Youth and communal disharmony
The kind of arguments (not debates) I have been hearing from 20-year, 25-year old youth scares me. The hatred they have for a particular community… I am struggling to find out when did this poison enter their minds? I was under the impression that unlike...
हुकूमत ने आग जलाई है
मौसम-ए-हवा कुछ बदल रही है सर्द के कोहरे में धूप नहीं तो क्या हुकूमत ने देश में आग जलाई है। सेक सको तो सेक लो।
Article 370: The Khan who didn’t make much sense to me
Even after 4-5 days of the abrogation of Article 370, I am not sure if I am happy or sad about it. Some people want me to have one of that emotion. If I am not having one, I am “unconcerned”. I really am confused....
मोदी है तो मुमकिन है
दुश्मन बैठा बार्डर के पार है उसके पास एक राडार है। हमारा लड़ाकू जहाज़ भी तैयार है। आसमान में काली बदली सवार है, परन्तु हमारा पी-एम भी होशियार है। उसकी वाणी में बीट्स झनकार है। बोला, “भाग्य को हमारा नमस्कार है। ये तो साक्षात चमत्कार...
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A walk up to Five Benches, Jakhu, Shimla
The Five Benches are no longer here. These forests had been my ‘study’ during my childhood. Dad used to pack my and his books and walk me to the jungle on Saturday, Sunday or a holiday and find a nice shade and place for me...
All my media writings (well almost)
Here are some of my published articles. Others which are not here, couldn’t be secured as they are from Print era. Will try someday to scan my articles from Internship days at Indian Express. TECHSEEN http://techseen.com/author/dhaleta/ e27 http://www.afaqs.com/news/reporter/index.html?reporter=Dhaleta-Surender-Kumar PITCH 2009 December 2009 Cover Story: Dabur:...
Sequel wanted for Jagga Jasoos
Jagga Jasoos is not a perfect movie, but still worth a watch for the effort and experiment in a musical. It’s colourful, and edgy, but mysteries often end abruptly without much explanations. Confusing in parts. But kudos to the makers for the effort. It deserves...
Lynch mob social media raping Gudiya everyday
The Kothai rape and murder case in Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh, is getting messier by the day. If the incident itself was not appalling, the way the government and the police have acted, has allowed the lynch mob in real life and on social...
Is Himachal really open defecation free?
Here’s a news that claims that Himachal is open-defecation free. What a big lie. It’s a big eyewash. Don’t believe this. Who actually approves these announcements? They have no clue about on-ground realities. A recent trip to my village: 1. The poor still don’t have...
मादक हुआ आज विषाद है
ज़माना हो गया पैमाना तोड़े आज पानी में भी क्या उन्माद है। चाँदनी भी चाकू चुभो रही है मादक हुआ आज विषाद है।।
क्या हिन्दू धर्म सचमुच खतरे में है?
प्रतीत होता है कि कुछ दिनों में, इस देश में, बढ़ती असहिष्णुता के खिलाफ भी आवाज़ उठाना शायद कठिन हो जाएगा। मैं सदैव धर्म पर टिप्पणी करने से कतराता हूँ , परन्तु देश में बढ़ती असहिष्णुता से अछूता व अनभिज्ञ भी नहीं हूँ। मेरे विचार...
Rape: Societal problem – 2
Uber case, Nirbhaya case… We as a society have always barked up the wrong tree. We wanted to ban Uber. Of course Uber cannot be absolved. Now we ban the documentary. I have always said in the past too that the problem is much deeper...
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