Hindustan Times
Unlike her father Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, it is improbable that Rita Bahuguna Joshi would have hit headlines in her political career. On that count, she is way behind. She started her career as a professor in Allahabad University: the city where her father unsuccessfully contested for the Lok Sabha against Amitabh Bachchan, post Mrs Gandhi’s assassination. Read more
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Loading ...Posted by Kumkum Chadha on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at 7:55 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Amitabh Bachchan, Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna. political stalwart, Mayawati Singh, Mulayam Singh Yadav’s bandwagon, Rita Bahuguna Joshi
The other day when my colleague Shivani Singh, Metro Editor, spoke about the facelift of Connaught Place, she mentioned officers squabbling over the flooring. They cannot, she said, decide whether they should use the sturdy granite or the non durable sandstone. The decision ofcourse will be taken except it is uncertain what CP will finally get. Read more
(6 votes, average: 3 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Kumkum Chadha on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at 8:58 pm
Filed under India · Tagged astheticism, beauty, connaught place, delhi, shiela dixit
The other day I met Anurag Thakur: a second or perhaps third termer MP who looks like a first termer. He was elected to Parliament through a by election after his father, Prem Kumar Dhumal, vacated the seat following his taking over Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. But more than the fact that he is a politician’s son, Anurag is better known in his state for his love of cricket. He was also the youngest President of Himachal Cricket Association. He has played for the Ranji Trophy. Read more
(3 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Kumkum Chadha on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 7:34 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Anurag Thakur, Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Prem Kumar Dhumal
