Jyoti Punwani And Uttam Ghosh

Stories by Jyoti Punwani And Uttam Ghosh

Uttam's Take: Shame On You, Kangana

Uttam's Take: Shame On You, Kangana

Rediff.com   15 Nov 2021

Uttam Ghosh is appalled by Bollywood performer Kangana Ranaut's inane remarks on India's struggle for freedom from British rule during which scores of Indians went to the gallow and millions went to prison.

'There is fear and anxiety among Kashmiri students'

'There is fear and anxiety among Kashmiri students'

Rediff.com   13 Nov 2021

'Families think 100 times before sending their children to mainland India.'

'Cheering for any team is not illegal'

'Cheering for any team is not illegal'

Rediff.com   13 Nov 2021

'Those who support the attacks should realise that beating Kashmiri students can't help anyone change the result of the game.'

'Decisions to prosecute are outsourced to vigilante groups'

'Decisions to prosecute are outsourced to vigilante groups'

Rediff.com   8 Nov 2021

'The sense of fear generated by indiscriminate and unwarranted filing of FIRs prevents people from exercising their fundamental rights; people go silent or give up the fight as the legal process is itself the punishment.'

'There is no crime called being 'anti-national'

'There is no crime called being 'anti-national'

Rediff.com   8 Nov 2021

'Section 153A is not meant to protect fragile sentiments of the majority Hindu community who choose to get offended by slogans celebrating the success of the Pakistani cricket team.'

Uttam's Take: Why 2070? Why Not Earlier?

Uttam's Take: Why 2070? Why Not Earlier?

Rediff.com   3 Nov 2021

Uttam Ghosh -- like most leaders at the COP26 summit in Glasgow -- is surprised at India's pledge to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2070.

Uttam's Take: Mark's Metaverse

Uttam's Take: Mark's Metaverse

Rediff.com   1 Nov 2021

Uttam Ghosh wonders whether Meta will be a kinder, gentler and non toxic version of Facebook and its progeny WhatsApp.

Suleman Usman Bakery Case: And the TRIAL goes on...

Suleman Usman Bakery Case: And the TRIAL goes on...

Rediff.com   28 Oct 2021

The hearing relates to a 1993 raid on a Mumbai bakery, which left 8 unarmed Muslims dead, none of whom had a criminal record. Justice Srikrishna had described the incident as 'not becoming of the police force of any civilised, democratic State.'

20 Minutes Of Half Truths

20 Minutes Of Half Truths

Rediff.com   23 Oct 2021

Jyoti Punwani decodes Modi's Covid Vaccine speech.

Gen-Z Lingo: Sameer Wankhede, Kindly Note

Gen-Z Lingo: Sameer Wankhede, Kindly Note

Rediff.com   22 Oct 2021

How to go from a Boomer to a Zoomer in minutes!

Will Bhima Koregaon Commission wind up on December 31?

Will Bhima Koregaon Commission wind up on December 31?

Rediff.com   21 Oct 2021

'Not giving the Commission space in Mumbai is an insult to Maharashtra's Dalits who are waiting for the inquiry report.'

Uttam's Take: Jashn-E-Price Hikes

Uttam's Take: Jashn-E-Price Hikes

Rediff.com   20 Oct 2021

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the rise in the price of fuel and cooking gas

'I am the Tiger'

'I am the Tiger'

Rediff.com   11 Oct 2021

BJP CMs promote a lawless culture, one where groups backed by the State are encouraged to attack fellow citizens, where being trigger-happy is the official police policy, notes Jyoti Punwani.

Uttam's Take: Lakhimpur Kheri: Back to the FUTURE

Uttam's Take: Lakhimpur Kheri: Back to the FUTURE

Rediff.com   11 Oct 2021

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the Lakhimpur Kheri tragedy.

Bhima Koregaon: Outcome of a 'Larger Conspiracy'?

Bhima Koregaon: Outcome of a 'Larger Conspiracy'?

Rediff.com   5 Oct 2021

Testimony presented before the Bhima Korgaon Commission over the last two months reveals the background to the violence that broke out on January 1, 2018.

Uttam's Take: Lakhimpur Kheri Tragedy

Uttam's Take: Lakhimpur Kheri Tragedy

Rediff.com   5 Oct 2021

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the Lakhimpur Kheri tragedy.

Uttam's Take: Sidhu's Stunt

Uttam's Take: Sidhu's Stunt

Rediff.com   30 Sep 2021

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Sidhu's latest drama.

Uttam's Take: Vaccine RACISM!

Uttam's Take: Vaccine RACISM!

Rediff.com   24 Sep 2021

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Britain's controversial travel advisory wherein Indian travellers who received both doses of the Covishield vaccine will be considered unvaccinated and have to undergo self-isolation for 10 days.

Uttam's Take: 'Abba Jaan'

Uttam's Take: 'Abba Jaan'

Rediff.com   21 Sep 2021

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Ajay Mohan Bisht's controversial statement where he proclaimed that before 2017 only those saying 'abba jaan' were getting rations in the state.

Uttam's Take: Udta Punjab

Uttam's Take: Udta Punjab

Rediff.com   20 Sep 2021

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the weekend's whirlwind political developments in Punjab.