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Maya ki Maya: Statuegate and the Art of Cover Up
“Alcohol preserves everything except dignity,” or so goes the saying. Unfortunately, politics does not carry the same reputation. Politics makes people do funny things. We realise how ego-centric people can… Read more
Mamata Banerjee ko Gussa Kyon Aata Hain?
There are very few precedents in the history of politics in India where the same political party had voted differently in the upper and the lower House of Parliament on… Read more
Dress Code no Answer to Crimes against Women
“…women wearing obscene clothes … tempt men and that’s why they get raped.” That’s not some saffron moral police speaking. It is K.K. Seethamma, the former HOD of Women Studies… Read more
Operation Prayer: What We should Hope for in 2012
As you are busy putting New Year resolutions into action, dear readers do undertake “Operation Prayer”. Here’s a list I prepared, feel free to make your own additions and subtractions,… Read more
Bender’s Pride: Three Mock-tales that Missed Frontpages this Year
Two, one; and then there was none. No, even if you thought it sounded like a commentary on the state of affairs of the state under the statesmanship of Manmohan… Read more
Didi Sees Red Over Rat-Bite at Hospital: Blames CPM of Playing the Pied Piper
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has done it yet again — let her fertile imagination run riot. She was at her asinine best when she recently accused her favourite… Read more
Kishenji an Enigma in Death too, but Questions Mamata Must Answer Now
Koteswar Rao aka Kishenji, the “star” Maoist leader of the country, died the way he lived — by the power of the gun. And like his life, his death has… Read more
Petrol Price Hike and the Maths of it
The recent hike in oil prices has given the Opposition parties and allies alike yet another opportunity to hit out at the already bruised UPA government. As arguments and counter… Read more
Kiran Bedi and the Ticket-Gate: What Exactly is Greater Good?
Kiran Bedi’s recent “Ticket-gate” has raised an important question — how much liberty can one take in the name of greater good? Who is Kiran Bedi? Bedi is the first… Read more
Anna in Politics will be a Welcome Change to our Current Setup
As I read Showstopper’s post on Howzzit – A Letter to Mr Anna Hazare and his Team from a Common Man – I thought of writing this reply to my fellow citizen…. Read more
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