Category Archives: Blogitorial

Close Encounters

Posted on November 1, 2016 by sword

Politicians may have an axe to grind, but citizens should separate facts from rhetoric Continue reading →

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Karan Johar and Capt Boycott

Posted on October 28, 2016 by sword

What does Karan Johar have in common with a 19th century Irish land agent? Continue reading →

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Mere paas Maa hai

Posted on May 19, 2015 by sword

Why Rahul Gandhi needs to update his script from 70s to 2015. Continue reading →

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Mirza Ghalib and the veterans

Posted on May 13, 2015 by sword

What is the similarity between Ghalib and veterans of armed forces? A common protest. Continue reading →

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There will be blood

Posted on April 12, 2015 by sword

Regimental Colours or flag occupy a pride of place in any army unit, bordering on reverence. They are housed in the unit quarter guard, and ‘paraded’ on special occasions, always carried by an officer, and escorted by a guard. In … Continue reading →

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Don’t ‘Angry’ the Common Man

Posted on April 9, 2015 by sword

I wonder if Arnab Goswami has seen Chennai Express. If he has, he didn’t seem to have taken Shah Rukh Khan’s dialogue, “Don’t underestimate the power of an ordinary man”, seriously. Or maybe its the other way around, and he … Continue reading →

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Join the army – and die!

Posted on August 9, 2013 by sword

Foot in the mouth disease is a common affliction of the Indian politician. It comes in two basic forms – the ‘shoot and claim misquote’ and ‘shoot and apologize’. Dr Bhim Singh, the minister from Bihar was struck down by … Continue reading →

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Ignroance with Arrogance

Posted on December 16, 2012 by sword

The Army has been having a series of close encounters of the adverse kind with the Comptroller and Auditor General. Latest in this long list is CAG’s castigation of “illegal use of defence assets in Pune”. Recently the CAG overcame … Continue reading →

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Muzzling the Mango

Posted on November 21, 2012 by sword

Six and a half decades since we got our independence. For all intents and purposes, we are citizens of an independent democratic country whose constitution guarantees freedom of speech.  But when the first son-in-law of the country calls it a … Continue reading →

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A Study in Futility?

Posted on September 26, 2012 by sword

As per a recent news report, the Chief has ordered a study to look at increasing the availability of officers in units. With shortage of officers reaching alarming levels of almost one fifth of the sanctioned strength, the concern and … Continue reading →

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