Pride Vs Prejudice
The title of the biographical book of former Lord Mayor of Wolverhappton (UK), Bishan Dass Bains, Pride Vs Prejudice resembles the famous novel of Jane Austen, first published in January, 1813 – Pride...
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An Open Letter of an AAM AADMI - AAP has arrivedDear Voters of Punjab,I am an Aam Aadmi, a humble member of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) based in Jalandhar, Punjab. On joining AAP in February, 2016, my...
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An Open Letter of an AAM AADMI – Dalit Manifesto of AAPNovember 28, 2016Dear Voters of Punjab,It is in continuation of my open letter of November 21 in which I said that the AAP has arrived. All the...
View ArticleChanging Political Fortunes in Punjab
An Open Letter of an AAM AADMI – Changing Political Fortunes in PunjabDecember 5, 2016Dear Voters of Punjab,Political temperature is rising in Punjab. All parties are busy in finalizing their...
View ArticleDealing with Pakistan – Out of the Box Solution
It is obvious that India-Pakistan relations are going from bad to worse by the day. The terrorist attack of November 29 at Nagrota army camp in Jammu is the latest in the series of such attacks from...
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An Open Letter of an AAM AADMI – Ticket Distribution BluesDecember 12, 2016Dear Voters of Punjab,All parties in Punjab are busy in the process of distributing and announcing their candidates for the...
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An Open Letter of an AAM AADMI – Dalit Vote Bank of PunjabDecember 19, 2016Dear Voters of Punjab,In the run up to the forthcoming elections in Punjab scheduled for early next year, all political...
View ArticleBye - Bye 2016
An Open Letter of an AAM AADMI – Bye - Bye 2016December 26, 2016Dear Friends, Brothers and Sisters,This is the last letter of the series of An Open Letter of an AAM AADMI of the year 2016. Ever since I...
View ArticleA Year of Reckoning for Punjab
An Open Letter of an AAM AADMI – A Year of Reckoning for PunjabJanuary 2, 2017Dear Voters of Punjab,Happy New Year.We have entered the New Year 2017, a year of reckoning for Punjab. The political...
View ArticleAll Set for the Final Rituals of the Punjab Elections, 2017
An Open Letter of an AAM AADMI – All Set for the Final Rituals of the Punjab Elections, 2017January 9, 2017Dear Voters of Punjab,The formal announcement of elections in Punjab has been made. The code...
View ArticleNaming the Chief Minister of Punjab
An Open Letter of an AAM AADMI – Naming the Chief Minister of PunjabJanuary 16, 2017Dear Voters of Punjab,India is a parliamentary democracy. It means power lies with the people through their elected...
View ArticleElection Bytes of a Novice
An Open Letter of an AAM AADMI – Election Bytes of a NoviceJanuary 23, 2017Dear Voters of Punjab,You are aware that I have been writing about the Punjab elections for the last about two months as an...
View ArticleGood Wishes to the AAP
An Open Letter of an AAM AADMI – Good Wishes to the AAPJanuary 30, 2017Dear Voters of Punjab,For the last more than two months, I have been writing every Monday An Open Letter of an AAM AADMI...
View ArticleTraining School for Entrance to Politics – A flagship project of Dr. B.R....
Training School for Entrance to Politics – A flagship project of Dr. B.R. AmbedkarIndia boasts of, and rightly so as the biggest democracy of the world. But at the same time, let me hastily add, that...
View ArticlePolitical Slugfest Ends – Wait till March 11, 2017
An Open Letter of an AAM AADMI – Political Slug-fest Ends – Wait till March 11, 2017February 6, 2017Dear Voters of Punjab,This is the last but one open letter with regard to the Punjab elections. I...
View ArticleMark Juergensmeyer
Mark Juergensmeyer – Orfalea Centre for Global and International StudiesMark Juergensmeyer, Professor of Sociology and Global Studies and Director of Orfalea Centre at University of California, is a...
View ArticlePunjabi Likhari Sabha
Punjabi Likhari Sabha I don’t have, to be frank, much interest in literature as I find myself nowhere near the creative people like writers and poets both in temperament and intellect. I think writing...
View ArticleProf. M.L. Sondhi Memorial Lecture – II: India China Relations
Prof. M.L. Sondhi Memorial Lecture – II: India China RelationsThe Second Prof. M. L. Sondhi Lecture was held on February 20, 2017. It was hosted by the designated and appointed agency - an esteemed...
View ArticleTalk on India’s Foreign Policy
Talk on India’s Foreign PolicyI was invited to talk to students of the esteemed Banarsi Dass Arya Girls College in Jalandhar on March 7, 2017 about India’s Foreign Policy. Accordingly, I spoke at a...
View ArticleThe Punjab Mandate – Message for AAP
An Open Letter of an AAM AADMI – The Punjab Mandate – Message for AAPMarch 21, 2017Dear Leadership and Volunteers of AAP,I have been writing weekly Open Letters as an Aam Aadmi to the voters of Punjab...
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