Open letter to Priyanka Vadra from a humble Chowkidar
It is a pity that you are no better than your pappu brother Raul Vince – now he is Raul Rafale Vince. You think that your river cruise was a…
Nehru-Gandhis
Lutyens Circuit’s Resilience Against Modi-Led Changes
For the past three years, lutyens’ Delhi has been in the throes of a deep existential crisis. The departure of the Congress from the seat of power always affects it profoundly…
Is The Dynast a Congenital Liar – Bharat’s First Post Truth Politician
I have always believed that the perpetuation of dynasties negates the very concept of Democracy. Dynasties rely on a feudal mindset, personality cults, non-ideological positions and believe that only those…
Distortionists in the Garb of Historians
Narendra Modi may well need some lessons in history, but on balance, the Prime Minister, his Cabinet colleagues and spokespersons of the Congress require history lessons on a more urgent…
Why have successive generations of Nehru-Gandhis visited Babur’s tomb?
Mystique around the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty has been one of the tools they have used to perpetuate their chokehold on power. Carefully choreographed appearances and fawning coverage by the English-language media…
Atal Bihari Vajpayee: A Hero of Bharat’s Second Freedom Movement
Atal Bihari Vajpayee: In adversity, he was a unifier, in victory, magnanimous, in defeat, equanimous, and in exit, gracious. This is his finest hour. Mesmerising Orator A late rainy monsoon…
Narendra Modi and the old elite
Towards the end of an article titled ‘Small number of people plotting return to power’, Swapan Dasgupta says: “Then there is the growing desperation of the old establishment that is finding itself…
Congress in Gujarat – Theatre of the Absurd
It seems that the Congress has lost its sense when one hears and sees what its spokespersons are reeling out. Under the ‘damage control’ of the soft Hindutva which Rahul…
Rahul Gandhi meets Chinese ambassador ‘informally’? What is Congress cooking?
As the tense Bhutan-Bharat vs China border face-off over Doka La (Doklam) has stretched for over 3 weeks, and amidst beating of war drums by China’s Communist Party organs, comes…