November , 2007
Madhya Pradesh CM at the Sangh darbar
"Our panv panv vale bhaia from Madhya Pradesh has arrived. He was sent to run the state after Babu Lal Gaur was shown the door for chasing women on foot. Bhaiya chose to run dumpers instead of running the state and now pracharaks from across the state are demanding trucks. We now seriously need to sit down and identify factories in Madhya Pradesh where these trucks can be attached so that a steady income can be assured," the man sitting next to the sarsanghchalak whispered in his ears. "But why is he called panv panv vale bhaiya when he is running Madhya Pradesh in a professional manner like any other travel agency in world?" thundered the sarsanghchalak. "Oh that is because he was using the SUV gifted by late Promod ji for electioneering in Budhni. Also all the ministers were there in their fancy cars. We could afford that because....
Where is the mind without fear?
The feeling that nothing much can be done about the alarming frequency with which anti nationals are striking is slowly making home in our collective mind. The country is treading in danger zone where people know that the enemy can strike at will and that nothing much can be done about it. Where is the long term strategy that defines the role every Indian has to play in securing his or future? And if there is any such strategy, is the alarming frequency not warning enough for us to understand that it is not working? Why can't we have a defined role for every citizen keeping the reality of terror in mind? How many of us are equipped to identify possible danger? In the short term the first thing required is a detailed plan through which every citizen has to be equipped with the knowledge about what to....




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A chance reporter, reporting for CNN-IBN from Bhopal. Has reported for the Sun Magazine, Delhi MidDay, Hindustan Times, Asian Age and Sahara Samay in the past.



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