My cup of joy is half full!
By Vijay Darda | 13-05-2012 As a parliamentarian, my heart is not exactly overflowing with joy as we celebrate 60 years of parliamentary democracy. I certainly hold my head high when I look back at the initial years of our nascent democracy when the Western world had given us very little chance of surviving […]
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 […]