Jyoti Punwani And Uttam Ghosh

Stories by Jyoti Punwani And Uttam Ghosh

Uttam's Take: Democracy. India. 2021.

Uttam's Take: Democracy. India. 2021.

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2021

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the current state of Indian democracy.

Uttam's Take: Whatever happened to Free Speech?

Uttam's Take: Whatever happened to Free Speech?

Rediff.com   1 Feb 2021

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the decisions by the governments of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh to file cases against several senior journalists and asks what happened to Narendra Damodardas Modi's commitment to free speech.

Cry, the Beloved Republic

Cry, the Beloved Republic

Rediff.com   30 Jan 2021

We celebrate January 26 as Republic Day because that's the day on which we adopted the Constitution in 1950. Yet, in the days preceding and following Republic Day 2021, three different courts violated the Constitutional rights of citizens, observes Jyoti Punwani.

Why the dove has become a hawk

Why the dove has become a hawk

Rediff.com   18 Jan 2021

Strident Hindutva has not been the Shivraj Singh Chouhan's hallmark in his long tenure as chief minister. What has changed?

Muslim village targeted in Madhya Pradesh

Muslim village targeted in Madhya Pradesh

Rediff.com   11 Jan 2021

'These villages have never seen a communal dispute, let alone communal violence.' 'Are attempts to create a communal divide acceptable to the MP administration?'

'Nothing was off-limits for Dr Watsa'

'Nothing was off-limits for Dr Watsa'

Rediff.com   29 Dec 2020

'He would never make fun of the person asking the question, however way-out the question may have been,' says Meenal Baghel, former editor, Mumbai Mirror.

The strange case of Professor Saibaba

The strange case of Professor Saibaba

Rediff.com   25 Dec 2020

Fed up with the treatment at the Nagpur central jail, his advocate has decided he will no longer deliver anything for Professor Saibaba, leaving it to the jail authorities to fulfill their legal responsibility to look after the professor.

Uttam's Take: Farmers vs Corporates

Uttam's Take: Farmers vs Corporates

Rediff.com   21 Dec 2020

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the plight of the protesting farmers and the government's priorities.

This is for Meenal and the Mirror

This is for Meenal and the Mirror

Rediff.com   18 Dec 2020

Saturday will be the last time the Mumbai Mirror will hit newsstands as a daily. Two Saturdays ago, its owners, the Times of India group, shocked the city by deciding to convert the Mirror into a weekly newspaper. Jyoti Punwani salutes the Mirror and its editor, Meenal Baghel, for its pathbreaking journalism.

Uttam's Take: Bengal beckons

Uttam's Take: Bengal beckons

Rediff.com   18 Dec 2020

Uttam Ghosh wonders if the farmers's concerns will be addressed now that the BJP has embarked on Mission Bengal.

Uttam's Take: Modi's Democratic Heritage

Uttam's Take: Modi's Democratic Heritage

Rediff.com   10 Dec 2020

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on democracy in the Modi era and the prime minister's Rs 200 billion dream.

UP's Love Jihad law is not unique; the CM is

UP's Love Jihad law is not unique; the CM is

Rediff.com   8 Dec 2020

Ultimately, whether the UP ordinance is struck down by the courts or not, it will be the courage of young Hindu and Muslim women and men that will act as a foil to the UP police-cum-mobs who will be out to get them.

Uttam's Take: Petrol price erupt

Uttam's Take: Petrol price erupt

Rediff.com   8 Dec 2020

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the latest hike in fuel prices at a time when the economy is in its worst condition ever.

Uttam's Take: RIP, Hand of God

Uttam's Take: RIP, Hand of God

Rediff.com   27 Nov 2020

Uttam Ghosh pays tribute to the God of Soccer who passed into the ages on Wednesday.

What Owaisi tells Muslims

What Owaisi tells Muslims

Rediff.com   20 Nov 2020

Such is the force of his oratory that many Muslims, even those who don't vote for him, have come to believe that Asaduddin Owaisi is the first and only politician who speaks up for Muslims since Independence, observes Jyoti Punwani

Uttam's Take: Happy Diwali!

Uttam's Take: Happy Diwali!

Rediff.com   13 Nov 2020

Uttam Ghosh's hopes for India this Diwali.

Uttam's Take: Photofinish in Bihar

Uttam's Take: Photofinish in Bihar

Rediff.com   11 Nov 2020

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Bihar 2020.

Uttam's Take: Uncertain America

Uttam's Take: Uncertain America

Rediff.com   6 Nov 2020

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the uncertainty surrounding the outcome of the US poll presidential election.

Uttam's Take: BJP vs Nitish?

Uttam's Take: BJP vs Nitish?

Rediff.com   29 Oct 2020

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Bihar 2020.

Uttam's Take: Modi's Bihar poll promises

Uttam's Take: Modi's Bihar poll promises

Rediff.com   23 Oct 2020

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the BJP's poll promises in Bihar.