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Is Sonia Gandhi one of world’s richest politicians?
Posted on March 12, 2012 | 3 CommentsUPA Chairperson and Congress President Sonia Gandhi is one of the richest politicians with a net worth between $2-19 billion according to Business Insider, a US-based business website. -
Tokenism for Muslims now counter-productive
Posted on July 17, 2011 | 1 CommentNext week, the beginning of Ramadan, will see the appearance of Shervanis and headgear peculiar to certain Sufi Shrines. -
Peepli Live: A brilliant farce on India, its Politics, Media and People
Posted on August 13, 2010 | 4 CommentsPeepli Live (a pun on ‘People Live’) is not fiction, but a mirror to our disgusting society, politics, government, media and each one of us. It stamps a hard slap at the bloated sense of existence of each. And like a good satire, it is filled with brilliant observations like the contrast between an obnoxious Hindi media and the uncaring, elite English media. -
Selling India’s natural resources
Posted on November 22, 2009 | 3 CommentsOur iron ore is finite, unlike the venality of our politicians and kleptocrats. And so, according to conservative estimates, it will last for another 60 years. Under the circumstances, should we start exporting it to China at a throwaway price (compared to what it will fetch when the commodity gets scarce) to the detriment of the future generations? Or should we be conserving the resource and exploiting only that which is needed for the development of the country? Are we not stealing from the future generations? -
Watch Pakistani qawwali on Jassu Bhaiya
Posted on August 31, 2009 | No CommentsJaswant Singh's book on Mohammad Ali Jinnah proved too costly for him as his party expelled him even without giving a notice. But Jassu Bhaiya's scholarly work on the founding father of Pakistan has made him very popular across the border. A Pakistani television channel is beaming a parody qawwali which praises him for showing Jinnah in a positive light and accords a 21-gun salute to Singh. Watch the qawwali here... -
Crisis in BJP: Another leader attacks Rajnath
Posted on August 25, 2009 | 1 CommentThe unprecedented crisis that has hit the party with a difference is refusing to die down with yet another senior leader speaking out against party president Rajnath Singh. While every leader has different reasons to blame Rajnath Singh, this is not the first time he is under fire. A letter written by a former party MP before the polls even accused him of harming the party by selling the election tickets during the Lok Sabha polls 2009. Canary Trap brings you the letter written by BJP leader Virendra Singh to Rajnath Singh when the election process was underway.
















