Tag Archives: Trivedi
In Didi’s Wonderland, where Words Come Out from the Depth of Truth
Our honourable chief minister Ms Mamata Banerjee has, without a doubt, done a great service to the cartoonist tribe. Can you think of another time when so much newsprint was… Read more
Cartoon Conspiracy: In Defence of Didi and how Politics is not a Funny Game
(This a letter we received from a reader who calls him/herself a TMC supporter and wishes to remain anonymous. Since we have no way of verifying his claims, we are… Read more
Mad Cow Disease in Maa-Maati Land
Cow is a good animal. Cows give milk and yummy steak. Cows live in herds and masticate newspapers, if given. Cows moo “Maa Maa”, wallow in the “Maati” (soil) and… Read more
Cartoon Network in Mamata Land: How Many of Us Face Arrest for the Same Crime?
I had read Soumya Datta’s article (Facebook Users Beware: Every Post you Make, Didi’s Watching) a few months ago. The article talked about Mamata Banerjee looking over Facebook posts against… Read more
Cartoon Network in Mamata Land: It isn’t Funny Madam Chief Minister
Ambikesh Mahapatra might have preferred to lie low, being a professor of Chemistry in Kolkata’s renowned Jadavpur University. But for the overtly proactive police in his city, and an overtly… 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
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
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
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