Articles [Politicians]

Introduction  The history of struggle for Indian independence cannot be imagined without considering the role of Muhammad Ali Jinnah Mahomedali Jinnabhai reverently addressed as Quaid-E-Azam as well as Baba-E-Quam in Pakistan.  He was...

I attended my first political meeting more than three decades ago. Thereafter I have been attending these meetings on and off. The arrangements at the meetings then were directly in proportion to the political importance of the speaker. The stage...

Introduction: No self righteous people can stay silent against continuous offenses against their mother tongue. Throughout the world, most revolutions happen to safeguard and preserve languages. History shows how many languages are turning into...

The political parties have started nominating their candidates for various parliamentary seats across the country. As usual they are not able to break out of their two compulsions. One of giving tickets to persons against whom there are charges of...

When we think of politics the first thing that strikes us all is the word 'corruption'. 'Politicians are corrupt', 'Politics is a swamp' are the popular phrases we come across. But we have never felt the need to understand as to how this...

Recently in the parliament eleven regional parties united together. These parties claimed that they all came together in the parliament because they didn’t want the central government to pass any such bills that might benefit them in the coming...

The Race is on So the Race is about to begin for Bungalow No.1 – The 7 Race Course Road, the official Bungalow allotted to the Prime Minister Of India. Incidentally, the Bungalow No.-7 is not only his residence but also the work address as well...

I believe in socialism but do not reduce the disparity between the salaries of big and small officials and the difference of income between the rich and the poor, though this difference is perhaps greater in India than in any other civilized...

In the bygone years the elections were very different from the present. Those elections were mostly fought on the sleazy agendas of cast, creed, religion and some other regional issues. People generally cast their votes based on their own personal...

The Right To Information means the right to know the truth about the government. Before 2005 this right to information was limited only to the Members of Parliament and Members of Legislative Assembly. They could stand up in parliament and ask...

Every epoch has its own economic structure and the characteristics of the structure in a country depend upon how far the country has progressed. The capitalism of today is not the same as the capitalism of the nineteenth century. It has changed....

In the current election environment not only politicians but also intellectuals are totally neglecting the topic of innovation. We haven’t yet understood that the culture of innovation has to be developed and nurtured. We should create such...

The longevity of the Indian National Congress led governments at the Center, since independence, have given rise to a large number of persons who are vehemently opposed to it. Everything wrong in the country is attributed to it by these anti...

Politics is a well known subject for each and every one of us. In all the nations of this world, politics has got more importance when compared to other fields. If a nation has to develop, it has to be well developed politically first. India got...

Corruption in India is very common. It is a subject of day to day discussion. More commonly seen in government offices and can be compared to "tumor in the stomach of Indian economy." It can be compared to an evil, which shouldn't be tolerated. If...

There was a time in India when socialistic policies were found very attractive. However today these policies are not looked upon favourably. The main reason is that it does not make sound economics. As is well known there is no free lunch in the...

Presently the three musketeers in form of Modi, Rahul and Kejriwal are dominating the political scene in the country. It looks as one of them or a combination(?) of them will play a leading role in government formation at the center in 2014. They...

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The Aam Admi Party, popularly known as AAP has made a smashing debut in politics. It has won a creditable 28 out of 70 seats in Delhi assembly elections. In the process both the Congress and BJP have been denied an opportunity to come to power. In...

I am writing this from memory. In 1975 the country celebrated the birth centenary of one of its greatest sons, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. He was born on December 15, 1875. A collection of his correspondences  between 1945 and 1950 was...