Dynasts have self-illusory opinion about themselves. They create a disproportionate image about their own abilities in their own mind and believe that the universe around them thinks alike.…
In the late 1980s and the early 1990s, the VHP would distribute stickers which became a launching pad for its slogan “गर्वसेकहोहमहिन्दूहैं”. Barring the BJP, a few other groups…
Voting for the first three rounds of the elections covering the 303 Parliamentary seats is over. Besides Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir and some seats of Uttar Pradesh, the…
The first two rounds of the voting for the 2019 General Elections are over. What are the early trends? What are the initial lessons? A comparison of three…
The First Phase of voting is over. The “Modi” factor was writ large across the country. Amit Shah’s challenge to the BJP workers to prepare for a 50%…
It has become a routine practice to call any action against corruption as political vendetta. Claim of vendetta has never been a legitimate defence in corruption. Those who…
Rahul Gandhi talks on several subjects with which he does not even have a nodding acquaintance. He makes wild and unsubstantiated allegations against all and sundry. The only…
The late Ramnath Goenka was perhaps the most legendary amongst the media owners in the country. He fought the British and refused to succumb to the censorship in…
How do parties and politicians fund themselves? Indian political parties were traditionally funded with cash i.e. black money. Many have now tried to get tax paid money due…
Sitting in Opposition from 2004-14, I used to listen to the tall promises in the Congress Budgets. An early lesson that I gave to myself was “Don’t go…