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Dear BJP: Beware! The Lust for Gaddi Will Swallow You!
Posted on May 19, 2013 | 30 CommentsNote: This is my translation of Pratap Simha’s column 18 May 2013 column in Kannada Prabha. An incident comes to mind. The incident is recorded in Shanti Bhushan’s autobiography, Courting Destiny. The incident occurred sometime in 1978. Morarji Desai had completed an year as Prime... -
The Impending Implosion of the Congress Party
Posted on April 18, 2013 | 15 CommentsIn Bhitti, his autobiography, Dr. S.L Bhyrappa narrates an eyewitness account of a series of rallies held in Delhi during the infamous Syndicate vs Indicate episode towards the end of the 1960s. These rallies had but a singular aim: to show the “Syndicate” that Mrs.... -
The Snakes in Our Own Grass
Posted on February 16, 2013 | 76 CommentsWhat’s common to LeT, JuD, Yasin Malik, and Hafiz Saeed? All are terrorists who’ve vowed the destruction of India and have at various points, taken violent steps to make this intention clear. What else is common to LeT, JuD, Yasin Malik, and Hafiz Saeed? All... -
Are you Scared the True Colours will Show if you Open your Mouth Dr. Singh?
Posted on September 11, 2012 | 19 CommentsNote: This is a translation of Pratap Simha’s original Kannada Prabha piece titled Baaibittare Banna Bayalaaguttademba Bhayave Manmohan Singh published last Saturday. Hazaron jawabon se acchi hai khamoshi meri Na jaane kitne sawalon ke aabroo rakhe So please answer us: how did this loot... -
Why Blame Others When Hindus Themselves are Cowards?
Posted on August 31, 2012 | 41 CommentsNOTE: This is my translation of Pratap Simha’s piece titled Hindugale Haedigalaagiruvaaga Anyarannu Doori Phalavenu that appeared in Kannada Prabha on August 25, 2012. As always, comments and criticism are welcome. It has been called brain drain or flight of talent. Much noise has been... -
A Midnight That Turned Into a Nightmare
Posted on August 15, 2012 | 36 CommentsYet another annual August 15th where we celebrate yet another progressive step towards realizing Nehru’s tryst with tyranny. The nation calls it Independence Day but nobody asks, Independence from what? From British tyranny? To which I question in turn: do you prefer home-grown tyranny over... -
![This woman is the worst thing ever to happen to the Office of the President of India. Worse even than that deceased dynasty-server who pompously declared that “If my leader [Indira Gandhi] had said I should pick up a broom and be a sweeper, I...](http://www.sandeepweb.com/wp-content/uploads/pratibha.jpg "Shame on You Madam!")
Shame on You Madam!
Posted on April 16, 2012 | 86 CommentsThis woman is the worst thing ever to happen to the Office of the President of India. Worse even than that deceased dynasty-server who pompously declared that “If my leader [Indira Gandhi] had said I should pick up a broom and be a sweeper, I... -
Brazen Bias
Posted on March 5, 2012 | 92 CommentsIt looks like Salil Tripathi, of late, has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. First it was this piece on Center Right India that examined his claims of being a libertarian, pro-free market, etc that led to some delightful exchanges on Twitter.... -
10 Years of Phenomenal Growth & 10 Years of Scavenging
Posted on February 29, 2012 | 64 CommentsAre death anniversaries celebrated? “Celebrated” is an unfortunate choice of word to use in the same breath as “death.” And no, that word choice is not mine. It is the media’s. Somebody’s death anniversary is not celebrated unless that person is someone like Stalin. Speaking... -
New Pioneer Oped: For the Congress, what Matters Most is Symbolism
Posted on February 21, 2012 | 9 CommentsThis was published today in the Pioneer. Comments and criticism welcome as always. By deftly using state power to promote the party’s first family, the Congress has created a unique political ecosystem. The media has collaborated. The Uttar Pradesh Assembly election has seen the media... -
Nazrul Bhawan or the Importance of Symbolism
Posted on January 5, 2012 | 53 CommentsApart from those active in the Arts, the only class of people who fully appreciate the enormous power of symbolism are those in politics. Politicians are true artists in that sense. While artists create and/or use symbolism merely as an aid and/or device, politicians practice... -
Most Loathsome People of India: 2011
Posted on December 6, 2011 | 313 CommentsUPDATE: In hindsight, I felt I was a tad harsh on B Raman. He has been replaced with a new and much more deserving candidate for said loathsomeness. Sigh. It’s that time of the year—the only time of every year where I make a list....