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,
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
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
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
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
By Vijay Darda | 09-09-2024 Pornography has embedded itself in mobile phones, creating addiction across all age groups… the situation is extremely alarming The country at present is outraged over the heinous rape and murder of a doctor in a Kolkata hospital. The situation is extremely serious, given that the President of India, distressed by the increasing instances of
By Vijay Darda | 26-08-2024 Another shocker… confronting horrifying truth of sexual exploitation and casting couch in Malayalam film industry The day Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Russia around a month and a half back, Russia attacked a children’s hospital in Ukraine. Several children lost their lives. From the United States to Europe, everyone expressed disappointment over
By Vijay Darda | 19-08-2024 With the entire country and the world keenly watching J&K elections, will the Valley’s messenger of peace emerge from the ballot? Not only me but every person and political party in Maharashtra was hopeful that Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana would be held before Diwali. This hope stemmed from the fact that elections
By Vijay Darda | 12-08-2024 Wrestler Vinesh Phogat fell victim to politics, and politics of conspiracy ousted Sheikh Hasina Last week, two figures who garnered global attention were Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat and Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina! Although there is no direct connection between the two, they have both become subjects of my column because their events
By Vijay Darda | 05-08-2024 Fear reigns from Wayanad to the Himalayas; and what will happen if Iran and the US enter the Israel-Hamas war? I am deeply disturbed by the dance of death and destruction. The landslides in Wayanad have claimed the lives of more than 250 innocent people. Meanwhile, the mountains from Himachal Pradesh to Uttarakhand are
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