Why do officers & leaders want to look different?
By Vijay Darda | 24-04-2017 Just the removal of red beacons from atop the vehicles will not end the VIP culture. The very mentality needs to be changed At long last, the central government has finally decided that the cars of VIPs will no longer sport red, yellow, blue beacons. Indeed, for a long […]
Please, don’t play politics in name of farmers..!
By Vijay Darda | 10-04-2017 The farmers in the country are in peril; government should protect and empower them I want to appreciate Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for waiving the farmers’ debt to the tune of Rs 36,000 crore in one stroke. The measure has benefitted 2.30 crore farmers of his state. […]
It’s not just deterioration of environment..!
By Vijay Darda | 27-02-2017 The accelerated deterioration in dignity and culture right from politics to society is a matter of serious concern for all of us. The word environment comes from Sanskrit meaning ‘around’. Simply put, whatever is around us, is part of the environment. It is also nature, society, culture and our […]
Honouring Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
By Vijay Darda | 26-12-2016 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has performed the ‘jal-pujan’ for the Rs 3600 crore memorial 1.5 kilometres inside the sea for Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. This marks the first step towards the realisation of a dream project that has been on cards since decades. Delays and cost escalation are the norm […]
When govt disrupts Parliament
By Vijay Darda | 19-12-2016 I have spent long years in the Parliament, and have witnessed many disruptions in the House. Almost invariably, these are caused by recalcitrant opposition members who want to draw the government’s attention to some issue of pressing concern. But this winter session of the Parliament would go down in […]
Congress gropes for answers to saffron surge
By Vijay Darda | 05-12-2016 If the results of the local body elections in Maharashtra and the parliamentary and assembly by-elections that preceded these polls are to be taken as an indication of the political state of affairs, then the BJP’s dominating trend that began in the 2014 general elections is firmly on the […]
The usurpers of professional cricket
By Vijay Darda | 10-10-2016 Do the elected office-bearers of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) think that this institution is their landed property and they have the ownership rights over all its assets and sources of revenue? Sitting on the cash-rich body, these people have got so much enamored of the […]
Come on, let us all dig ditches together!
By Vijay Darda | 26-10-2016 Only a few years ago an anecdotal joke was in circulation. The driver of a car while being on the road suddenly encounters a notice board. Written on it is the message, “Please use the main road, the repair work of the diversion road is in progress. Thank you”! […]
Kudos to Mumbai police for ensuring peaceful Ganeshotsav
By Vijay Darda | 19-09-2016 After ten days’ blissful stay, the Lord of wisdom Ganpati has left for his spiritual abode promising to come back early next year. He is the one who removes all obstacles. But does he remove the obstacles all by himself and fill the world with joy and happiness? He […]
The ‘Her’ Ganapati, society and wisdom
By Vijay Darda | 12-09-2016 Ganeshotsav which once was confined to Maharashtra has today become popular all over the country. Besides Maharashtra, other states have also adopted Ganeshotsav with equal enthusiasm. This 11-day festival is reaching the last stage of celebration. This is the right time to take stock of the relevance of the […]