Jyoti Punwani And Uttam Ghosh

Stories by Jyoti Punwani And Uttam Ghosh

Uttam's Take: Putin's Revenge

Uttam's Take: Putin's Revenge

Rediff.com   25 Feb 2022

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Russia's Invasion of Ukraine.

'Speeches were very provocative'

'Speeches were very provocative'

Rediff.com   24 Feb 2022

This senior cop who deposed in such detail about the Elgar Parishad, however, claimed to know nothing about the opposition to it from organisations such as Milind Ekbote's Samastha Hindu Aghadi as well as Pune's then Mayor Mukta Tilak.

Uttam's Take: When MEA Sees Red...

Uttam's Take: When MEA Sees Red...

Rediff.com   21 Feb 2022

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on issues that raise the MEA's hackles.

Uttam's Take: No Anti-Incumbency, Modiji?

Uttam's Take: No Anti-Incumbency, Modiji?

Rediff.com   10 Feb 2022

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi's interview where he denied any anti-incumbency against the BJP.

Bhima Koregaon Commission: STARTLING Revelations!

Bhima Koregaon Commission: STARTLING Revelations!

Rediff.com   8 Feb 2022

Rashmi Shukla's testimony comes as a revelation because the proceedings of the Elgar Parishad form the basis of the Bhima Koregaon case which has become an international cause celebre.

MPs write to PM to free BK-13

MPs write to PM to free BK-13

Rediff.com   8 Feb 2022

'We urge you to take remedial measures to address this blatant injustice pending withdrawal of the case against them,' the MPs write.

Uttam's Take: Farewell, Lataji

Uttam's Take: Farewell, Lataji

Rediff.com   7 Feb 2022

Uttam Ghosh pays tribute to the Incomparable Legend, Lataji Mangeshkar, Bharat Ratna.

Uttam's Take: Amrit Kaal Budget

Uttam's Take: Amrit Kaal Budget

Rediff.com   3 Feb 2022

Uttam Ghosh offers yet another take on the Budget.

Bhima Koregaon: Is Milind Ekbote Being Protected?

Bhima Koregaon: Is Milind Ekbote Being Protected?

Rediff.com   3 Feb 2022

The former BJP corporator was named by a villager in a police complaint made three days before the January 1, 2018 violence at Bhima Koregaon. Yet, the police did not include his name in the FIR.

Uttam's Take: The Gati Shakti Jab

Uttam's Take: The Gati Shakti Jab

Rediff.com   2 Feb 2022

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the Budget.

A Messiah For Humanity Passes Into The Ages

A Messiah For Humanity Passes Into The Ages

Rediff.com   31 Jan 2022

Where does one find a man who shows no bitterness or animosity towards Hindus, even after a frenzied Hindu mob burnt his house down?, Jyoti Punwani asks in this tribute to a truly extraordinary Indian.

Remembering A A Khan: The Tough Cop

Remembering A A Khan: The Tough Cop

Rediff.com   24 Jan 2022

Unlike other top police officers, A A Khan spoke boldly --- be it while defending 'encounters' in many of which he was involved, or in tracing the cause of the ghastly Radhabai Chawl incident, recalls Jyoti Punwani. Encounters were useful, he said, because hardened criminals who were targeted were beyond reform and no good for society.

What A Dalit Student At Top Mumbai Medical College Endured

What A Dalit Student At Top Mumbai Medical College Endured

Rediff.com   21 Jan 2022

Not just in the hostel, but in college too, they would block his way in the corridor; snatch his mobile; make him get up from where he was sitting; crowd around him in the mess; drag him into their room and threaten to hit him with a belt.

Police Case Collapses. Journalist Acquitted After 14 Years

Police Case Collapses. Journalist Acquitted After 14 Years

Rediff.com   13 Jan 2022

'The wrong person had to spend a banvaas of 14 years on a wrong charge.'

Why Is Professor Saibaba Denied Basic Rights?

Why Is Professor Saibaba Denied Basic Rights?

Rediff.com   12 Jan 2022

Right from his arrest in May 2014, the Nagpur jail authorities have denied Professor Saibaba his basic rights, even flouting court orders in the process.

Uttam's Take: Empty Chairs, Security Breach

Uttam's Take: Empty Chairs, Security Breach

Rediff.com   8 Jan 2022

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the brouhaha after the prime minister could not attend what critics describe as a sparsely attended BJP rally in Ferozepur, Punjab, because protesters blocked part of the route.

'Soon a situation will come when the police will kill anyone claiming he was a criminal'

'Soon a situation will come when the police will kill anyone claiming he was a criminal'

Rediff.com   3 Jan 2022

'There have been more than 70 cases of extra-judicial killings in Assam.' 'In some cases, people have been taken away from their homes by the police and then shot.'

Uttam's Take: HEALTHY, HAPPY, KIND 2022!

Uttam's Take: HEALTHY, HAPPY, KIND 2022!

Rediff.com   1 Jan 2022

Uttam Ghosh wishes all our readers a Healthy, Happy, Kind and Successful 2022.

Uttam's Take: 2022 And No Acche Din Yet!

Uttam's Take: 2022 And No Acche Din Yet!

Rediff.com   27 Dec 2021

Uttam Ghosh wonders when Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi's promise of Acche Din will become a reality.

Lynching and Some Harsh Truths

Lynching and Some Harsh Truths

Rediff.com   24 Dec 2021

Would a Muslim or Christian or Dalit mob who lynched someone because their religious feelings were hurt be given State protection? asks Jyoti Punwani.