Tag Archives: Kolkata
Why it’s a Win-Win Situation for Mamata
Sometimes making noise is all that counts. But history, that brilliantly time-tested tool, tells us that on most occasions, it’s all about making the right noise at the opportune time…. Read more
Railway Rollbacks, Increased Freight Rates, and Didi’s Crocodile Tears
As the new hiked railway fares (for the privileged classes) come into force from today, I am again reminded of the melodrama over the railway budget. And while much of… Read more
Is Mamata’s Bengal Trying to Muzzle Free Media?
How many newspapers does Mamata Banerjee read? While uncharitable skeptics might raise an eyebrow at the question and brush it aside with a one-word, “none”, the number can now safely… Read more
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
Oh Kolkata: Sujoy Ghosh’s Kahaani Does Justice to the City of Joy
Reaching the hall slightly late, I missed the opening but what followed for the next 100 minutes, or slightly more, left me gasping for more. Yes, Kahaani is a film… Read more
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