Games of our Common Wealth!

Ahha! Finally the games are over with good memories for some and good riddance for others. The games medal tally, though soothing to eyes, is not something I am very ecstatic about. Rather I am far more delighted for the fact that some of our non-cricketing sportspeople are hogging the limelight. Gratifying to see new faces who fought all odds to rise against the tide, being interviewed on national television.

However it is to be seen if this newfound attention towards sports other than cricket continues and for how long. And if this new love and spotlight is only on account of the gold haul but no genuine concern for sports then I have a better idea. The idea is that we can vouch for a Commonwealth of Asian games where only the Asian Commonwealth members would

उस पार मेरा भाई होगा..

पृष्ठभूमि है छत्तीसगढ़ के बस्तर जिले की जहाँ इन्द्रावती नदी के एक तट पर नक्सलीयों का पूर्ण कब्ज़ा है | कोई सरकारी कर्मचारी या पुलिस वहाँ वर्षों से नहीं गयी | कह सकते हैं कि वहाँ माओवादियों की ही सरकार चलती है | नदी के दूसरे तट के भूभाग पर नक्सल अधिकृत गाँव के विस्थापित शरणार्थी भारत सरकार द्वारा बसाए शिविरों में रहते हैं |
मेरी कविता इन्हीं में रह रहे एक पिता-पुत्र जोड़े के वार्तालाप की है | बेटे के पूछे जाने पर कि नदी के उस पार के दुश्मन कौन हैं जिन्होंने माँ को मार डाला, पिता भावुक हो जाता है क्यूंकि उसका अपना भाई भी एक माओवादी है |

उस पार हमारा दुश्मन है क्या

Are You Independent!

Decades earlier we fought the British for our Independence. Centuries ago we had the Mughals as outsiders. Digging even deeper in history we find our motherland being ruled by many such alien authorities and ill-intentioned powers. In simple words, we were not Independent.

Now that we celebrate an Independence day every year, paradoxically still,

महिला आरक्षण विधेयक - सशक्तिकरण या छलावा??

यदि कुछ संवैधानिक पदों को महिलाओं के लिए आरक्षित कर देने से वो सशक्त हो जातीं तो पाकिस्तान सबसे सफल राष्ट्र होता।  वहाँ की संसद में महिलाओं के लिए २२.५% सीटें आरक्षित हैं और ३०% से अधिक महिला सांसद हैं।  पर अफ़सोस वहाँ की सूरत-ऐ-हाल से हम सब वाकिफ हैं।

Youth Forum, down but not out, continues the fight..

In the August of 2009, the Youth Forum started a campaign to hoist the National Flag on the pylons of the elegant Naini bridge. A signature campaign was started to give a good launch pad to the movement. Thousands of people-students, lawyers, doctors-from all walks of life contributed to the success of the signature campaign. We then met and handed over a memorandum to the District Magistrate, Allahabad to have our will accomplished.

Commonwealth Vs The Kumbh -Delhi leads, Allahabad lags

The government and the state machinery is exploiting all its resources and potential to elevate Delhi to a world class status. The rate of development despite political bottle-necks and bureaucratic red-tapes defies established norms. We all know the catalyst acting here -the Commonwealth games 2010.

हिंदी -एक उपेक्षित राष्ट्रीय प्रतीक

Expectations of a Secular State

PRAYAG to ALLAHABAD

Are you among those countless denizens who detest Allahabad in its present form? If your answer is in the affirmative, you find me too on your side. But, fortunately enough i was at a loss of words and substantial evidence to stand by my proposition.

On digging deep into my mindset