Jyoti Punwani And Uttam Ghosh

Stories by Jyoti Punwani And Uttam Ghosh

Uttam's Take: The Lankan Lion Flees

Uttam's Take: The Lankan Lion Flees

Rediff.com   14 Jul 2022

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Gota's flight in the middle of the night.

Uttam's Take: E-D In Charge!

Uttam's Take: E-D In Charge!

Rediff.com   1 Jul 2022

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis -- 'ED', as Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera quipped, a jibe at the Enforcement Directorate filing cases against opponents of the BJP -- taking charge as Maharashtra's new chief minister and deputy chief minister on Thursday, June 30, 2022.

Uttam's Take: Which Is The Real Sena?

Uttam's Take: Which Is The Real Sena?

Rediff.com   28 Jun 2022

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the current upheaval in the Shiv Sena.

Bhima Koregaon: If Collector Had Acted On Time...

Bhima Koregaon: If Collector Had Acted On Time...

Rediff.com   9 Jun 2022

'This shows how casually these officials approached a dispute simmering for years which finally erupted into violence.'

Uttam's Take: Sibal Finally Exits Congress

Uttam's Take: Sibal Finally Exits Congress

Rediff.com   27 May 2022

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Kapil Sibal's revelation that he quit the Congress, a party of which has been a member of for 30 years, last week.

Why Is Prof Saibaba Denied A Water Bottle in Jail?

Why Is Prof Saibaba Denied A Water Bottle in Jail?

Rediff.com   26 May 2022

It took a five-day hunger strike by the former Delhi University professor, in jail without a break for five years after being convicted of links with Maoists, for the jail administration to agree to his request for a water bottle.

Summer Pics: The Many Moods of India

Summer Pics: The Many Moods of India

Rediff.com   19 May 2022

From Jhargram to Kanyakumari, Rediff.com's Uttam Ghosh shows us what summer feels like in most parts of the country.

Uttam's Take: Waiting For The High Command

Uttam's Take: Waiting For The High Command

Rediff.com   10 May 2022

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on a strange regurgitation of history.

Why Sharad Pawar Is Against The Bhima Koregaon 16's Arrests

Why Sharad Pawar Is Against The Bhima Koregaon 16's Arrests

Rediff.com   6 May 2022

Despite Sharad Pawar's categorical stand, the Maharashtra government has done nothing to ease the suffering of the Bhima Koregaon 16, who have been denied their basic rights to health and to communication with their families while in jail.

Uttam's Take: Speak Hindi Or Else...

Uttam's Take: Speak Hindi Or Else...

Rediff.com   4 May 2022

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Uttar Pradesh Minister Sanjay Nishad's comment that who don't speak Hindi should leave India.

'We've been pushed against the wall and no one seems to care'

'We've been pushed against the wall and no one seems to care'

Rediff.com   25 Apr 2022

The silence is specially deafening from three parties that symbolised hope for Muslims: The Congress, the Aam Aadmi Party and the Samajwadi Party. 'What fear prevents these leaders from at least talking about the way our community is being targeted?' 'Will they really lose Hindu votes if they do so?'

Uttam's Take: Is Aakar Patel A Flight Risk?

Uttam's Take: Is Aakar Patel A Flight Risk?

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2022

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on why writer Aakar Patel -- who is also chairman of the Amnesty International India board -- is being prevented from traveling abroad.

Uttam's Take: HUH? What Price Rise?

Uttam's Take: HUH? What Price Rise?

Rediff.com   7 Apr 2022

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the constant rise in the prices of commodities, but for the Modi government, alas!, other issues appear far more relevant

Uttam's Take: Shaky Times

Uttam's Take: Shaky Times

Rediff.com   4 Apr 2022

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the upheavals in the sub-continent this past week.

Uttam's Take: Is Modi Listening?

Uttam's Take: Is Modi Listening?

Rediff.com   31 Mar 2022

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on BJP leader Nitin Gadkari's recent comment that 'Democracy runs on two wheels -- the ruling dispensation and the Opposition'.

And Petrol, Diesel Prices Rise Again...

And Petrol, Diesel Prices Rise Again...

Rediff.com   30 Mar 2022

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the daily increase in the prices of petrol and diesel.

Uttam's Take: What's Going On, Didi?

Uttam's Take: What's Going On, Didi?

Rediff.com   24 Mar 2022

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the brutal political violence in Mamata Banerjee's Bengal.

'Muslims have retreated into themselves'

'Muslims have retreated into themselves'

Rediff.com   22 Mar 2022

'It's like the BJP is mocking people: Do what you want, we'll still win.'

'My nation, its dignity and welfare, is being defaced'

'My nation, its dignity and welfare, is being defaced'

Rediff.com   22 Mar 2022

'Religion is being deprived of its spirituality and is being used for strife and war.' 'The task right now is to keep raising a voice in favour of the 'Real Hindustan', its democracy, its composite culture, its people and their welfare.'

'My religion, my country is here. Where will we go?'

'My religion, my country is here. Where will we go?'

Rediff.com   18 Mar 2022

'I really wish I knew how to arouse love in the hearts of people, how to make them understand that religion comes later, first we are all humans.'