The weeks that were…for Shiv Sena
The last few weeks have been particularly tough for the Shiv Sena. While it was worried that it’s offshoot MNS has taken over its divisive agenda, it got a chance to regain the agenda when Maharashtra Chief Minister hinted that taxi drivers in Mumbai should learn Marathi to get a driving license. While the CM quickly … Read more
Mumbai under siege
When I arrived office on Thursday, Mumbai was the focus of all talks. Why Mumbai? Has something gone wrong there? Don’t you know there have been blasts there? Blasts! When? I did surf the news channels in the evening yesterday before sticking to a Hollywood movie. It was after 9 in the night. After 9! … Read more
Bihar in Sorry State
The recent backlash in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra and directed against the people from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh was depressing. And I was sorry not for the biharis and bhaiyas who were beaten and molested; neither for Amitabh Bacchan and other celebrities who were regularly referred to in news as belonging to the … Read more
Harishchandragadh – a memorable trekking experience
Harishchandragadh is not a place that you can forget easily. It continues to haunt your memories just as I am as much thrilled in writing about it even two years after the trip. Harishchandragadh is located more or less equidistance from Mumbai, Pune and Ahmednagar, three important cities in Maharashtra. It is an old fort, … Read more
