In the last ten years, Prime Minister’s Narendra Modi’s has made more than one high-profile State visit to South Africa. His public addresses there in Durban focused primarily on Mahatma Gandhi, with ceremonial visits, of course, made to places like Durban associated with Gandhi’s life and message. There is extensive media coverage and official documentationContinue reading “The Rt.Hon’ble Srinivasa Sastri’s memory and legacy… (Part-18): Ignored by New Delhi, short-shrifted in Durban, forgotten in Mylapore,…”
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Both the Treasury and Opposition benches are guilty of grossly disrespecting the institution of Parliament
What we as countrymen watched in Parliament in the past week was nothing but pathetic farce played out by both the Government and Opposition benches. When it all ended, of course, the former could crow about its victory — how M/s Amit Shah and Narendra Modi combined to vanquish the entire Opposition. But it’s aContinue reading “Both the Treasury and Opposition benches are guilty of grossly disrespecting the institution of Parliament”
The UK ECONOMIST and its supercilious Editorial congratulating President Murmu
Look at the headline of the editorial above published in the UK The Economist dt. July 30, 2022 … “Presidented” … It is a patronising and condescending word. As if to suggest that in India a person gets “presidented” … not elected ! The word presidented (according to Merriam-Webster) is used generally to denote appointees to anContinue reading “The UK ECONOMIST and its supercilious Editorial congratulating President Murmu”
The “Hate-speeches of Haridwar” and the exhausted Indian Citizen’s “Déjà Vu”
Today is Jan 1, 20022 ! Happy New Year! This is not a day at all to talk about Hate, but only about Love, Joy and human Fraternity! But then when I woke up this momentous morning in 2022 and turned to the day’s news, the first headline that hits me between the eyes is,Continue reading “The “Hate-speeches of Haridwar” and the exhausted Indian Citizen’s “Déjà Vu””