Hindustan Times
Last week I was driving through Mehrauli to a friend’s farm off Sultanpur in Delhi. The stretch from Qutub Minar to M.G. Road brought back interesting thoughts. The first being of a gutsy IAS officer who dared take on the marble mafia, the second of the much frequented Chattarpur Temple and the last of Mrs Indira Gandhi’s farmhouse a little ahead. Read more
(5 votes, average: 4.2 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Kumkum Chadha on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at 6:58 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Chattarpur, Chattarpur Temple, delhi, IAS officer, Mehrauli, Mrs Gandhi, Mrs Indira Gandhi's farmhouse, Prime Minister, Sultanpur
I feel very sorry for BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani. Not because his Party did badly in the elections but because minions within the BJP and people outside it, have started rubbishing him.
All through last year I have watched some of my colleagues bend over backwards to pay obeisance to him. Not because they liked him but because he was then potentially Prime Minister in waiting. I also watched his critics seeking appointments because they figured it was better to reopen channels with someone who may occupy South Block. Read more
(69 votes, average: 4.45 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Kumkum Chadha on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 9:44 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Advani, LK Advani, Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister
