In maikhano ki masti ke mastane hazaron hain..!
By Vijay Darda | 11-05-2020 Hic, hic, hurray! The boozards are drinking to save the economy from sinking! Wherever you go, people today ask, what was the hurry to reopen the liquor shops? Brother, this query is fundamentally wrong. Just because you don’t drink, does it mean the government should not care about our […]
Warning bells ring loud and clear
By Vijay Darda | 09-12-2013 There is an emphatic clarity in the 4-0 verdict against the Congress party in the results of the assembly elections from the Hindi heartland. It’s a dark Sunday for the ruling party and for the next General Elections due within six months. The warning bells could not have been […]
A year of hype sans substance
By Vijay Darda | 15-06-2012 It would be quite apt to say that Anna Hazare has only flattered to deceive the common masses of the country. Just about a year ago when he catapulted on the national stage as the shining white knight who promised to rescue the masses from the devil of all-pervading […]
Lokpal: A remedy worse than the malady?
By Vijay Darda | 21-12-2011 There is hardly any person who would argue that we do not need to fight corruption. No one would claim that the public services are in the pink of health, and corruption does not eat into their vitals. Truly, corruption is a malady that needs an urgent cure. But […]
Why talk of referendum in Kashmir now?
By Vijay Darda | 16-10-2011 No right thinking person will ever support the brutal physical attack on Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan in his chambers. We are a free democratic country, and freedom of expression is a fundamental right. So, quite rightly the attack has been condemned by all political parties, and it is […]
Let us not forget what our founding fathers told us
By Vijay Darda | 25-09-2011 Recently, two issues fired the imagination of our society in an unprecedented manner. As Anna Hazare’s agitation got its agenda, setting 24×7 live coverage from television channels, these issues reached our drawing rooms, and then captured our daily discourse. The first issue was of course corruption, and the second […]
A less sensational CAG would be better
By Vijay Darda | 18-09-2011 In the post-Anna Hazare anti-corruption agitation phase, there is an increased public sensitivity on all these issues. So, the normal parliamentary processes are also being short-circuited, and there is a public hue and cry even when there is a whiff of a scandal. All of us know that there […]
Now it’s time to say three cheers for Anna
By Vijay Darda | 05-09-2011 I am tempted to call it the biggest victory for our democracy. But then one should be cautious while using superlatives in the context of history. Yet, I feel confident in asserting that both the Gandhian crusader Anna Hazare and Parliament demonstrated extraordinary courage and understanding to bring a […]
Two cheers for Anna
By Vijay Darda | 25-08-2011 AND WHY I HOLD BACK THE THIRD ONE A man from a village in Maharashtra, Ralegaon Siddhi has captured the imagination of the entire nation, like no one has done in recent times. Indeed, right now his name Anna reverberates even across the borders. Even in countries like Pakistan […]