The greatest achievement of Rajiv Gandhi was that he once helped Atal Behari Vajpayee in getting proper treatment in the US. The Congress stalwarts, family loyalists and lackey journalists have admitted this through their numerous statements and tweets. Why else would anyone highlight the matter as much as they did on the former’s birth anniversary?…
Category: Tribute/Obit.
The True Horrors of the Partition & the False Narratives in Vogue
Partition, in itself, was not a tragedy, rather the only viable solution to the communal problem that infested the subcontinent. Jinnah should not be blamed for insisting on partition, rather should be hailed for his farsightedness in realizing that democracy in Asia would not quite function as it did in the US and the UK,…
An Ode to the Blonde Conjuror of Leather-ball Tricks (For Warnie!)
Records drew the contours, Charisma filled-in colours, Bamboozled by his craft, Magic was lent by charm. (4) The promise of ball in flight, Realized in dip or drift, Beautifully it then ripped, The woodwork lay shattered. (8) Crunch brought out his best, The Showman came alive, He always had one more trick, Forever carried that…
God Bowls a Googly, Warne Plays for Leg Break (Obituary)
Shane Warne was never about innocence, he was always the romance of cricket. He did not play the sport like boys do, he was always an adult playing mind-games. He did not approach cricket like a game of chance or glorious uncertainties, he plied his trade by luring, teasing, testing, trapping and outfoxing the opponents….
बंसल सर : गणित के जिस गुरु ने हमें सिखाया हास्य-विनोद
मास्टर गणित के थे , पढ़ाई लेकिन ज़िंदगी । गणित , और कोई भी अन्य विषय, कितना विनोदपूर्ण हो सकता है, यह विनोद जी ही नहीं समझाते तो समझाता कौन ? लेखक, पत्रकार या कोमेडियन होते तो भी बम्पर हिट रहते, पर फिर कोटा नगरी का कायाकल्प नहीं हो पाता । सत्रह से उन्नीस साल…
फिर एक आत्मघात – सवाल,समस्या,कर्म या अकर्म?
हर मौत का मतलब निकले ये आवश्यक नहीं । हर घटना के पीछे कुछ गहरा कारण हो ये ज़रूरी नहीं । किसी ने आत्मघात कर लिया तो क्यूँ किया? तुम खबर मिलते ही सूइसाइड नोट ढूँढने लगे । खुद को पुलिसवाला,फोरेंसिक एक्सपर्ट,वकील समझकर सुराग तलाशने लगे। कुछ नहीं मिला तो कयास लगाने लगे – अफेयर…
Maine Dil Se Kahaa
Death of a close acquaintance robs us of objectivity. Grief keeps pouring out of welled-up eyes and chokes our breaths. Attendant rituals and surrounding mourners give rise to claustrophobia. It is then that numbness sets in. Profound gloom envelops everything. Days become long and dark, nights darker and endless. Pain might heal, loss always haunts….
Abhinav Pancholi 