Tag Archives: Parliament of India
Foot in Mouth Disease is a Killer, Does Mamata Know that?
What’s common between Vijay Mallya and Mamata Banerjee? I agree to disagree with my fellow Howzziter Soumya Datta (Read: Park Street Rape Case, Ex-MLA Murder a Slap on Mamata Govt’s… Read more
Pardon Me Madam Chief Minister, but Your Slip is Showing
The headlines in Hindustan Times flashed: Not paid salary, transport worker commits suicide. According to the report, Vikram Singh, a non-technical casual employee of Calcutta Tramways Corporation (CTC) had committed… Read more
Facebook Users Beware: Every Post you Make, Didi’s Watching
On October 6, a front page news item on Hindustan Times caught my eye: “Didi claims CPI(M) defaming her with Facebook campaign; asks TMC leaders to lodge a complaint with… Read more
Didi Sees Red over Anti-Mamata FB Campaign, Talks of Stringent Steps
In Indian politics, megalomania comes in different packages. For someone like J. Jayalalitha, it’s about amassing wealth, for Bal Thackeray, it’s becoming Lord of Mumbai and for Mamata Banerjee, it’s… 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 Crafting of the Hazare Crescendo
Finally, Anna Hazare swallowed something other than water and capsules, and India heaved a sigh of relief at the conclusion of this new-age Gandhian movement played out in the heart… Read more
The Lokpal Bill Issue and the Art of Mismanaging an Already Mismanaged Issue
I feel like JK Rowling writing the Harry Potter series when I write this article as a sequel to the previous one on the same issue (The Lokpal Bill Issue… Read more
WB to PB: Five Things that Would Change with De-Anglicization of Bengal
Paschimbanga or PB. Still early days but that’s how the state now known as West Bengal could be called if New Delhi gives the green signal. It’s apparently a move… Read more
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