By Vijay Darda | 11-03-2024 It is the power of character that protects one from the storms of time It is so easy to lose humility when one acquires a small amount of wealth or gains a bit of fame. Such people strut around with a false sense of pride, a misplaced sense of achievement. They fail to appreciate
By Vijay Darda | 04-03-2024 There is no greater sorrow than seeing your loved ones leaving you, worry is a distant thing! People often ask me, when would I leave? Haven’t you jumped ship yet? I find this slightly amusing and can only reply that I have been hearing this for the past seven to eight years. I am
By Vijay Darda | 26-02-2024 Padma Vibhushan Fali S Nariman, renowned for his powerful advocacy and Padma Shri Ameen Sayani, known for his voice Last week, we bid farewell to two remarkable personalities who made significant contributions in their respective fields. Fali S Nariman, a Padma Vibhushan recipient and a renowned constitutional expert, was often referred to as the
By Vijay Darda | 19-02-2024 Nawaz failed to secure a majority in Pakistan’s general elections despite army’s questionable actions I have not come across any other instance in the democratic history of the world when a candidate has relinquished the seat after his victory saying that rigging was done to make him win! However, this extraordinary development took place
By Vijay Darda | 12-02-2024 Stepping away from politics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praises the former PM Let me recall an incident that took place in August last year. The Rajya Sabha was scheduled to conduct a vote on amendments to the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill. Despite opposition from the Congress, due to the
By Vijay Darda | 05-02-2024 No sooner did Narendra Modi sit on the seashore in Lakshadweep than Muizzu’s government in Maldives fell in danger It is highly unlikely that in the history of diplomacy, a Prime Minister has ever sat in a relaxed posture on a chair on the seashore of his country, taken a dip in the serene
By Vijay Darda | 29-01-2023 The newly-built Ram Lalla temple in Ayodhya has undeniably transformed into a national temple During the consecration ceremony of Lord Ram’s idol, skillfully crafted from the ancient Krishna Shila rock dating back to approximately 300 crore years, all eyes were fixed on Ayodhya, not only within India but across the globe. The sheer jubilation
By Vijay Darda | 22-01-2024 The world’s first republic was born 2.5K years ago in Vaishali, India, during the Licchavi rule Recently, a news story regarding Kishore Kanyal — an IAS officer stationed in Shajapur, Madhya Pradesh — asking a trucker, kya aukaat hai tumhari? (What is your worth?) was widely circulated. This question was posed during a meeting
By Vijay Darda | 15-01-2024 Gopaldas Neeraj’s poems are a philosophy of life painted in the hues of love Listening to that sleepy-eyed poet with profundity in his expression late at night was never enough. Had he just recited a little more… we would have listened a little more..! This was the wonder of that poet, ‘shayar’ and lyricist!
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