My child.. India a place known for its humanity and love for children..was back-stabbed when a very small place, very close to its capital was woken up with the screams of heartbroken mothers. Worst pain of a parent is to carry his child to the burning pyres… who is not in this world because he … Continue reading
The worst assault and rape of democracy is when the power and freedom of expression is snatched. Recently, Railway Minister, Mamata Banerjee has been in the firing line of critics for her uncontrolled reactions towards criticism, as well as, unusually ‘communist’ diktats. However, it seems that Mamata is unfazed by all these and has now … Continue reading
Today, I was travelling in a metro and I heard a petite teenager ask her dad: Why do we pay taxes? Being a good dad he replied, “So that the government can use it for development of our nation, help those who are below poverty line, provide better schools, parks, water, electricity and even protect you by paying salaries to army, police etc.” How true is it? Continue reading
Being a journalist, I always dreamt of working for the industry that is ‘still’ being called the fourth estate by my gurus. With no offence meant to journalists, to-be journalist, the charm and pride that one derives of being called a journalist went down the drains as I stepped into the true industry. Ethics and … Continue reading
Things can be quite tricky when you are sitting at the airport waiting for your flight and then you spot an iPad with no owner. Going by the Indian mentality I hopes to see a couple of hands going up when I asked who the owner was. Sadly though, terrorism has made even the liars … Continue reading