Jagjit Singh Ji ! Chitthi Na Koi Sandesh , Kahan Tum Chale Gaye ?

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA             DECEBER 31 , 2011                   7.00 P.M. On October 09th , when I came to my institute and started going through all the twitter postings , I found a tweet , to my shock and dismay, [...]

118 Blood – Drenched Years of Chairman Mao

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA           DECEMBER 29 , 2011           02.55 A.M. On December 27, 2011 , Communist China celebrated 118th birth anniversary of Chairman Mao Ze Dong . There were celebrations throughout China . Mao Ze Dong , who was Mao Tse Tung in my childhood days , is the creator of modern Communist China [...]

My Column ” Kal Aur Aaj ” in Bhojpuri City – [ 7 ]

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA           DECEMBER 29 , 2011           12.30 P.M. This is the 7th article in Bhojpuri City , a fortnightly Bhojpuri trade magazine , which carries my column . My 6th article was published in the September 1st issue of the said magazine . That was delayed by two and half months . [...]

100 Years of Our National Anthem : Jana Gana Mana ….

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA           DECEMBER 29 , 2011           02.25 A.M. On December 27 , 2011 , our National Anthem completed 100 years . Written by Rabindra Nath Tagore in Bengali , it was first sung on December 27 . 1911 in the Calcutta [ [...]

Curtain Call for Pandit Satyadev Dubey

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA           DECEMBER  28, 2011           02.30 A.M. I never ever thought that in the last quarter of 2011 I would be writing so many tributes to the departed stalwarts of the field of art  , music and literature . I have already written obituary on Bhupen Hazarika , Shammi Kapoor , Dev [...]

150 Years of Mahamana Malviya : A Forgotten Hero

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA           DECEMBER 26 , 2011           01.50 A.M. Mahamana Madan Mohan Malviya was born on December 25 , 1861 in Allahabad . This year India celebrates his 150th Birth Anniversary. It is sad that this visionary is almost forgotten by the younger generation . People of my generation will know him by [...]

Christopher Hitchens : Death of An Atheist

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA           DECEMBER 23 , 2011           01.30 A.M. Christopher Hitchens , writer , columnist , journalist , public speaker , world-famous atheist and iconoclast died on December 15, 2011 at the age of 62 in Houston , Texas , USA . I am a theist . I am a believer . I [...]

50 Years of Liberation of Goa , Daman & Diu

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA           DECEMBER 22 , 2011           01.00 A.M. On December 19 , 2011 Goa celebrated the 50th anniversary of  its liberation day . It was forgotten that initially Goa was a Union Territory and Daman & Diu were also part of the Union Territory and it was known as Goa , Daman [...]

40 Years of Vijay Diwas & Birth of Bangladesh

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA           DECEMBER 17 , 2011           02.15 A.M. What a day ! What a glorious day in our history !! Just one day before my 20th birthday , that is on December 16 , 1971 , Indian Army , our army , defeated Pakistan and as a corollary , a new nation [...]

A Clarion Call for Helping The Handloom Weavers

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA           DECEMBER 16 , 2011           00.50 A.M. A Clarion Call for the rights of the very deprived and poor Weavers of our Country An appeal to fellow citizens to rise and fight for them by spreading this article and creating awareness of their conditions amongst Indians. hand-loom weavers and their family [...]