s ruling BJP and its ideological father RSS, led by Prime…
On December 11, India’s top court gave a historic verdict upholding the BJP government’s decision to abrogate Article 370. It was not a regular judgement, as the ruling of the five-judge bench, included some extremely important observations and remarks which will be echoed and used in the legal and political…
In a historic and progressive move, the Parliament passed the Women’s Reservation Bill or the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam to reserve one-third of seats for women in the Centre and state legislatures. Although there still remains a long way, for the actual policy to come into effect (at least till…
In 2024, it's MODI vs INDIA
August 21, 2023
I.N.D.I.A. (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance). Well that’s the acronym the Extended Opposition Alliance came up with, to forge against the Narendra Modi-led BJP Juggernaut in the 2024 elections. This 26-party alliance is an extension of what was previously the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), including the likes of AAP and…
The Kerala Story…well this movie needs no introduction as it is already the talk of the town…for all the right and wrong reasons, depending on which side you stand. The movie revolves around the story of three girls who were allegedly abducted, converted to Islam and then sent to ISIS. …
A few weeks ago, heavy violence broke out in the state of Manipur. The situation was so severe that the centre had to send in its forces, all other states had to evict out their people living in Manipur and Olympian Mary Kom literally uttered “My state is burning” while…
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), it was started as a political ‘start-up’ based on the idea of the Anti-Corruption movement in 2012. In 10 odd years, the party under the leadership of Arvind Kejriwal, won successive terms in the national capital, achieved the rare feat of having government in two states…
BHARAT JODO YATRA: Is it a Resurgence of RAHUL GANDHI?
February 18, 2023
Rahul Gandhi…as soon as this name is stated, the reaction is always on the two extremes, and usually more on the negative. The man with two heavy electoral defeats, and several more if we include states, embarked on a foot march (yatra) from the southernmost tip of the country (Kanyakumari)…
PATHAAN: What the movie means for SRK, Bollywood and India
February 5, 2023
PATHAAN…the biggest blockbuster in the history of Indian Cinema. The movie marked the comeback of Shah Rukh Khan on the big screen after a gap of more than four years. As was anticipated how could I have missed writing on the movie, which was the main ‘talking point’ in the…
