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Trump’s victory puts Putin into spotlight!

   By Vijay Darda | 11-11-2024 The question is why no woman could become the US President in the last 235 years? With Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election, everyone is calculating the impact of his return to power on the world. America is a country that influences the entire world in some way, so such analysis is

Screams of darkness beneath light!

   By Vijay Darda | 04-11-2024 A terrifying scene of war, shadow of death all over, and everyone playing their own tune The night of Diwali, bathed in a warm glow of light, was certainly full of joy for all of us. A constant stream of visitors came, everyone embracing one another, and sharing sweets. Children were enjoying themselves, fireworks

Of Diwali, Dhanteras & elections!

   By Vijay Darda | 28-10-2024 Mann hi mann mein laddu footein… haathon mein fulzadiyan Diwali traditionally starts with Dhanteras but my proposition to share the joy with friends and the vast Lokmat family begins a bit earlier. When I use the word ‘family’, it includes the thoughtful readers and all those who have given me immense love and energy

Freezing and thawing of relations

   By Vijay Darda | 21-10-2024 India’s relations with Canada are at their lowest point while Jaishankar’s visit to Pakistan sparks hope Pakistani leaders were hoping that India would send representatives to the SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) meeting, but no one expected that India’s foreign minister S Jaishankar would attend the same in person. This surprise move led Pakistan’s former

Why remain a mute spectator during festivities?

   By Vijay Darda | 14-10-2024 Who allows such encroachments on roads that even an ambulance can’t pass through..? Have you ever noticed how, even if we exclude small regional festivals, we Indians celebrate more than 30 major festivals every year? Some of these are grand celebrations. No other country in the world celebrates as many festivals as we do.

Our Army is amazing, we are proud of it!

   By Vijay Darda | 07-10-2024 The campaign to search for their missing fellow soldiers for more than 56 years is a tale of bravery & determination I happened to unexpectedly meet our recently retired Army chief and son of Nagpur General Manoj Pande. As we exchanged pleasantries, he started telling his wife that this is Vijay Darda from Lokmat,

I wish Bapu could come back to us again!

   By Vijay Darda | 30-09-2024 How well does our younger generation know Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi? You never met Gandhiji, and I never met Bapu either, but I understood and learned about him from my father, veteran freedom fighter Jawaharlal Darda. If you want to truly understand Bapu, you must visit Sevagram. Even today, Bapu lives there! Bapu conducted all

Spare faith from politics, at least!

   By Vijay Darda | 25-09-2024 The alleged issue of animal fat in Tirupati temple laddu has hit headlines… What’s the truth behind it? The globally revered Tirupati Balaji Temple (Sri Venkateswara Temple) in Andhra Pradesh is currently embroiled in a controversy over the allegation that its famous laddus, distributed as prasadam, contain animal fat. This claim has sent widespread

Is Oxford Union someone’s puppet?

   By Vijay Darda | 16-09-2024 Why is Kashmir a hot topic in cold Britain? They can’t fix their own problems but are prying into our affairs When noted filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri, known globally for his critically acclaimed film ‘The Kashmir Files’, declined to participate in an Oxford Union debate last week, it made headlines. But do you know that

No other country has so many festivals

   By Vijay Darda | 02-09-2024 There is a scientific basis behind every festival, and all of them carry significant message and the power to bring people closer I recently observed the Paryushan Parva and now find myself immersed in the joy of Ganeshotsav. Would I have experienced this happiness if I had been born in any other country? This