Hindustan Times
I have followed the Godhra incident leading to the death of 59 persons including many Kar Sewaks as well as the Gujarat riots that followed very closely for two simple reasons. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at 8:48 pm
Filed under india · Tagged Atal Behari Vajpayee, BJP, Godhra, Gujarat riots, Islam, Kar sewaks, Keshubhai Patel, Lalu Prasad Yadav, Maulvi Umarji, Muslims, Nanawati commission, Narendra Modi, Nitish Kumar, Raj dharma, Sabramati Express
Though the Prime Minister did not reply to a journalist’s query of why he had convened his press meet for the electronic media editors, it was very obvious that it was a feeble attempt to correct his image, which during the past few months has taken a beating. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 4:23 pm
Filed under india · Tagged 2G scam, A Raja, corruption, electronic media, Finance Ministry, JPC, Manmohan Singh, PAC, Politics, Prime Minister, Telecom Ministry, TRAI
For anyone who is familiar with dhabha culture, Kake-da-Hotel will always ring a bell. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at 6:42 pm
Filed under Capital Closeup · Tagged Amba Cinema, Ambala, Ashok Kaka, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, Bhape-da-Hotel, Boat Club, Chandigarh, Chicken Inn, Connaught Place, Dahi Meat, dhabha, Gulati, Have More, Irwin Road, Jama Masjid, Kake-da-Hotel, Karol Bagh, Kingsway Camp, Malviya Nagar, Minar restaurant, New Delhi, Outer Circle, Pandara Road, Puran Singh ka Dhabha, Roghan Josh, Shere Punjab, Yusuf Zai municipal market
It was a Sunday (January 30) with a difference. The venue was the third floor terrace of the India International Centre and the occasion was very significant as it was emotional. It was a get together of the newly formed exclusive club of the Delhi University Student leaders of the seventies. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at 4:02 pm
Filed under Activism, New Delhi · Tagged ABVP, Arun jaitley, BJP, Congress, delhi university, DUSU, India International Centre, Left, NSUI, Politics, SFI, Sudhir Goyal, SYS
