Hindustan Times
Last time when I had written about Kashmir, I had said that though the situation is out of control, it is pointless to blame either politicians, state or the Centre. Read more
(30 votes, average: 1.97 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Kumkum Chadha on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 9:52 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Anurag Thakur, Arun Jaitley, BJP, Centre, kashmir, Lal Chowk, peace, politics, Srinagar, state, Sushma Swaraj, tiranga- yatra, tri colour, Valley
I, unlike many who read me, have nothing against politicians kids joining their parents profession. I treat it like any other child taking after his or her parents and handling it with ability or messing it up. Read more
(3 votes, average: 3.67 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Kumkum Chadha on Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at 10:23 pm
Filed under India · Tagged affiliations, Anurag Thakur, Atal Behari Vajpayee, backdoor entry, bandwagon, Bilaspur, BJP youth wing, cop, cricketer, Dharamsala, election, full term, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh CM Prem Kumar Dhumal, Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association, LLB, Lok Sabha, MBBS, MP, Nitin Gadkari, office bearer, Parliament, party worker, politicians kids, politics, profession, Ranji Trophy, tenure
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
