1,383 jawans were killed, 1,047 were wounded, 1,696 went missing and 3,968 were captured. Songs like ‘Aye mere watan ke logon‘ and ‘Kar chale hum fida‘ were written. Films like Haqeeqat were made. Poems were written and teardrops were shed on the graves of the brave men who lost their lives protecting the honour and people of this land! 50 years have passed since the great war between India and China was fought in the most unfavorable conditions one can imagine! Do we remember? Are we concerned? Continue reading
The king of good times, the booze baron, the airline ace, the racing raja, party pasha, calendar czar, super showman, the once Janata Party president, and yes, the honorary doctorate in business administration from South California University- Dr. Vijay Mallya, is in trouble again! He is having trouble flying, for the second time in last four months. 
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A new trend is emerging in Indian cinema. Our new directors are fascinated about making derived films on real or known stories. Take Raavan, No One Killed Jessica and Raajneeti for example. These films had fictionalized an entire set of events, but viewers already knew whom they were seeing on screen. They kept comparing and hence, could never enjoy the films as intended by the directors. 
In a modern sense, Nationalists and Communists are soul enemies. The combination of the two ‘isms’ has been destructive in the past (Nazism). Interestingly, both the nationalists and the communists of India consider Shaheed Bhagat Singh as their hero. To my knowledge, it is Bhagat Singh alone who had taken the best of the two beautiful ideologies. 
Your children are not your children.
Four years ago, Tata Motors unveiled the Nano. India got a unique global recognition of an industrial nation with capability of breakthrough innovation. The world recognized India’s mastery of engineering, manufacturing and management. Soon afterwards, a number of hurdles simply spoiled the show. Tata Motors failed to capitalize on the early excitement surrounding the launch of the world’s cheapest car. Nano didn’t flood the market as expected. Is Aakash also going to meet the same fate? 
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