Tag Archives: INDIA

Tubelight

With Sisters, nephews and nieces in town, Tubelight seemed the perfect way to usher in the weekend with a 9 AM First Day First Show. After all it was an Eid release of Salman Bhai and everything else could wait. Despite being sleep deprived after a late night and some grudging member of the entourageContinueContinue reading “Tubelight”

Uniform Civil Code

BJP led NDA Government has asked the Law Commission to examine the issues relating to the implementation of Uniform Civil Code. This is the first time a Government has asked the commission which has a advisory role on such a politically controversial legal reform. Our Constitution under the Directive Principle of State Policy Article 44ContinueContinue reading “Uniform Civil Code”

Letter to Anna Hazare

Dear Anna, Hope this letter finds you in the best of health and spirit!! I have been wanting to write to you since a long time now, but the recent appointment of your colleague and fellow traveler to the post of Lt. Governor of Puducherry made me finally take this call. I first heard aboutContinueContinue reading “Letter to Anna Hazare”

Taj Mahal

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate Middleton, who were on a week-long tour of India and Bhutan, visited the Taj Mahal on the final leg of their tour on the 16th April 2016. The royal couple posed in front of the monument and this visit to Agra generated much excitement andContinueContinue reading “Taj Mahal”

Jai Bhim

Today is the day India celebrates the 125th Birth Anniversary of The Great B R Ambedkar – Babasaheb !! The legacy that he left behind still continues to guide and steer the political discussion across the spectrum. I wouldn’t delve too much in his achievements as Wikipedia will provide enough of that https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._R._Ambedkar . This isContinueContinue reading “Jai Bhim”

Congratulations Anant

Dearest Anant, On the onset would like to congratulate you on the amazing weight loss and what a loss it has been: a total of 108 kgs in eighteen months that comes to a whooping 6 kgs per month. This week hasn’t been too good for me, first a hospital sends me a sms askingContinueContinue reading “Congratulations Anant”

Festival of Colors : Holi

Like the zillion Indian Facebook users across the world, I too posted my pictures of playing Holi with friends and family. Hardly recognizable with the color all over our faces in a tub that was too small to fit 6 adults and 5 kids, we all managed nevertheless. I did manage to get some sizeableContinueContinue reading “Festival of Colors : Holi”

Freedom of Speech and Expression

There is raging debate going on across the country over one’s Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression especially in the context of the incidents at Jawaharlal Nehru University, wherein its Students Union President has been charged with Sedition over some alleged inflammatory speech which has now been proven to be doctored Let us firstContinueContinue reading “Freedom of Speech and Expression”

India’s Jewel : Nehru

‘हिन्द के जवाहर’ This was the line used in the advertisements commemorating The Visionary, The First Prime Minister of India : Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru on his 125th Birth Anniversary. Can there ever be any better line to remember the great son of India who dedicated his entire life to the cause and idea ofContinueContinue reading “India’s Jewel : Nehru”