Jyoti Punwani And Uttam Ghosh

Stories by Jyoti Punwani And Uttam Ghosh

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.

A Feminist Messiah Passes Into The Ages

A Feminist Messiah Passes Into The Ages

Rediff.com   11 Sep 2021

Sonal lived the feminist slogan: The personal is political, in a way few feminists have been able to. She will be remembered and missed for doing this not with a dour self-righteousness, but with humour and a rare joie de vivre, remembers Jyoti Punwani.

Decoding Modi's Jallianwala Bagh memorial speech

Decoding Modi's Jallianwala Bagh memorial speech

Rediff.com   1 Sep 2021

From playing to the Sikh vote bank because Punjab elections are round the corner, to ensuring that a discordant 'us versus them' note was struck, whatever could be done to exploit every last drop of communal appeal, was done, observes Jyoti Punwani.

'We never imagined such a thing would befall us'

'We never imagined such a thing would befall us'

Rediff.com   30 Aug 2021

Such was the terror created by the ATS, that all their relatives stayed away.

Uttam's Take: Nirmalaji's Big Sale!

Uttam's Take: Nirmalaji's Big Sale!

Rediff.com   24 Aug 2021

Will the National Monetisation Pipeline revive the economy, which is in deep crisis, wonders Uttam Ghosh.

Uttam and Dom's Takes: LPG@859.5

Uttam and Dom's Takes: LPG@859.5

Rediff.com   20 Aug 2021

Uttam Ghosh and Dominic Xavier offer their respective takes on the Modi Sarkar's decision to hike cooking gas LPG prices.

Why is Modi telling us to remember something we haven't been allowed to forget?

Why is Modi telling us to remember something we haven't been allowed to forget?

Rediff.com   17 Aug 2021

Have we been allowed to forget Partition? Isn't Partition the reason many Hindus cannot bring themselves to trust Muslims? So many Muslims born after 1947 have told me with anguish: "How long will we be blamed for Partition?" notes Jyoti Punwani.

Uttam's Take: Another American DISASTER

Uttam's Take: Another American DISASTER

Rediff.com   16 Aug 2021

Uttam Ghosh wonders how Joe Biden -- who was known to have a sure pair of hands when it came to foreign policy -- could have made such a tragic error of judgement.

Incredible Images of India

Incredible Images of India

Rediff.com   14 Aug 2021

Rediff.com's Uttam Ghosh picks images of India from his travels.

Uttam's Take: A Moment to Cherish Forever

Uttam's Take: A Moment to Cherish Forever

Rediff.com   8 Aug 2021

Uttam Ghosh will always remember August 7, 2021, the day an Indian athlete won an Olympic Gold Medal.

Helping the Poor through Aarthik Qurbani

Helping the Poor through Aarthik Qurbani

Rediff.com   30 Jul 2021

Over the last decade, individual Muslims have started breaking from the tradition of sacrificing animals on Bakra Eid, motivated by the thought that the considerable amount spent on buying and sacrificing animals would be put to better use for the community's welfare, specially education.