Time to introspect
It is almost a curfew like situation near Jama Masjid courtesy local MLA who is fighting, so vigorously, for a 'religious cause'. If he would not have taken the case of historical ‘Akbarabadi Masjid’ then how could people come to know about the mosque which neither the great Mughals cared nor was an issue till date.
Looking for time
We are witnessing all round development in Delhi but this development is coming at some cost. The biggest cost that we are paying is our social life. No doubt the social life of the city has become the history and people nowadays are buying happiness but not enjoying it.
Consultancy or corruption?
Though the development inertia has finally been broken, most of the projects in Delhi are being handled by consultants. Is consultancy a new way of helping our 'own' people or is it a corruption by another name?
Sheila's power-full game plan
It's the same old song. Power is cheapest in Delhi. The government continues to play into the hands of private power distribution companies or rather corporate houses.
Now Manmohan will be President?
With Mulayam and Mamata throwing their Presidential candidates, decks are 'almost' cleared for Pranab Mukherjee to become the Prime Minister of India.
Govt is by and for the corporate houses
Unlike the Congress, if I say I am for the Aam Aadmi then I mean it as I am Aam Aadmi. I believe that the change is always a welcome sign in democracy and is in the interest of Aam Aadmi so if there is a change in UP, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Goa then I am for it.
Who could be the Jhamoora of Corporate Houses in UP
The moment one talks of Uttar Pradesh elections everyone has his own calculation to prove his point
Are Muslims for sale?
As the Assembly elections are due in some states, particularly the state of Uttar Pradesh, the Muslims are in great demand
Don't take Aam Aadmi for a ride
In 2008, I, Aam Aadmi, was made to believe that India would benefit from the Indo-US nuclear deal and the logic, for the Aam Aadmi like me, was given that India would have surplus and cheap energy.
Will Modi's fast benefit Congress?
When Anna Hazare's movement was at its peak, everyone thought that it would be impossible for any politician to garner the mass-following which Anna did. There have been very few post-Independence movements, barring probably JP's anti-Emergency, which received such a mass support.
End of Osama, not terrorism
I was busy with my story when suddenly the news of attack on Twin Towers started flashing on TV. It filled me with anxiety. I concluded my story and started surfing BBC and CNN websites. The first reaction of my colleagues was a sense of victory. Incidentally all my colleagues were Muslims, but even if they had been non-Muslims the reaction would have been the same. This is largely because till date America is not considered a friendly country but a bully. Even Pakistan, which thrives on the US aid, considers it an 'enemy nation'.
Corruption affects layman directly
It’s great that everyone appears to be concerned and eager to support any kind of anti-corruption movement irrespective of who is leading and who all are associated with it. After Anna, it’s now Baba’s turn. The government is enjoying the present situation and making every effort to make Baba’s movement a huge success so that it can play musical chair with the two.
Please, don't call it Revolution
In 1980s, Sikh militancy was at its peak and efforts to find amicable solution fell flat. Bhinderwala and his cohorts were unwilling to accept anything less than Khalistan. They converted the Golden Temple into a military base.
Happy, that Aarushi is no more
I have full sympathy with Talwars whose only daughter was murdered by someone who is yet to be traced. It, almost, appears that the perpetrator of the crime will never be brought to book. The prime investigating agency, CBI, has surrendered and filed
And Shahid passed away
It was Diwali evening and Delhi's sky was lit with lights and firecrackers. Around 7 pm, I received a call from a friend that Shahid, one of my close friends, had passed away.