India’s Forgotten Heroes #6 – Balraj Madhok
Read all about a forgotten hero of India – Balraj Madhok. Reposting the twitter thread by @sheshapatangi1.
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The Killing Fields of West Bengal
The pre and post poll violence in Bengal makes it clear that the demographic changes are working against India. Killing Fields of Bengal 🙁
Book Review – Stepping Beyond Khaki
An autobiography of Mr. Annamalai, an ex-supercop who recounts his life spent wearing the Khaki uniform. Huge respect for the young man !!
Didigiri – West Bengal Polls
Shova Majumdar an 85 year old lady was beaten up a month ago allegedly by TMC goons. This is Didigiri, Mamata style. 🙁
Scindia – a troubled legacy
Holi this year seems to have drained the color off some faces and added a myriad hues to some other faces !! With Jyotiraditya Scindia meeting the Prime Minister, Home Minister and the BJP party President, its obvious that he is planning to join the BJP. That he was Rahul Gandhi’s “friend” made no difference … Read more
Glad that BJP lost Delhi
Disclaimer : Don’t let the title fool you. I remain a huge fan of Mr. Modi irrespective of what happens in any poll. For me he is the greatest Prime Minister India has known and will know in a long long time. Yes, Lal Bahadur Shastri ji didn’t get enough time in the role otherwise … Read more
This Day, That Year
Today is Krishnan’s birthday and we celebrated it with his favourite food and of course ice cream. He has stayed away from ice cream for almost six months now so a little indulgence is just fine. Mr. Modi made his day even more special by sending him birthday wishes on email …. and made me … Read more
Kumbh 2019 – Report 1
We reached the Kumbh village by 11.45 am a full two hours late 😀. Vandana reached ten minutes before us. We took the Poorvottar express last night and it reached Prayag Raj a full 1.5 hours late. But one look at the Prayag Raj station and some of our irritation went out – it was … Read more
#WhyISupportModi #9 – Unmanned crossings
As I write this blog, six people have been killed in a derailment accident in Bihar two days back. Condolences to the families of the bereaved and its unfortunate that such an accident even happened. Am sure the Railways will find the root cause and fix the issue. With the general elections looming over us, … Read more
#WhyISupportModi #6 – Evictions in Lutyens Delhi
Krishnan and I celebrated our 2017 anniversary in Delhi, staying in a place called “Lutyens Bungalow” or the “Nath Guesthouse” on Prithviraj Road. As we walked to Lodhi Gardens and around the Aurangzeb Lane (Yeah, just the road got renamed, not the lane) and Rajesh Pilot marg (who contributed a lot more to India than … Read more