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Point Blank | 3-minute readWhile haters worked overtime, Centre and my north Indians friends took their own sweet time to wake up to the catastrophe.
People are also criticising Atal ji. And they must. But to become indecent while criticising him will force us to make the same mistake for which we often damn our adversaries.
A section of the Left is not only highly intolerant of differing opinions but does not hesitate to bully or threaten its opponents into silence or submission.
It was his boldness, conviction and courage that won the late PM Vajpayee accolades and admirers who joined the RSS and the Indian Army.
The Congress scion has a calm demeanour, but he does not display much confidence.
'A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government' is an idea clearly lost on independent India.
India wriggles miserably between confusions over the West and hazy sentiment about its own past. In the process, it's losing its grip on both. Independence Day should liberate us from this sorry scene.
For many Indians, 'índependence' has always had a political ring. But there is so much more to this.
He even watched the FIFA world cup in 2007, hosted by Germany as part of a parliamentary delegation, discussing football with Maradona.
Women bonding is not always over shopping and boyfriends.
