With assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh just five months away, the attempts are being made to communalise the political atmosphere by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party throwing the hint that the campaign for 2022 elections is likely to be bitter and personal. It all started with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s ‘abbajaan’ comment when he referred…Continue reading Abbajaan, Muslim, and ATS

With assembly elections just six months away, political activities have intensified with Brahmin being in the fulcrum of all political discussions as there is a belief in UP politics that the party Brahmins support forms government in this state. In 2007 Brahmin-Dalit combination catapulted Mayawati to power while in 2012 Brahmin was again in the…Continue reading Brahmins in Demand as Parties Gear Up for Elections in UP

During Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s recent visit to Lucknow, she was introduced to a select group of journalists during a dinner meeting.  The dinner was organised by a veteran Congress leader at his residence very close to the seat of power – the secretariat. The dinner meeting went well where Priyanka had a threadbare discussion with…Continue reading A Spy in PGV’s Dinner Meeting

Pristine – this is the only world which I can think of while talking about the Eco Binsar Forest range in Almorah district.  The setting was idyllic. It was serene and calm. The air was pure and the only noise that broke the serenity of the region was the chirping of the birds. This was…Continue reading The Pristine Beauty

“Go get a referral from the Chief Medical Officer’s office and then only we can admit the patient,” said receptionist at the Integral Medical College Hospital in Lucknow to Rohitas Karan whose father Rajendra Karan was gasping for breath. He had covid like symptoms.  Rohitas did not wait for the ambulance and brought his father…Continue reading “No Referral from CMO no Admission in Hospital”