Category: Editorials

A salute to strength, hope & spirit of victory!

   By Vijay Darda | 09-08-2021 Athletes who came from humble backgrounds have brought laurels to the country, untold hardships notwithstanding Vijay Darda Crores of Indians were thrilled when the tune of ‘Jana Gana Mana’ was playing in the Tokyo Olympics stadium and its echo was being heard all over the world. The reason for this pride was Neeraj Chopra

Will Mamata’s alliance game pay off?

   By Vijay Darda | 02-08-2021 Politics heats up after Mamata Banerjee’s meeting with Sonia Gandhi; they are giving slogan ‘Save democracy, save nation’ Vijay Darda Even as Mamata Banerjee went to meet Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi at their residence during her Delhi visit, I recalled the West Bengal election! For Mamata, it was a matter of political life

Felt like weeping at the plight of Afghan women

   By Vijay Darda | 26-07-2021 Horrendous atrocities being committed on women and girls in Afghanistan Vijay Darda A short video clip uploaded by an international news channel has shaken me to the core. In that video, a fourteen-fifteen-year-old girl is seen screaming and shrieking. Her parents are begging for mercy but Taliban terrorists are forcibly taking away the girl

Why question fortitude of Congressmen?

   By Vijay Darda | 19-07-2021 Rahul Gandhi says those who are scared are free to leave the party. What does it imply? Vijay Darda Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s statement that ‘those who are scared should leave the party’ has stirred the hornet’s nest in the political circles. People are analysing why he said that those who are cowards or

Those beats of heart and pat on the cheek!

   By Vijay Darda | 21-11-2022 A noble human being, Dilip Kumar was an apostle of peace and an unmatched ‘Kohinoor’ of acting Vijay Darda Dilip Kumar epitomised two personalities. One was Dilip Kumar and the other Yusuf Khan. Dilip Kumar was completely devoted to his acting career as well as direction and Yusuf Khan was committed to the service

We are soil! Heaven resides in this soil!

   By Vijay Darda | 05-07-2021 In our quest for materialistic progress, we do not even think about the soil from which we are born, to which we will all return Vijay Darda When President Ram Nath Kovind bowed down and applied the soil of his village on his forehead saying that motherland is greater than heaven, it sparked a

All round development only can usher in peace in Valley

   By Vijay Darda | 28-06-2021 The Prime Minister’s initiative on Jammu and Kashmir is welcome. Enough of bloodshed, let us give peace a chance. Vijay Darda I have visited Kashmir Valley a number of times and have travelled the Valley in almost all seasons. Everytime I visited the Valley and saw the implausible beauty nature has endowed it with,

When will you change, when will the country transform?

   By Vijay Darda | 21-06-2021 Milkha Singh wished to see an Indian win Olympic gold medal in athletics Vijay Darda I salute and bow down to the legendary sprinter Milkha Singh who got the sobriquet of Flying Sikh. On his departure, two thoughts come to my mind. First, will we ever see a runner like him again? And the

Politics on Central Vista project unreasonable

   By Vijay Darda | 14-06-2021 A modern building equipped with the latest digital technology replacing the 90-year-old Parliament House is the need of the hour Vijay Darda If we just keep trying to prove Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrong on everything, it will weaken the very existence of the Opposition. The voice of the Opposition will carry weight only

Why is inflation unchecked during pandemic?

   By Vijay Darda | 07-06-2021 From cooking oil to petrol and diesel, the prices are skyrocketing. The government must step in! Vijay Darda The unprecedented Covid-19 crisis might not have left any household without a loss of income! Be it rich or poor? Everyone has been hit. Livelihood of crores of people has been affected. Some have lost their