I love dadu’s tales of the good old Calcutta of the ’50s. Today, Calcutta has hardly anything new to offer. Why did the city die? Even dadu resorts to silence on such questions. Today I see one more city going the Calcutta way- Mumbai. I read Rajiv Gandhi had once made a similar statement for Calcutta, but no one could save it. Maybe it was too late then. But now there is time for our leaders to save Mumbai. Continue reading
Category Archives: Politics
My name is the-mockery-see
I am completely disgusted by the Sena-SRK drama going around. Here we have Shiv Sena, with their electoral fortunes and their relevance eroding heavily, they thereby taking a swing at anyone and everyone; SRK being their ideal target. Sena has targeted his latest film with typical made-for-media attacks on theatres screening the movie. Continue reading
The bihari Rana?
Raghunath Singh and some other politicians of Bihar are making Rana Pratap the same as some in Maharashtra did with Shivaji. This ridicules me to the core! I don’t know why Rajasthan is not objecting to this? Rana Pratap and Shivaji are two icons of India! They never belonged to any community or caste. They had muslim generals employed under themselves. And the wars they led were political, and never religious. But since these headless leaders can neither invent any new issue nor are they committed to the development of the region they represent, they keep themselves busy with the ruthless communal politics. Continue reading
The burning Pakistan
Pakistan is burning. Perhaps democracy is at test and so is the dynastic rule that started after the death of Benazir. Can Pakistan be saved? Many political thinkers across the world agree that the Kashmir situation is the single greatest threat to the world today – both India and Pakistan being nuclear armed. The nightmarish scenario for the world is Pakistan going the Afghanistan way and ending up as a dangerously splintered Talibanised state. Continue reading
On modern day journalism
I was recently watching an interview of Aamir Khan on Aaj Tak. The journalist interviewing him was asking him ridiculous questions like which actresses you want to work with, etc; pouring much unnecessary masala into it. Aamir Khan was giving well thought answers- that made sense. There was a clear distinction between the intellectual levels of Aamir Khan and this journalist, who was making a mockery out of himself. I asked myself- “Is this the state of Indian media today, or am I a part of the minority that hates such things on television? Are my countrymen watching THIS!!” Continue reading
सौरभ राय | Sourav Roy 