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The People For Ever
16 February 2015, by Bishnu DeyHow many brigands have raided our country, how many times? Ravaging village after village, piling up cruelties, crimes! How many bulbuls have ravished our grains, Mothers have crooned of tyrannical reigns, In spite of it all the proud spirit (...) -
Have Faith in the People’s Faith
16 February 2015, by Suhas BorkerHave Faith in the People’s Faith
The people’s barricades are up in sixty-seven zones the juggernaut of the Ashvamedha horse has been bridled and stopped and for once the cries of the last man and woman from the rotten and stinking gutters of the (...) -
morning after delhi poll outcome: so what really happened? Facing the Anger of the Sane and the Just
16 February 2015, by John DayalThe Aam Admi Party won, the Bharatiya Janata Party got the drubbing of its life, the Indian National Congress drew a blank, as did the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Indian National Lok Dal. And Mr Arvind Kejriwal won hearts embracing his Income (...) -
Revolt of the Disenchanted: How the Mighty are Pulverised
16 February 2015, by Badri RainaMuscular arms spread wide on either side of the lectern, self-love dripping from a habitually cocksure visage, the mighty one thundered thus at one of his several election rallies in the national Capital: “They say how lucky Modi is; he becomes (...) -
Delhi’s Valentine Day Gift
16 February 2015, by Uttam SenThe AAP’s thumping victory was a token of the fulfilment the people of Delhi preserved for themselves. As an eloquent newscaster described the electoral landslide, it approximated the symbol of affection and goodwill conveyed to a loved one on (...) -
Victory for Democracy: The Voter’s Mind
16 February 2015, by Bharat DograThe AAP’s historic win in Delhi is, above all, a victory for democracy. What the humble but great Indian voters have shown once again is that when most crucial issues like secularism and democracy are at stake, then they assert themselves (...) -
BJP’s Fall and Emergence of Ethical Questions in Delhi Elections
16 February 2015by Vivek Kumar Srivastava
The Delhi election results may come as a surprise to many including the BJP and PM Modi but the decline for the BJP was set in the UP by-elections. Several plausible explanations will be offered by the political pundits (...) -
Preamble, Secularism and Constitution
16 February 2015by Irfan Engineer
A controversy was generated over the Republic Day advertisement of the Union Government, wherein the facsimile of the Preamble of the Constitution was shown. The words “Socialist” and “Secular” were missing therein. The BJP (...) -
Storm in a Teacup
16 February 2015, by Kuldip NayarThe only good thing Prime Minister Indira Gandhi did in her repressive rule during the Emergency was to include the words, Secularism and Socialism, in the Preamble of the Constitution. Morarji Desai, who succeeded her, had all the changes she (...) -
This Is Treason, Mr Prime Minister
16 February 2015, by Rajindar SacharAn unimaginable crisis is gripping our country. Only a straightforward clear declaration by the Prime Minister can clear it. I am referring to the advertisement issued by Government of India’s I & B Ministry on Republic Day carrying in the (...)
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