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Of the Railway Budget Farce: Is the Indian Democracy Working?
All hell broke loose after the Railway Budget for 2012-13 was presented by Dinesh Trivedi. The Trinamool Congress supremo, Ms Mamata Banerjee, wanted an immediate rollback of the hiked fares…. Read more
Railways, Rollbacks and Roy, and a Hue and Cry for Nothing
I recently watched a few of Dinesh Trivedi’s interviews on several new channels. In all of them he was asked the question which everyone wants to know — did Mamata… Read more
Is Kolkata, the City of Joy, turning into an Inferno?
January 2008: More than 2,500 shops were destroyed in a huge fire at one of Kolkata’s largest market (Nandaram Market, Burrabazar). A similar fire had broken out at Burrabazar in… Read more
The Rail Budget Farce: Of Mamata, Manush, Melodrama and Manmohan
What could be a perfect foil to the farce that has been playing in our Parliament for some time now? Two railway accidents that killed over 15 people greeted the… Read more
In Defence of Mamata: Anti-Campaign on Railway Budget Stand Lacks Depth
At last Dinesh Trivedi resigned as the Railway Minister from the Union Cabinet after few days of brouhaha and Mukul Roy has been sworn in as the new minister. A… Read more
Question Time for Quizmaster O’Brien: And Will You Walk Off In a Huff?
I was watching the theatrics following the Railway Budget on Wednesday with my eight-your-old when Derek O’Brien appeared on screen. Junior, grown up idolising O’Brien (his feelings cemented when he… Read more
The Horrible Bosses of Dinesh Trivedi
Dinesh Trivedi is a bold man. He knew what he was getting into when he presented a budget for the Railways by nominally raising the ticket fares to the amounts… Read more
Of the Railway Budget and the Theatre of Absurdity
It was an unprecedented drama, bordering almost on the farcical, that we witnessed on Wednesday. As Trinamool MP and railway minister Dinesh Trivedi presented the Railway Budget for 2012, it… Read more
What to Do and What Not in Times of Didigiri
I do not envy journalists working in Kolkata. Not because they are being battered by Trinamool goons, which is of course a worrying trend, but more because they have to… Read more
Day of Reckoning: How News Channels Fared on Assembly Result Day?
Mr Gandhi, Mr Gandhi, Mr Gandhi, the nation wants an answer: Are you ready to resign from being a Gandhi? Well, thank your grandmother’s lucky stars that no anchor/panelist/reporter/expert/viewer actually… Read more
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