Reasons why we must not hate corruption
Look around and try and spot areas where corruption has been in the headlines and is most talked about. From our judiciary to the police, from civil society to legislation, from natural resources to public services, from land administration to tax administration, from individuals who yield power to those who are powerless, corruption weaves them...
The Corrupt
The corrupt We hate doors and windows and ventilators, Of open terraces we are professed haters. Hidden doorways and intrigue-dipped lockets, Secret basements and coded Dockets, Concealed lockers and books that are cases – Thrill our minds, our heart races! We are the ones who flee at midnight To gallop and sprint to our...
The currency crisis and lost souls
Demonetisation has suddenly pole-vaulted from being a part of an economist’s jargon on the TV screen to diving into a common man’s conversation. Everyone seems to be bothered about it, talking about it, and holding a strong opinion on it. It appears that the ‘demon’ stationed inside this word has come alive and is kicking...
A Play that yawned
Plays are like ‘the cry of the human spirit trying to understand itself and make sense of our world.’ (L M Elliott) Yes, even those plays that resort to humour. Even slap-stick humour makes the chaotic world a tad simpler for us. But ‘Taj Mahal Ka Tender’, a comedy play in Hindustani seemed to transcend...
