Tag Archives: Lokpal
Five Reasons why Most Middle Class People have Vanished from Anna Quarter
As if talking politics and putting up candidates in the 2014 elections weren’t enough, Team Anna now admits gunning for ‘corrupt ministers’ has gained primacy over Lokpal. No wonder, our… Read more
Satyameva Jayate: Are we a Nation of Confused People?
On May 6, 2012, India “woke up at 11 am”. Just as Aamir Khan had promised in the advertisements before the launch of his now-famous show Satyameva Jayate. It reminded… Read more
Rahul’s Ramblings and his Unsent Letters to Sonia
Bored with all the serious, economy-altering, political talks and scams around you? Take a break and read this. Politics is serious business for politicians, but how would it be if… 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
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
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
Has Anna Hazare’s Crusade Turned into a Political Gimmick?
Like so many others in the country, I too was thrilled to witness the response Anna Hazare’s movement against corruption received in August this year. No one expected his fast… Read more
Mr Hazare, I Apologise for my Behaviour
Today, I am writing this note to publicly apologise to Mr Hazare for my angry rants over the last several weeks against his anti-corruption movement, against the Jan Lokpal Bill… Read more
My Father, Let My Country Awake: Gandhi to Anna and the Great Void
As the much publicised fast of Anna Hazare came to an end, and as media reports take over to the Gandhian’s daily health reports now — what did he eat… Read more
The Week that was, with Anna
It was in the morning of August 16 when India woke up to a news that was to make headlines for the next 12 days. Anna Hazare, the 74-year-old Gandhian,… Read more
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