I thought the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray knew about God and his magnanimity: that He transcends man-created regional, communal and linguistic issues. I thought before trying to recreate history, he had read some of it. Read more

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Posted by Sunita Aron on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 6:22 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Badrinath, Bal Thackeray, British Colonial rule, english, Ganesh Chaturthi, Ganesha, Ganpati, Hindu, Kedarnath, Lokmanya Tilak, Maharashtra, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, Marathi, MNS, Mumbai, Raj Thackeray, Shiv Sena, Urdu, Vaishno Devi
Flak: Mr Pawar, don’t complain if you get it aplenty
How could he? Doesn’t he know that a big part of India sleeps on an empty stomach or eat what they grow – the mota chawal?? Read more

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Posted by Sunita Aron on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at 5:53 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Agriculture Minister, Antodaya Anna Yojna, Bundelkhand, bureaucratic argument, chapattis, foodgrains, Hindustan Times, mota chawal, Pawar, rot, silvassa, tribals
He, in his early 20’s, was dressed in flashy jeans, black shimmering shirt, dark shades with a cigarette between his lips. Read more

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Posted by Sunita Aron on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 6:20 pm
Filed under India · Tagged advertisements, bike, cigarette, cremated, I-Day, Independence day, Indian Army, Indo-Pak war, jeans, Kargil war, Lata Mangeshkar, national festivals, politicians, slogans, Tricolor, Vande Matram
When I left Lucknow for Bareilly on Monday, I was quite a happy person. A day before, I had attended the Pratibha Samman function of our sister concern Hindustan, which awarded talented kids from humble background in the state. Read more

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Posted by Sunita Aron on Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 6:42 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Bareilly, boys, dress code, Hindustan, humble background, India, lucknow, Pratibha Samman function, schoolchildren, talented kids
It was quite a sight. All men in their sparkling whites kicking each other with boots at the Pune Congress meet recently. Almost the same time, a similar scene was witnessed in Bihar Vidhan Sabha. Read more

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Posted by Sunita Aron on Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at 7:39 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Bihar Vidhan Sabha, Bofors issue, crisp kurta, dhoti, Hindi film, Hindustan Times, Kanshi Ram, knee-deep, mikes, missiles, mulmul ka shirt, natural khadi, Pune Congres, ruckus, sparkling, UP Vidhan Sabha, wardrobes, white pant, white shoes, whites