The big news following the BJP’s victory in UP is the arrest of absconding minister Gayatri Prajapati who has been accused of rape. The custody followed a mini chor police charade by the cops who interrogated his sons and a nephew to know about his whereabouts. Homework done, the cops proudly smoked Prajapati out of…
Author: Siddharth Srivastava
Journalist
Modi Is the New Bachchan: BJP’s Triple Century in UP is a Stunner!
Now, that the assembly elections are over, it is easy to analyse why Modi won and others lost. There is also a lesson for the future, particularly 2019, about the kind of subjects that should not be deployed by political outfits against Modi as they will simply not work. Lets begin with demonetisation, Modi’s attempt…
Karan Johar is Sonam; Kangana Ranaut is King Khan
Unlike in cricket, there are no permanent friends or enemies in politics and Bollywood. For now Karan Johar and Kangana Ranaut do not see eye to eye. As a matter of fact Johar, who has smoothly occupied our collective consciousness the way Arnab Goswami did till recently, wants to banish the actress from Bollywood, the…
Why Sehwag chose the wrong ball to hit
I would not say Virendra Sehwag and Yogeshwar Dutt are illiterate. In don’t know who Randeep Hooda is, so cannot comment on his literacy levels. I would, however, say that Dutt and Sehwag clearly do not understand the nuances of the English language like Shashi Tharoor does. This does not make the two sporting icons…
In defence of Black Money
India’s annual budget for 2017-18 takes forward the government’s crusade against black money, a process that was sought to be elevated to a new level by the demonetisation exercise in November, though there is increasing evidence now that it was a needless measure that caused distress to too many. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s fourth Budget…
India’s obsession with speed that kills
Over the recent weeks, a series of crashes that have involved recklessly driven vehicles on Delhi roads, have been disquieting. Two of the crashes have involved rashly driven BMW’s and one an Audi. Five people have died. These instances add to the several other accidents due to rash driving. In April last year, CCTV footage…
Spouses can bring political benefits
Spouses can be political asset or liability. My wife watched the inaugural address of Donald Trump in Washington. Her first reactions were about the smart blue body-hugging dress that Melania Trump wore that, in her opinion, stood out, when compared to the sartorial choices of the well turned out Trump daughters, Ivanka and Tiffany. That…
The changing political narrative of Uttar Pradesh
The political narrative in India is always in a state of flux. The significant Uttar Pradesh State elections are no different. For long a cauldron of the most vicious form of caste and communal politics, the state could be moving towards a more class-based voting pattern that can upend the way politics has played out…
Another Virat to take on Modi
The other day I walked into an ATM near my house in Gurgaon, a Delhi suburb. It was eerily quiet and deserted; a drowsy, bored guard was sitting inside, his gaze fixed on the cell phone screen that featured a Bollywood dance number; “Cash hai, sahab, nikaal lo,” he said without looking up, yawning a…
Why India needs a Virat Kohli to take on Modi and his demonetisation
The following is link to my latest piece published in DailyO Why India needs a Virat Kohli to take on Modi and his demonetisation
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